أنقى

See also: أنفي‎, انفي‎, and أنفى‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of نَقِيّ‎ (naqiyy, “pure; clear”), from the roots ن ق و‎ (n-q-w) and ن ق ي‎ (n-q-y).

Adjective

أَنْقَى • (ʾanqā)

elative degree of نَقِيّ‎ (naqiyy):
1. purer; purest
2. clearer; clearest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَنْقَى (ʾanqā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَنْقَى ʾanqā	الْأَنْقَى‎ al-ʾanqā	أَنْقَاة‎ ʾanqāt	الْأَنْقَاة‎ al-ʾanqāt
Nominative	أَنْقَى ʾanqā	الْأَنْقَى‎ al-ʾanqā	أَنْقَاةٌ‎ ʾanqātun	الْأَنْقَاةُ‎ al-ʾanqātu
Accusative	أَنْقَى ʾanqā	الْأَنْقَى‎ al-ʾanqā	أَنْقَاةً‎ ʾanqātan	الْأَنْقَاةَ‎ al-ʾanqāta
Genitive	أَنْقَى ʾanqā	الْأَنْقَى‎ al-ʾanqā	أَنْقَاةٍ‎ ʾanqātin	الْأَنْقَاةِ‎ al-ʾanqāti
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَنْقَيَيْن‎ ʾanqayayn	الْأَنْقَيَيْن‎ al-ʾanqayayn	أَنْقَاتَيْن‎ ʾanqātayn	الْأَنْقَاتَيْن‎ al-ʾanqātayn
Nominative	أَنْقَيَانِ‎ ʾanqayāni	الْأَنْقَيَانِ‎ al-ʾanqayāni	أَنْقَاتَانِ‎ ʾanqātāni	الْأَنْقَاتَانِ‎ al-ʾanqātāni
Accusative	أَنْقَيَيْنِ‎ ʾanqayayni	الْأَنْقَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾanqayayni	أَنْقَاتَيْنِ‎ ʾanqātayni	الْأَنْقَاتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾanqātayni
Genitive	أَنْقَيَيْنِ‎ ʾanqayayni	الْأَنْقَيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾanqayayni	أَنْقَاتَيْنِ‎ ʾanqātayni	الْأَنْقَاتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾanqātayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	أَنْقَيَات‎ ʾanqayāt	الْأَنْقَيَات‎ al-ʾanqayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	أَنْقَيَاتٌ‎ ʾanqayātun	الْأَنْقَيَاتُ‎ al-ʾanqayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	أَنْقَيَاتٍ‎ ʾanqayātin	الْأَنْقَيَاتِ‎ al-ʾanqayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	أَنْقَيَاتٍ‎ ʾanqayātin	الْأَنْقَيَاتِ‎ al-ʾanqayāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أنقى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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