نشاب

Arabic

Root
ن ش ب (n š b)
3 terms

Etymology

Unattested Aramaic term; the needed form is only attested in Classical Syriac ܢܫܒܐ (nəšāḇā) as “blowing; storm”, however the ʔap̄ʕel form (= form IV) of the verb within the root means “to blow away, to let fly”. In the Middle Ages already the distinction between weapons and their projectiles became loose, hence later the meaning of a crossbow has come to prevail in some dialects.

Noun

نُشَّاب or نَشَّاب or نُشَاب • (nuššāb or naššāb or nušāb) m (collective, singulative نُشَّابَة f (nuššāba) or نَشَّابَة (naššāba) or نُشَابَة (nušāba), plural نَشَاشِيب (našāšīb))

1. arrow (particularly of a large kind)
2. crossbow, latch

Declension

Declension of noun نُشَّاب (nuššāb)‎; نَشَّاب (naššāb)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُشَّاب‎; نَشَّاب nuššāb‎; naššāb	النُّشَّاب‎; النَّشَّاب an-nuššāb‎; an-naššāb	نُشَّاب‎; نَشَّاب nuššāb‎; naššāb
Nominative	نُشَّابٌ‎; نَشَّابٌ nuššābun‎; naššābun	النُّشَّابُ‎; النَّشَّابُ an-nuššābu‎; an-naššābu	نُشَّابُ‎; نَشَّابُ nuššābu‎; naššābu
Accusative	نُشَّابًا‎; نَشَّابًا nuššāban‎; naššāban	النُّشَّابَ‎; النَّشَّابَ an-nuššāba‎; an-naššāba	نُشَّابَ‎; نَشَّابَ nuššāba‎; naššāba
Genitive	نُشَّابٍ‎; نَشَّابٍ nuššābin‎; naššābin	النُّشَّابِ‎; النَّشَّابِ an-nuššābi‎; an-naššābi	نُشَّابِ‎; نَشَّابِ nuššābi‎; naššābi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُشَّابَة‎; نَشَّابَة nuššāba‎; naššāba	النُّشَّابَة‎; النَّشَّابَة an-nuššāba‎; an-naššāba	نُشَّابَة‎; نَشَّابَة nuššābat‎; naššābat
Nominative	نُشَّابَةٌ‎; نَشَّابَةٌ nuššābatun‎; naššābatun	النُّشَّابَةُ‎; النَّشَّابَةُ an-nuššābatu‎; an-naššābatu	نُشَّابَةُ‎; نَشَّابَةُ nuššābatu‎; naššābatu
Accusative	نُشَّابَةً‎; نَشَّابَةً nuššābatan‎; naššābatan	النُّشَّابَةَ‎; النَّشَّابَةَ an-nuššābata‎; an-naššābata	نُشَّابَةَ‎; نَشَّابَةَ nuššābata‎; naššābata
Genitive	نُشَّابَةٍ‎; نَشَّابَةٍ nuššābatin‎; naššābatin	النُّشَّابَةِ‎; النَّشَّابَةِ an-nuššābati‎; an-naššābati	نُشَّابَةِ‎; نَشَّابَةِ nuššābati‎; naššābati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُشَّابَتَيْن‎; نَشَّابَتَيْن nuššābatayn‎; naššābatayn	النُّشَّابَتَيْن‎; النَّشَّابَتَيْن an-nuššābatayn‎; an-naššābatayn	نُشَّابَتَيْ‎; نَشَّابَتَيْ nuššābatay‎; naššābatay
Nominative	نُشَّابَتَانِ‎; نَشَّابَتَانِ nuššābatāni‎; naššābatāni	النُّشَّابَتَانِ‎; النَّشَّابَتَانِ an-nuššābatāni‎; an-naššābatāni	نُشَّابَتَا‎; نَشَّابَتَا nuššābatā‎; naššābatā
Accusative	نُشَّابَتَيْنِ‎; نَشَّابَتَيْنِ nuššābatayni‎; naššābatayni	النُّشَّابَتَيْنِ‎; النَّشَّابَتَيْنِ an-nuššābatayni‎; an-naššābatayni	نُشَّابَتَيْ‎; نَشَّابَتَيْ nuššābatay‎; naššābatay
Genitive	نُشَّابَتَيْنِ‎; نَشَّابَتَيْنِ nuššābatayni‎; naššābatayni	النُّشَّابَتَيْنِ‎; النَّشَّابَتَيْنِ an-nuššābatayni‎; an-naššābatayni	نُشَّابَتَيْ‎; نَشَّابَتَيْ nuššābatay‎; naššābatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُشَّابَات‎; نَشَّابَات nuššābāt‎; naššābāt	النُّشَّابَات‎; النَّشَّابَات an-nuššābāt‎; an-naššābāt	نُشَّابَات‎; نَشَّابَات nuššābāt‎; naššābāt
Nominative	نُشَّابَاتٌ‎; نَشَّابَاتٌ nuššābātun‎; naššābātun	النُّشَّابَاتُ‎; النَّشَّابَاتُ an-nuššābātu‎; an-naššābātu	نُشَّابَاتُ‎; نَشَّابَاتُ nuššābātu‎; naššābātu
Accusative	نُشَّابَاتٍ‎; نَشَّابَاتٍ nuššābātin‎; naššābātin	النُّشَّابَاتِ‎; النَّشَّابَاتِ an-nuššābāti‎; an-naššābāti	نُشَّابَاتِ‎; نَشَّابَاتِ nuššābāti‎; naššābāti
Genitive	نُشَّابَاتٍ‎; نَشَّابَاتٍ nuššābātin‎; naššābātin	النُّشَّابَاتِ‎; النَّشَّابَاتِ an-nuššābāti‎; an-naššābāti	نُشَّابَاتِ‎; نَشَّابَاتِ nuššābāti‎; naššābāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَشَاشِيب našāšīb	النَّشَاشِيب an-našāšīb	نَشَاشِيب našāšīb
Nominative	نَشَاشِيبُ našāšību	النَّشَاشِيبُ an-našāšību	نَشَاشِيبُ našāšību
Accusative	نَشَاشِيبَ našāšība	النَّشَاشِيبَ an-našāšība	نَشَاشِيبَ našāšība
Genitive	نَشَاشِيبَ našāšība	النَّشَاشِيبِ an-našāšībi	نَشَاشِيبِ našāšībi

Noun

نَشَّاب • (naššāb) m (plural نَشَّابُون (naššābūn))

1. archer

   Synonym: قَوّاس (qawwās)

2. (obsolete) arrowmaker

Declension

Declension of noun نَشَّاب (naššāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَشَّاب naššāb	النَّشَّاب an-naššāb	نَشَّاب naššāb
Nominative	نَشَّابٌ naššābun	النَّشَّابُ an-naššābu	نَشَّابُ naššābu
Accusative	نَشَّابًا naššāban	النَّشَّابَ an-naššāba	نَشَّابَ naššāba
Genitive	نَشَّابٍ naššābin	النَّشَّابِ an-naššābi	نَشَّابِ naššābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَشَّابَيْن naššābayn	النَّشَّابَيْن an-naššābayn	نَشَّابَيْ naššābay
Nominative	نَشَّابَانِ naššābāni	النَّشَّابَانِ an-naššābāni	نَشَّابَا naššābā
Accusative	نَشَّابَيْنِ naššābayni	النَّشَّابَيْنِ an-naššābayni	نَشَّابَيْ naššābay
Genitive	نَشَّابَيْنِ naššābayni	النَّشَّابَيْنِ an-naššābayni	نَشَّابَيْ naššābay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَشَّابِين naššābīn	النَّشَّابِين an-naššābīn	نَشَّابِي naššābī
Nominative	نَشَّابُونَ naššābūna	النَّشَّابُونَ an-naššābūna	نَشَّابُو naššābū
Accusative	نَشَّابِينَ naššābīna	النَّشَّابِينَ an-naššābīna	نَشَّابِي naššābī
Genitive	نَشَّابِينَ naššābīna	النَّشَّابِينَ an-naššābīna	نَشَّابِي naššābī

Further reading

• “nšb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “nšb³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “nšb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 1261–1262, where the whole root is affirmed to be loaned from Aramaic, though the explanation of this individual word not given
• Huuri, Kalervo (1941) “Zur Geschichte des mittelalterlichen Geschützwesens aus orientalischen Quellen”, in Studia Orientalia‎^[1] (in German), volume 9, page 96, relates the interchangeability of weapon and projectile terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ش ب
2 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic نَشَّاب (naššāb).

Noun

نشّاب • (našsāb) m (collective, singulative نشّابة f (naššābe))

1. arrow

   بلعبوا بقوس ونشّاب. ― bilʕabu b-ʔōs w-naššāb ― They play with bow and arrows.

See also

• قوس (ʔōs, “bow”)