نهاية

Arabic

Root
ن ه ي (n h y)
7 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.haː.ja/

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Noun

نِهَايَة • (nihāya) f (plural نِهَايَات (nihāyāt))

1. end (“extreme part of something”)

   لِكُلِّ ظَالِمٍ نِهَايَة ― likulli ẓālimin nihāya ― Every oppressor has an end. (a proverb)

2. (mathematics) limit

Declension

Declension of noun نِهَايَة (nihāya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِهَايَة nihāya	النِّهَايَة an-nihāya	نِهَايَة nihāyat
Nominative	نِهَايَةٌ nihāyatun	النِّهَايَةُ an-nihāyatu	نِهَايَةُ nihāyatu
Accusative	نِهَايَةً nihāyatan	النِّهَايَةَ an-nihāyata	نِهَايَةَ nihāyata
Genitive	نِهَايَةٍ nihāyatin	النِّهَايَةِ an-nihāyati	نِهَايَةِ nihāyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِهَايَتَيْن nihāyatayn	النِّهَايَتَيْن an-nihāyatayn	نِهَايَتَيْ nihāyatay
Nominative	نِهَايَتَانِ nihāyatāni	النِّهَايَتَانِ an-nihāyatāni	نِهَايَتَا nihāyatā
Accusative	نِهَايَتَيْنِ nihāyatayni	النِّهَايَتَيْنِ an-nihāyatayni	نِهَايَتَيْ nihāyatay
Genitive	نِهَايَتَيْنِ nihāyatayni	النِّهَايَتَيْنِ an-nihāyatayni	نِهَايَتَيْ nihāyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِهَايَات nihāyāt	النِّهَايَات an-nihāyāt	نِهَايَات nihāyāt
Nominative	نِهَايَاتٌ nihāyātun	النِّهَايَاتُ an-nihāyātu	نِهَايَاتُ nihāyātu
Accusative	نِهَايَاتٍ nihāyātin	النِّهَايَاتِ an-nihāyāti	نِهَايَاتِ nihāyāti
Genitive	نِهَايَاتٍ nihāyātin	النِّهَايَاتِ an-nihāyāti	نِهَايَاتِ nihāyāti

Descendants

• Bashkir: ниһәйәт (nihəyət)
• Persian: نهایت
  • Urdu: نہایت (nihāyat)
• Tajik: ниҳоят (nihoyat)
• Tatar: ниһаять (nihayat’)
• Ottoman Turkish: نهایت
  • Turkish: nihayet
• Uyghur: ناھايىتى (nahayiti)
• Uzbek: nihoyat

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ه ي
2 terms

Alternative forms

• نهاي (nihāy)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic نِهَايَة (nihāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.haː.je/, [niˈhæː.je]
• IPA^(key): /ni.haː.ja/, [niˈhæː.ja]
• IPA^(key): (Galilee) /ni.haːj/

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Noun

نهاية • (nihāye) f

1. end

   Synonym: آخر (ʔāḵer)

   Antonyms: أوّل (ʔawwal), بداية (bidāye)