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 (niqāʾ) or أَنْقِيَاء‎ (ʾanqiyāʾ) or نَقْوَاء‎ (naqwāʾ), elative أَنْقَى‎ (ʾanqā))

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
Dual	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 niqāʾ‎; ʾanqiyāʾ‎; naqwāʾ	النِّقَاء‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاء‎‎; النَّقْوَاء‎ an-niqāʾ‎; al-ʾanqiyāʾ‎; an-naqwāʾ	نَقِيَّات‎ naqiyyāt	النَّقِيَّات‎ an-naqiyyāt
Nominative	نِقَاءٌ‎‎; أَنْقِيَاءُ‎‎; نَقْوَاءٌ‎ niqāʾun‎; ʾanqiyāʾu‎; naqwāʾun	النِّقَاءُ‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءُ‎‎; النَّقْوَاءُ‎ an-niqāʾu‎; al-ʾanqiyāʾu‎; an-naqwāʾu	نَقِيَّاتٌ‎ naqiyyātun	النَّقِيَّاتُ‎ an-naqiyyātu
Accusative	نِقَاءً‎‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ‎‎; نَقْوَاءً‎ niqāʾan‎; ʾanqiyāʾa‎; naqwāʾan	النِّقَاءَ‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءَ‎‎; النَّقْوَاءَ‎ an-niqāʾa‎; al-ʾanqiyāʾa‎; an-naqwāʾa	نَقِيَّاتٍ‎ naqiyyātin	النَّقِيَّاتِ‎ an-naqiyyāti
Genitive	نِقَاءٍ‎‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ‎‎; نَقْوَاءٍ‎ niqāʾin‎; ʾanqiyāʾa‎; naqwāʾin	النِّقَاءِ‎‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءِ‎‎; النَّقْوَاءِ‎ an-niqāʾi‎; al-ʾanqiyāʾi‎; an-naqwāʾi	نَقِيَّاتٍ‎ naqiyyātin	النَّقِيَّاتِ‎ an-naqiyyāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نقي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, 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)

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

Verb

نَقِيَ • (naqiya) (form I)

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

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