نقيض

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ض (n-q-ḍ); compare نَقَضَ (naqaḍa, “to demolish”), نَاقَضَ (nāqaḍa, “to contradict”).

Noun

نَقِيض • (naqīḍ) m (plural نَقَائِض (naqāʔiḍ))

1. antithesis, opposition, contrast, opposite
2. (linguistics, semantics) antonym

Declension

Declension of noun نَقِيض (naqīḍ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقِيض naqīḍ	النَّقِيض an-naqīḍ	نَقِيض naqīḍ
Nominative	نَقِيضٌ naqīḍun	النَّقِيضُ an-naqīḍu	نَقِيضُ naqīḍu
Accusative	نَقِيضًا naqīḍan	النَّقِيضَ an-naqīḍa	نَقِيضَ naqīḍa
Genitive	نَقِيضٍ naqīḍin	النَّقِيضِ an-naqīḍi	نَقِيضِ naqīḍi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقِيضَيْن naqīḍayn	النَّقِيضَيْن an-naqīḍayn	نَقِيضَيْ naqīḍay
Nominative	نَقِيضَانِ naqīḍāni	النَّقِيضَانِ an-naqīḍāni	نَقِيضَا naqīḍā
Accusative	نَقِيضَيْنِ naqīḍayni	النَّقِيضَيْنِ an-naqīḍayni	نَقِيضَيْ naqīḍay
Genitive	نَقِيضَيْنِ naqīḍayni	النَّقِيضَيْنِ an-naqīḍayni	نَقِيضَيْ naqīḍay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَائِض naqāʔiḍ	النَّقَائِض an-naqāʔiḍ	نَقَائِض naqāʔiḍ
Nominative	نَقَائِضُ naqāʔiḍu	النَّقَائِضُ an-naqāʔiḍu	نَقَائِضُ naqāʔiḍu
Accusative	نَقَائِضَ naqāʔiḍa	النَّقَائِضَ an-naqāʔiḍa	نَقَائِضَ naqāʔiḍa
Genitive	نَقَائِضَ naqāʔiḍa	النَّقَائِضِ an-naqāʔiḍi	نَقَائِضِ naqāʔiḍi

Adjective

نَقِيض • (naqīḍ)

1. opposed, opposite, contrary, antithetical, contradictory

Declension

Declension of adjective نَقِيض (naqīḍ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيض naqīḍ	النَّقِيض an-naqīḍ	نَقِيضَة naqīḍa	النَّقِيضَة an-naqīḍa
Nominative	نَقِيضٌ naqīḍun	النَّقِيضُ an-naqīḍu	نَقِيضَةٌ naqīḍatun	النَّقِيضَةُ an-naqīḍatu
Accusative	نَقِيضًا naqīḍan	النَّقِيضَ an-naqīḍa	نَقِيضَةً naqīḍatan	النَّقِيضَةَ an-naqīḍata
Genitive	نَقِيضٍ naqīḍin	النَّقِيضِ an-naqīḍi	نَقِيضَةٍ naqīḍatin	النَّقِيضَةِ an-naqīḍati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيضَيْن naqīḍayn	النَّقِيضَيْن an-naqīḍayn	نَقِيضَتَيْن naqīḍatayn	النَّقِيضَتَيْن an-naqīḍatayn
Nominative	نَقِيضَانِ naqīḍāni	النَّقِيضَانِ an-naqīḍāni	نَقِيضَتَانِ naqīḍatāni	النَّقِيضَتَانِ an-naqīḍatāni
Accusative	نَقِيضَيْنِ naqīḍayni	النَّقِيضَيْنِ an-naqīḍayni	نَقِيضَتَيْنِ naqīḍatayni	النَّقِيضَتَيْنِ an-naqīḍatayni
Genitive	نَقِيضَيْنِ naqīḍayni	النَّقِيضَيْنِ an-naqīḍayni	نَقِيضَتَيْنِ naqīḍatayni	النَّقِيضَتَيْنِ an-naqīḍatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	نَقِيضَات naqīḍāt	النَّقِيضَات an-naqīḍāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	نَقِيضَاتٌ naqīḍātun	النَّقِيضَاتُ an-naqīḍātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	نَقِيضَاتٍ naqīḍātin	النَّقِيضَاتِ an-naqīḍāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	نَقِيضَاتٍ naqīḍātin	النَّقِيضَاتِ an-naqīḍāti