نعسان

Arabic

Etymology

Intensive adjective from the root ن ع س‎ (n-ʿ-s); compare نَعَسَ‎ (naʿasa, “to be sleepy”).

Adjective

نَعْسَان • (naʿsān) (feminine نَعْسَى‎ (naʿsā))

sleepy, drowsy, lethargic

Declension

Declension of adjective نَعْسَان (naʿsān)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَعْسَان naʿsān	النَّعْسَان‎ an-naʿsān	نَعْسَى‎ naʿsā	النَّعْسَى‎ an-naʿsā
Nominative	نَعْسَانُ naʿsānu	النَّعْسَانُ‎ an-naʿsānu	نَعْسَى‎ naʿsā	النَّعْسَى‎ an-naʿsā
Accusative	نَعْسَانَ naʿsāna	النَّعْسَانَ‎ an-naʿsāna	نَعْسَى‎ naʿsā	النَّعْسَى‎ an-naʿsā
Genitive	نَعْسَانَ naʿsāna	النَّعْسَانِ‎ an-naʿsāni	نَعْسَى‎ naʿsā	النَّعْسَى‎ an-naʿsā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَعْسَانَيْن‎ naʿsānayn	النَّعْسَانَيْن‎ an-naʿsānayn	نَعْسَيَيْن‎ naʿsayayn	النَّعْسَيَيْن‎ an-naʿsayayn
Nominative	نَعْسَانَانِ‎ naʿsānāni	النَّعْسَانَانِ‎ an-naʿsānāni	نَعْسَيَانِ‎ naʿsayāni	النَّعْسَيَانِ‎ an-naʿsayāni
Accusative	نَعْسَانَيْنِ‎ naʿsānayni	النَّعْسَانَيْنِ‎ an-naʿsānayni	نَعْسَيَيْنِ‎ naʿsayayni	النَّعْسَيَيْنِ‎ an-naʿsayayni
Genitive	نَعْسَانَيْنِ‎ naʿsānayni	النَّعْسَانَيْنِ‎ an-naʿsānayni	نَعْسَيَيْنِ‎ naʿsayayni	النَّعْسَيَيْنِ‎ an-naʿsayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	نَعْسَيَات‎ naʿsayāt	النَّعْسَيَات‎ an-naʿsayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	نَعْسَيَاتٌ‎ naʿsayātun	النَّعْسَيَاتُ‎ an-naʿsayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	نَعْسَيَاتٍ‎ naʿsayātin	النَّعْسَيَاتِ‎ an-naʿsayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	نَعْسَيَاتٍ‎ naʿsayātin	النَّعْسَيَاتِ‎ an-naʿsayāti

References

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

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