منشفة
Arabic
Etymology
Tool noun from the verbs نَشَفَ (našafa, “to absorb”) and نَشِفَ (našifa, “to dry out”), from the root ن ش ف (n-š-f).
Noun
مِنْشَفَة • (minšafa) f (plural مِنْشَفَات (minšafāt) or مَنَاشِف (manāšif))
Declension
Declension of noun مِنْشَفَة (minšafa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مِنْشَفَة minšafa |
الْمِنْشَفَة al-minšafa |
مِنْشَفَة minšafat |
Nominative | مِنْشَفَةٌ minšafatun |
الْمِنْشَفَةُ al-minšafatu |
مِنْشَفَةُ minšafatu |
Accusative | مِنْشَفَةً minšafatan |
الْمِنْشَفَةَ al-minšafata |
مِنْشَفَةَ minšafata |
Genitive | مِنْشَفَةٍ minšafatin |
الْمِنْشَفَةِ al-minšafati |
مِنْشَفَةِ minšafati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مِنْشَفَتَيْن minšafatayn |
الْمِنْشَفَتَيْن al-minšafatayn |
مِنْشَفَتَيْ minšafatay |
Nominative | مِنْشَفَتَانِ minšafatāni |
الْمِنْشَفَتَانِ al-minšafatāni |
مِنْشَفَتَا minšafatā |
Accusative | مِنْشَفَتَيْنِ minšafatayni |
الْمِنْشَفَتَيْنِ al-minšafatayni |
مِنْشَفَتَيْ minšafatay |
Genitive | مِنْشَفَتَيْنِ minšafatayni |
الْمِنْشَفَتَيْنِ al-minšafatayni |
مِنْشَفَتَيْ minšafatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مِنْشَفَات; مَنَاشِف minšafāt; manāšif |
الْمِنْشَفَات; الْمَنَاشِف al-minšafāt; al-manāšif |
مِنْشَفَات; مَنَاشِف minšafāt; manāšif |
Nominative | مِنْشَفَاتٌ; مَنَاشِفُ minšafātun; manāšifu |
الْمِنْشَفَاتُ; الْمَنَاشِفُ al-minšafātu; al-manāšifu |
مِنْشَفَاتُ; مَنَاشِفُ minšafātu; manāšifu |
Accusative | مِنْشَفَاتٍ; مَنَاشِفَ minšafātin; manāšifa |
الْمِنْشَفَاتِ; الْمَنَاشِفَ al-minšafāti; al-manāšifa |
مِنْشَفَاتِ; مَنَاشِفَ minšafāti; manāšifa |
Genitive | مِنْشَفَاتٍ; مَنَاشِفَ minšafātin; manāšifa |
الْمِنْشَفَاتِ; الْمَنَاشِفِ al-minšafāti; al-manāšifi |
مِنْشَفَاتِ; مَنَاشِفِ minšafāti; manāšifi |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “نشف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “منشفة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen