منشفة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verbs نَشَفَ‎ (našafa, “to absorb”) and نَشِفَ‎ (našifa, “to dry out”), from the root ن ش ف‎ (n-š-f).

Noun

مِنْشَفَة • (minšafa) f (plural مِنْشَفَات‎ (minšafāt) or مَنَاشِف‎ (manāšif))

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْشَفَة (minšafa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْشَفَة minšafa	الْمِنْشَفَة‎ al-minšafa	مِنْشَفَة minšafat
Nominative	مِنْشَفَةٌ minšafatun	الْمِنْشَفَةُ‎ al-minšafatu	مِنْشَفَةُ minšafatu
Accusative	مِنْشَفَةً minšafatan	الْمِنْشَفَةَ‎ al-minšafata	مِنْشَفَةَ minšafata
Genitive	مِنْشَفَةٍ minšafatin	الْمِنْشَفَةِ‎ al-minšafati	مِنْشَفَةِ minšafati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْشَفَتَيْن‎ minšafatayn	الْمِنْشَفَتَيْن‎ al-minšafatayn	مِنْشَفَتَيْ‎ minšafatay
Nominative	مِنْشَفَتَانِ‎ minšafatāni	الْمِنْشَفَتَانِ‎ al-minšafatāni	مِنْشَفَتَا‎ minšafatā
Accusative	مِنْشَفَتَيْنِ‎ minšafatayni	الْمِنْشَفَتَيْنِ‎ al-minšafatayni	مِنْشَفَتَيْ‎ minšafatay
Genitive	مِنْشَفَتَيْنِ‎ minšafatayni	الْمِنْشَفَتَيْنِ‎ al-minšafatayni	مِنْشَفَتَيْ‎ minšafatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْشَفَات‎‎; مَنَاشِف‎ minšafāt‎; manāšif	الْمِنْشَفَات‎‎; الْمَنَاشِف‎ al-minšafāt‎; al-manāšif	مِنْشَفَات‎‎; مَنَاشِف‎ minšafāt‎; manāšif
Nominative	مِنْشَفَاتٌ‎‎; مَنَاشِفُ‎ minšafātun‎; manāšifu	الْمِنْشَفَاتُ‎‎; الْمَنَاشِفُ‎ al-minšafātu‎; al-manāšifu	مِنْشَفَاتُ‎‎; مَنَاشِفُ‎ minšafātu‎; manāšifu
Accusative	مِنْشَفَاتٍ‎‎; مَنَاشِفَ‎ minšafātin‎; manāšifa	الْمِنْشَفَاتِ‎‎; الْمَنَاشِفَ‎ al-minšafāti‎; al-manāšifa	مِنْشَفَاتِ‎‎; مَنَاشِفَ‎ minšafāti‎; manāšifa
Genitive	مِنْشَفَاتٍ‎‎; مَنَاشِفَ‎ minšafātin‎; manāšifa	الْمِنْشَفَاتِ‎‎; الْمَنَاشِفِ‎ al-minšafāti‎; al-manāšifi	مِنْشَفَاتِ‎‎; مَنَاشِفِ‎ minšafāti‎; manāšifi

References

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

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