مسافة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و ف (s-w-f); compare سَوَّفَ (sawwafa, “to delay, procrastinate”), سَوْفَ (sawfa, “(future tense marker)”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَسَافَة • (masāfa) f (plural مَسَافَات (masāfāt) or مَسَاوِف (masāwif))

1. distance, interval
2. day's journey, station

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَافَة (masāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَافَة masāfa	الْمَسَافَة al-masāfa	مَسَافَة masāfat
Nominative	مَسَافَةٌ masāfatun	الْمَسَافَةُ al-masāfatu	مَسَافَةُ masāfatu
Accusative	مَسَافَةً masāfatan	الْمَسَافَةَ al-masāfata	مَسَافَةَ masāfata
Genitive	مَسَافَةٍ masāfatin	الْمَسَافَةِ al-masāfati	مَسَافَةِ masāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَافَتَيْن masāfatayn	الْمَسَافَتَيْن al-masāfatayn	مَسَافَتَيْ masāfatay
Nominative	مَسَافَتَانِ masāfatāni	الْمَسَافَتَانِ al-masāfatāni	مَسَافَتَا masāfatā
Accusative	مَسَافَتَيْنِ masāfatayni	الْمَسَافَتَيْنِ al-masāfatayni	مَسَافَتَيْ masāfatay
Genitive	مَسَافَتَيْنِ masāfatayni	الْمَسَافَتَيْنِ al-masāfatayni	مَسَافَتَيْ masāfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَافَات‎; مَسَاوِف masāfāt‎; masāwif	الْمَسَافَات‎; الْمَسَاوِف al-masāfāt‎; al-masāwif	مَسَافَات‎; مَسَاوِف masāfāt‎; masāwif
Nominative	مَسَافَاتٌ‎; مَسَاوِفُ masāfātun‎; masāwifu	الْمَسَافَاتُ‎; الْمَسَاوِفُ al-masāfātu‎; al-masāwifu	مَسَافَاتُ‎; مَسَاوِفُ masāfātu‎; masāwifu
Accusative	مَسَافَاتٍ‎; مَسَاوِفَ masāfātin‎; masāwifa	الْمَسَافَاتِ‎; الْمَسَاوِفَ al-masāfāti‎; al-masāwifa	مَسَافَاتِ‎; مَسَاوِفَ masāfāti‎; masāwifa
Genitive	مَسَافَاتٍ‎; مَسَاوِفَ masāfātin‎; masāwifa	الْمَسَافَاتِ‎; الْمَسَاوِفِ al-masāfāti‎; al-masāwifi	مَسَافَاتِ‎; مَسَاوِفِ masāfāti‎; masāwifi

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “مسافة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مسافة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen