مساء

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.saːʔ/

Noun

مَسَاء • (masāʔ) m (plural أَمْسِيَة (ʔamsiya))

1. evening

   Antonym: صَبَاح (ṣabāḥ)

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَاء (masāʔ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَسَاء masāʔ	الْمَسَاء al-masāʔ	مَسَاء masāʔ
nominative	مَسَاءٌ masāʔun	الْمَسَاءُ al-masāʔu	مَسَاءُ masāʔu
accusative	مَسَاءً masāʔan	الْمَسَاءَ al-masāʔa	مَسَاءَ masāʔa
genitive	مَسَاءٍ masāʔin	الْمَسَاءِ al-masāʔi	مَسَاءِ masāʔi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَسَاءَيْن masāʔayn	الْمَسَاءَيْن al-masāʔayn	مَسَاءَيْ masāʔay
nominative	مَسَاءَانِ masāʔāni	الْمَسَاءَانِ al-masāʔāni	مَسَاءَا masāʔā
accusative	مَسَاءَيْنِ masāʔayni	الْمَسَاءَيْنِ al-masāʔayni	مَسَاءَيْ masāʔay
genitive	مَسَاءَيْنِ masāʔayni	الْمَسَاءَيْنِ al-masāʔayni	مَسَاءَيْ masāʔay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَمْسِيَة ʔamsiya	الْأَمْسِيَة al-ʔamsiya	أَمْسِيَة ʔamsiyat
nominative	أَمْسِيَةٌ ʔamsiyatun	الْأَمْسِيَةُ al-ʔamsiyatu	أَمْسِيَةُ ʔamsiyatu
accusative	أَمْسِيَةً ʔamsiyatan	الْأَمْسِيَةَ al-ʔamsiyata	أَمْسِيَةَ ʔamsiyata
genitive	أَمْسِيَةٍ ʔamsiyatin	الْأَمْسِيَةِ al-ʔamsiyati	أَمْسِيَةِ ʔamsiyati

Adverb

مَسَاءً • (masāʔan)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

مَسَاء • (masāʔ) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَاء (masāʔ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَسَاء masāʔ	الْمَسَاء al-masāʔ	مَسَاء masāʔ
nominative	مَسَاءٌ masāʔun	الْمَسَاءُ al-masāʔu	مَسَاءُ masāʔu
accusative	مَسَاءً masāʔan	الْمَسَاءَ al-masāʔa	مَسَاءَ masāʔa
genitive	مَسَاءٍ masāʔin	الْمَسَاءِ al-masāʔi	مَسَاءِ masāʔi

See also

• ص (ṣ)
• م (m)