نقي

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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), common plural نِقَاء (niqāʔ), masculine plural نَقِيُّونَ (naqiyyūna) or أَنْقِيَاء (ʔanqiyāʔ), elative أَنْقَى (ʔanqā))

  1. pure
  2. clean, spotless
  3. clear, serene
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
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
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَقِيِّين‎; نِقَاء‎; أَنْقِيَاء
naqiyyīn‎; niqāʔ‎; ʔanqiyāʔ 		النَّقِيِّين‎; النِّقَاء‎; الْأَنْقِيَاء
an-naqiyyīn‎; an-niqāʔ‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔ 		نِقَاء
niqāʔ 		النِّقَاء
an-niqāʔ
Nominative نَقِيُّونَ‎; نِقَاءٌ‎; أَنْقِيَاءُ
naqiyyūna‎; niqāʔun‎; ʔanqiyāʔu 		النَّقِيُّونَ‎; النِّقَاءُ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءُ
an-naqiyyūna‎; an-niqāʔu‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔu 		نِقَاءٌ
niqāʔun 		النِّقَاءُ
an-niqāʔu
Accusative نَقِيِّينَ‎; نِقَاءً‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ
naqiyyīna‎; niqāʔan‎; ʔanqiyāʔa 		النَّقِيِّينَ‎; النِّقَاءَ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءَ
an-naqiyyīna‎; an-niqāʔa‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔa 		نِقَاءً
niqāʔan 		النِّقَاءَ
an-niqāʔa
Genitive نَقِيِّينَ‎; نِقَاءٍ‎; أَنْقِيَاءَ
naqiyyīna‎; niqāʔin‎; ʔanqiyāʔa 		النَّقِيِّينَ‎; النِّقَاءِ‎; الْأَنْقِيَاءِ
an-naqiyyīna‎; an-niqāʔi‎; al-ʔanqiyāʔi 		نِقَاءٍ
niqāʔin 		النِّقَاءِ
an-niqāʔi
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

نقي (form I)

  1. نَقِي (naqī) /na.qiː/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَقَى (waqā)
  2. نَقِيَ (naqiya) /na.qi.ja/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَقَى (waqā)
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