مساء

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *mušy-; synchronically, from the root م س ي‎ (m-s-y).

Noun

مَسَاء • (masāʾ) m (dual مَسَاءَانِ‎ (masāʾāni), plural أَمْسِيَة‎ (ʾamsiya))

1. evening

   Antonym: صَبَاح‎ (ṣabāḥ)

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَاء (masāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَاء masāʾ	الْمَسَاء‎ al-masāʾ	مَسَاء masāʾ
Nominative	مَسَاءٌ masāʾun	الْمَسَاءُ‎ al-masāʾu	مَسَاءُ masāʾu
Accusative	مَسَاءً masāʾan	الْمَسَاءَ‎ al-masāʾa	مَسَاءَ masāʾa
Genitive	مَسَاءٍ masāʾin	الْمَسَاءِ‎ al-masāʾi	مَسَاءِ masāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَاءَيْن‎ masāʾayn	الْمَسَاءَيْن‎ al-masāʾayn	مَسَاءَيْ‎ masāʾay
Nominative	مَسَاءَانِ‎ masāʾāni	الْمَسَاءَانِ‎ al-masāʾāni	مَسَاءَا‎ masāʾā
Accusative	مَسَاءَيْنِ‎ masāʾayni	الْمَسَاءَيْنِ‎ al-masāʾayni	مَسَاءَيْ‎ masāʾay
Genitive	مَسَاءَيْنِ‎ masāʾayni	الْمَسَاءَيْنِ‎ al-masāʾayni	مَسَاءَيْ‎ masāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْسِيَة‎ ʾamsiya	الْأَمْسِيَة‎ al-ʾamsiya	أَمْسِيَة‎ ʾamsiyat
Nominative	أَمْسِيَةٌ‎ ʾamsiyatun	الْأَمْسِيَةُ‎ al-ʾamsiyatu	أَمْسِيَةُ‎ ʾamsiyatu
Accusative	أَمْسِيَةً‎ ʾamsiyatan	الْأَمْسِيَةَ‎ al-ʾamsiyata	أَمْسِيَةَ‎ ʾamsiyata
Genitive	أَمْسِيَةٍ‎ ʾamsiyatin	الْأَمْسِيَةِ‎ al-ʾamsiyati	أَمْسِيَةِ‎ ʾamsiyati

Adverb

مَسَاءً • (masāʾan)

1. in the evening
2. p.m., after noon (often shortened as م‎ (m))

Etymology 2

Noun

مَسَاء • (masāʾ) m

1. verbal noun of سَاءَ‎ (sāʾa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَاء (masāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَاء masāʾ	الْمَسَاء‎ al-masāʾ	مَسَاء masāʾ
Nominative	مَسَاءٌ masāʾun	الْمَسَاءُ‎ al-masāʾu	مَسَاءُ masāʾu
Accusative	مَسَاءً masāʾan	الْمَسَاءَ‎ al-masāʾa	مَسَاءَ masāʾa
Genitive	مَسَاءٍ masāʾin	الْمَسَاءِ‎ al-masāʾi	مَسَاءِ masāʾi

See also

• ص‎ (ṣ)
• م‎ (m)