مسافة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و ف‎ (s-w-f); compare سَوَّفَ‎ (sawwafa, “to delay, procrastinate”), سَوْفَ‎ (sawfa, “(future tense marker)”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَسَافَة • (masāfa) f (plural مَسَافَات‎ (masāfāt) or مَسَاوِف‎ (masāwif))

distance, interval
day's journey, station

Declension

Declension of noun مَسَافَة (masāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَافَة masāfa	الْمَسَافَة‎ al-masāfa	مَسَافَة masāfat
Nominative	مَسَافَةٌ masāfatun	الْمَسَافَةُ‎ al-masāfatu	مَسَافَةُ masāfatu
Accusative	مَسَافَةً masāfatan	الْمَسَافَةَ‎ al-masāfata	مَسَافَةَ masāfata
Genitive	مَسَافَةٍ masāfatin	الْمَسَافَةِ‎ al-masāfati	مَسَافَةِ masāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَافَتَيْن‎ masāfatayn	الْمَسَافَتَيْن‎ al-masāfatayn	مَسَافَتَيْ‎ masāfatay
Nominative	مَسَافَتَانِ‎ masāfatāni	الْمَسَافَتَانِ‎ al-masāfatāni	مَسَافَتَا‎ masāfatā
Accusative	مَسَافَتَيْنِ‎ masāfatayni	الْمَسَافَتَيْنِ‎ al-masāfatayni	مَسَافَتَيْ‎ masāfatay
Genitive	مَسَافَتَيْنِ‎ masāfatayni	الْمَسَافَتَيْنِ‎ al-masāfatayni	مَسَافَتَيْ‎ masāfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَسَافَات‎‎; مَسَاوِف‎ masāfāt‎; masāwif	الْمَسَافَات‎‎; الْمَسَاوِف‎ al-masāfāt‎; al-masāwif	مَسَافَات‎‎; مَسَاوِف‎ masāfāt‎; masāwif
Nominative	مَسَافَاتٌ‎‎; مَسَاوِفُ‎ masāfātun‎; masāwifu	الْمَسَافَاتُ‎‎; الْمَسَاوِفُ‎ al-masāfātu‎; al-masāwifu	مَسَافَاتُ‎‎; مَسَاوِفُ‎ masāfātu‎; masāwifu
Accusative	مَسَافَاتٍ‎‎; مَسَاوِفَ‎ masāfātin‎; masāwifa	الْمَسَافَاتِ‎‎; الْمَسَاوِفَ‎ al-masāfāti‎; al-masāwifa	مَسَافَاتِ‎‎; مَسَاوِفَ‎ masāfāti‎; masāwifa
Genitive	مَسَافَاتٍ‎‎; مَسَاوِفَ‎ masāfātin‎; masāwifa	الْمَسَافَاتِ‎‎; الْمَسَاوِفِ‎ al-masāfāti‎; al-masāwifi	مَسَافَاتِ‎‎; مَسَاوِفِ‎ masāfāti‎; masāwifi

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “مسافة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مسافة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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