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نية
نية
Arabic
Noun
نِيَّة • (niyya) f (plural نِيَّات (niyyāt) or نَوَايَى (nawāyā))
- verbal noun of نَوَى (nawā, “to think, to intend”) (form I)
- intention, purpose, resolution
- will, tendency, inclination, wish, object of investigation
- distance
Declension
Declension of noun نِيَّة (niyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِيَّة niyya |
النِّيَّة an-niyya |
نِيَّة niyyat |
| Nominative | نِيَّةٌ niyyatun |
النِّيَّةُ an-niyyatu |
نِيَّةُ niyyatu |
| Accusative | نِيَّةً niyyatan |
النِّيَّةَ an-niyyata |
نِيَّةَ niyyata |
| Genitive | نِيَّةٍ niyyatin |
النِّيَّةِ an-niyyati |
نِيَّةِ niyyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | نِيَّتَيْن niyyatayn |
النِّيَّتَيْن an-niyyatayn |
نِيَّتَيْ niyyatay |
| Nominative | نِيَّتَانِ niyyatāni |
النِّيَّتَانِ an-niyyatāni |
نِيَّتَا niyyatā |
| Accusative | نِيَّتَيْنِ niyyatayni |
النِّيَّتَيْنِ an-niyyatayni |
نِيَّتَيْ niyyatay |
| Genitive | نِيَّتَيْنِ niyyatayni |
النِّيَّتَيْنِ an-niyyatayni |
نِيَّتَيْ niyyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural invariable | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | نِيَّات; نَوَايَى niyyāt; nawāyā |
النِّيَّات; النَّوَايَى an-niyyāt; an-nawāyā |
نِيَّات; نَوَايَى niyyāt; nawāyā |
| Nominative | نِيَّاتٌ; نَوَايَى niyyātun; nawāyā |
النِّيَّاتُ; النَّوَايَى an-niyyātu; an-nawāyā |
نِيَّاتُ; نَوَايَى niyyātu; nawāyā |
| Accusative | نِيَّاتٍ; نَوَايَى niyyātin; nawāyā |
النِّيَّاتِ; النَّوَايَى an-niyyāti; an-nawāyā |
نِيَّاتِ; نَوَايَى niyyāti; nawāyā |
| Genitive | نِيَّاتٍ; نَوَايَى niyyātin; nawāyā |
النِّيَّاتِ; النَّوَايَى an-niyyāti; an-nawāyā |
نِيَّاتِ; نَوَايَى niyyāti; nawāyā |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نية”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen