منسف

Arabic

Alternative forms

• مِنْسَفَة (minsafa)

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ن س ف (n s f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min.saf/

Noun

مِنْسَف • (minsaf) m (plural مَنَاسِف (manāsif))

1. winnowing basket, winnower
2. a plate whereupon food is expanded, platter, thali

   Synonym: طَالَم (ṭālam)

3. a certain kind of dish consisting of lamb expanded upon a platter of rice or bulgur – known as mansaf

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْسَف (minsaf)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِنْسَف minsaf	الْمِنْسَف al-minsaf	مِنْسَف minsaf
nominative	مِنْسَفٌ minsafun	الْمِنْسَفُ al-minsafu	مِنْسَفُ minsafu
accusative	مِنْسَفًا minsafan	الْمِنْسَفَ al-minsafa	مِنْسَفَ minsafa
genitive	مِنْسَفٍ minsafin	الْمِنْسَفِ al-minsafi	مِنْسَفِ minsafi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِنْسَفَيْن minsafayn	الْمِنْسَفَيْن al-minsafayn	مِنْسَفَيْ minsafay
nominative	مِنْسَفَانِ minsafāni	الْمِنْسَفَانِ al-minsafāni	مِنْسَفَا minsafā
accusative	مِنْسَفَيْنِ minsafayni	الْمِنْسَفَيْنِ al-minsafayni	مِنْسَفَيْ minsafay
genitive	مِنْسَفَيْنِ minsafayni	الْمِنْسَفَيْنِ al-minsafayni	مِنْسَفَيْ minsafay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَنَاسِف manāsif	الْمَنَاسِف al-manāsif	مَنَاسِف manāsif
nominative	مَنَاسِفُ manāsifu	الْمَنَاسِفُ al-manāsifu	مَنَاسِفُ manāsifu
accusative	مَنَاسِفَ manāsifa	الْمَنَاسِفَ al-manāsifa	مَنَاسِفَ manāsifa
genitive	مَنَاسِفَ manāsifa	الْمَنَاسِفِ al-manāsifi	مَنَاسِفِ manāsifi