نقي

See also: نقئ, نفي, and نفى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the roots ن ق و (n-q-w) and ن ق ي (n-q-y); compare نَقِيَ (naqiya, “to be pure”) and compare Hebrew נקי.

Adjective

نَقِيّ • (naqiyy) (feminine نَقِيَّة (naqiyya), masculine plural نِقَاء (niqāʔ) or أَنْقِيَاء (ʔanqiyāʔ) or نَقْوَاء (naqwāʔ), elative أَنْقَى (ʔanqā))

1. pure
2. clean, spotless
3. clear, serene

Declension

Declension of adjective نَقِيّ (naqiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِي naqī	النَّقِي an-naqī	نَقِيَّة naqiyya	النَّقِيَّة an-naqiyya
Nominative	نَقِيٌّ naqiyyun	النَّقِيُّ an-naqiyyu	نَقِيَّةٌ naqiyyatun	النَّقِيَّةُ an-naqiyyatu
Accusative	نَقِيًّا naqiyyan	النَّقِيَّ an-naqiyya	نَقِيَّةً naqiyyatan	النَّقِيَّةَ an-naqiyyata
Genitive	نَقِيٍّ naqiyyin	النَّقِيِّ an-naqiyyi	نَقِيَّةٍ naqiyyatin	النَّقِيَّةِ an-naqiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَقِيَّيْن naqiyyayn	النَّقِيَّيْن an-naqiyyayn	نَقِيَّتَيْن naqiyyatayn	النَّقِيَّتَيْن an-naqiyyatayn
Nominative	نَقِيَّانِ naqiyyāni	النَّقِيَّانِ an-naqiyyāni	نَقِيَّتَانِ naqiyyatāni	النَّقِيَّتَانِ an-naqiyyatāni
Accusative	نَقِيَّيْنِ naqiyyayni	النَّقِيَّيْنِ an-naqiyyayni	نَقِيَّتَيْنِ naqiyyatayni	النَّقِيَّتَيْنِ an-naqiyyatayni
Genitive	نَقِيَّيْنِ naqiyyayni	النَّقِيَّيْنِ an-naqiyyayni	نَقِيَّتَيْنِ naqiyyatayni	النَّقِيَّتَيْنِ an-naqiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نِقَاء‎; أَنْقِيَاء‎; نَقْوَاء niqāʔ‎; ʔanqiyāʔ‎; naqwāʔ	النِّقَاء‎; الْأَنْقِيَاء‎; النَّقْوَاء an-niqāʔ‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔ‎; an-naqwāʔ	نَقِيَّات naqiyyāt	النَّقِيَّات an-naqiyyāt
Nominative	نِقَاءٌ‎; أَنْقِيَاءُ‎; نَقْوَاءٌ niqāʔun‎; ʔanqiyāʔu‎; naqwāʔun	النِّقَاءُ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءُ‎; النَّقْوَاءُ an-niqāʔu‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔu‎; an-naqwāʔu	نَقِيَّاتٌ naqiyyātun	النَّقِيَّاتُ an-naqiyyātu
Accusative	نِقَاءً‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ‎; نَقْوَاءً niqāʔan‎; ʔanqiyāʔa‎; naqwāʔan	النِّقَاءَ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءَ‎; النَّقْوَاءَ an-niqāʔa‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔa‎; an-naqwāʔa	نَقِيَّاتٍ naqiyyātin	النَّقِيَّاتِ an-naqiyyāti
Genitive	نِقَاءٍ‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ‎; نَقْوَاءٍ niqāʔin‎; ʔanqiyāʔa‎; naqwāʔin	النِّقَاءِ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءِ‎; النَّقْوَاءِ an-niqāʔi‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔi‎; an-naqwāʔi	نَقِيَّاتٍ naqiyyātin	النَّقِيَّاتِ an-naqiyyāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نقي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نقو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

نَقِي • (naqī) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَقَى (waqā)

Verb

نَقِيَ • (naqiya) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَقَى (waqā)