From سَوْفَ (sawfa, “future tense marker”), in as much as it is manifest that the greater distances, worth mention in antiquity, could only be overcome by factoring in future days.
مَسَافَة • (masāfa) f (plural مَسَافَات (masāfāt) or مَسَاوِف (masāwif))
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَسَافَة masāfa |
الْمَسَافَة al-masāfa |
مَسَافَة masāfat |
Nominative | مَسَافَةٌ masāfatun |
الْمَسَافَةُ al-masāfatu |
مَسَافَةُ masāfatu |
Accusative | مَسَافَةً masāfatan |
الْمَسَافَةَ al-masāfata |
مَسَافَةَ masāfata |
Genitive | مَسَافَةٍ masāfatin |
الْمَسَافَةِ al-masāfati |
مَسَافَةِ masāfati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَسَافَتَيْن masāfatayn |
الْمَسَافَتَيْن al-masāfatayn |
مَسَافَتَيْ masāfatay |
Nominative | مَسَافَتَانِ masāfatāni |
الْمَسَافَتَانِ al-masāfatāni |
مَسَافَتَا masāfatā |
Accusative | مَسَافَتَيْنِ masāfatayni |
الْمَسَافَتَيْنِ al-masāfatayni |
مَسَافَتَيْ masāfatay |
Genitive | مَسَافَتَيْنِ masāfatayni |
الْمَسَافَتَيْنِ al-masāfatayni |
مَسَافَتَيْ masāfatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَسَافَات; مَسَاوِف masāfāt; masāwif |
الْمَسَافَات; الْمَسَاوِف al-masāfāt; al-masāwif |
مَسَافَات; مَسَاوِف masāfāt; masāwif |
Nominative | مَسَافَاتٌ; مَسَاوِفُ masāfātun; masāwifu |
الْمَسَافَاتُ; الْمَسَاوِفُ al-masāfātu; al-masāwifu |
مَسَافَاتُ; مَسَاوِفُ masāfātu; masāwifu |
Accusative | مَسَافَاتٍ; مَسَاوِفَ masāfātin; masāwifa |
الْمَسَافَاتِ; الْمَسَاوِفَ al-masāfāti; al-masāwifa |
مَسَافَاتِ; مَسَاوِفَ masāfāti; masāwifa |
Genitive | مَسَافَاتٍ; مَسَاوِفَ masāfātin; masāwifa |
الْمَسَافَاتِ; الْمَسَاوِفِ al-masāfāti; al-masāwifi |
مَسَافَاتِ; مَسَاوِفِ masāfāti; masāwifi |