حنيف

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Arabic

Etymology

Of the root ح ن ف (ḥ-n-f). Probably an Aramaic loan, borrowing first the plural of Classical Syriac ܚܢܦܐ (ḥanpā, “pagan, impious”) and back-forming the Arabic singular, or from a differently vocalized Nabataean Aramaic relative of it, the details are disputed, like the semantics were a source of disagreement from the beginning.

Pronunciation

Adjective

حَنِيف • (ḥanīf) (masculine plural حُنَفَاء (ḥunafāʔ))

  1. inclining
    1. inclining from one religion to another
      1. belonging to the right religion, of true belief
      2. (more often obsolete) someone connected to a wrong religion, impious, deviatory

Declension

Declension of adjective حَنِيف (ḥanīf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَنِيف
ḥanīf 		الْحَنِيف
al-ḥanīf 		حَنِيفَة
ḥanīfa 		الْحَنِيفَة
al-ḥanīfa
Nominative حَنِيفٌ
ḥanīfun 		الْحَنِيفُ
al-ḥanīfu 		حَنِيفَةٌ
ḥanīfatun 		الْحَنِيفَةُ
al-ḥanīfatu
Accusative حَنِيفًا
ḥanīfan 		الْحَنِيفَ
al-ḥanīfa 		حَنِيفَةً
ḥanīfatan 		الْحَنِيفَةَ
al-ḥanīfata
Genitive حَنِيفٍ
ḥanīfin 		الْحَنِيفِ
al-ḥanīfi 		حَنِيفَةٍ
ḥanīfatin 		الْحَنِيفَةِ
al-ḥanīfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حَنِيفَيْن
ḥanīfayn 		الْحَنِيفَيْن
al-ḥanīfayn 		حَنِيفَتَيْن
ḥanīfatayn 		الْحَنِيفَتَيْن
al-ḥanīfatayn
Nominative حَنِيفَانِ
ḥanīfāni 		الْحَنِيفَانِ
al-ḥanīfāni 		حَنِيفَتَانِ
ḥanīfatāni 		الْحَنِيفَتَانِ
al-ḥanīfatāni
Accusative حَنِيفَيْنِ
ḥanīfayni 		الْحَنِيفَيْنِ
al-ḥanīfayni 		حَنِيفَتَيْنِ
ḥanīfatayni 		الْحَنِيفَتَيْنِ
al-ḥanīfatayni
Genitive حَنِيفَيْنِ
ḥanīfayni 		الْحَنِيفَيْنِ
al-ḥanīfayni 		حَنِيفَتَيْنِ
ḥanīfatayni 		الْحَنِيفَتَيْنِ
al-ḥanīfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal حُنَفَاء
ḥunafāʔ 		الْحُنَفَاء
al-ḥunafāʔ 		حَنِيفَات
ḥanīfāt 		الْحَنِيفَات
al-ḥanīfāt
Nominative حُنَفَاءُ
ḥunafāʔu 		الْحُنَفَاءُ
al-ḥunafāʔu 		حَنِيفَاتٌ
ḥanīfātun 		الْحَنِيفَاتُ
al-ḥanīfātu
Accusative حُنَفَاءَ
ḥunafāʔa 		الْحُنَفَاءَ
al-ḥunafāʔa 		حَنِيفَاتٍ
ḥanīfātin 		الْحَنِيفَاتِ
al-ḥanīfāti
Genitive حُنَفَاءَ
ḥunafāʔa 		الْحُنَفَاءِ
al-ḥunafāʔi 		حَنِيفَاتٍ
ḥanīfātin 		الْحَنِيفَاتِ
al-ḥanīfāti

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