مساء

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *maš-; synchronically, from the root م س و (m-s-w).

Noun

مَسَاء • (masāʔ) m (dual مَسَاءَانِ (masāʔāni), plural أَمْسِيَة (ʔamsiya))

1. evening

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))

   Antonym: صباحا

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

• صباحا
• ص (ṣ)
• م (m)