From the root ن ي ء (n-y-ʔ). Compare Ge'ez ኒእ (niʾ, “raw, uncooked”), Hebrew נָא (nāʾ, “raw, uncooked”).
نِيء • (nīʔ) (common plural أَنْيَاء (ʔanyāʔ))
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نِيء nīʔ |
النِّيء an-nīʔ |
نِيئَة nīʔa |
النِّيئَة an-nīʔa |
Nominative | نِيءٌ nīʔun |
النِّيءُ an-nīʔu |
نِيئَةٌ nīʔatun |
النِّيئَةُ an-nīʔatu |
Accusative | نِيئًا nīʔan |
النِّيءَ an-nīʔa |
نِيئَةً nīʔatan |
النِّيئَةَ an-nīʔata |
Genitive | نِيءٍ nīʔin |
النِّيءِ an-nīʔi |
نِيئَةٍ nīʔatin |
النِّيئَةِ an-nīʔati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نِيئَيْن nīʔayn |
النِّيئَيْن an-nīʔayn |
نِيئَتَيْن nīʔatayn |
النِّيئَتَيْن an-nīʔatayn |
Nominative | نِيئَانِ nīʔāni |
النِّيئَانِ an-nīʔāni |
نِيئَتَانِ nīʔatāni |
النِّيئَتَانِ an-nīʔatāni |
Accusative | نِيئَيْنِ nīʔayni |
النِّيئَيْنِ an-nīʔayni |
نِيئَتَيْنِ nīʔatayni |
النِّيئَتَيْنِ an-nīʔatayni |
Genitive | نِيئَيْنِ nīʔayni |
النِّيئَيْنِ an-nīʔayni |
نِيئَتَيْنِ nīʔatayni |
النِّيئَتَيْنِ an-nīʔatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَنْيَاء ʔanyāʔ |
الْأَنْيَاء al-ʔanyāʔ |
أَنْيَاء ʔanyāʔ |
الْأَنْيَاء al-ʔanyāʔ |
Nominative | أَنْيَاءٌ ʔanyāʔun |
الْأَنْيَاءُ al-ʔanyāʔu |
أَنْيَاءٌ ʔanyāʔun |
الْأَنْيَاءُ al-ʔanyāʔu |
Accusative | أَنْيَاءً ʔanyāʔan |
الْأَنْيَاءَ al-ʔanyāʔa |
أَنْيَاءً ʔanyāʔan |
الْأَنْيَاءَ al-ʔanyāʔa |
Genitive | أَنْيَاءٍ ʔanyāʔin |
الْأَنْيَاءِ al-ʔanyāʔi |
أَنْيَاءٍ ʔanyāʔin |
الْأَنْيَاءِ al-ʔanyāʔi |