إِنْصَاف
fairness
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Plural
أَنْصَاف
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form IV
أَنْصَفَ
to take half of
Noun
مُنْصِف
just man
Adjective
مُنْصِف
just
Noun
إِنْصَاف
fairness
نِصْف in English
Noun
- half, a half, semi-, hemi-
- middle
Words from the root ن-ص-ف
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أَنْصَفَ
· present يُنْصِفُ
Form IV · Causative
to take half of; to divide justly; to act justly
مُنْصِف
just man
مُنْصِف
just
مُنْصَف
اِنْتَصَفَ
· present يَنْتَصِفُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to reach the midst, be or stand in the middle, mid-way or half over; to defend oneself against from wronger or injurer; to keep the golden mean
half
نِصْف: plural and other forms
| Singular | نِصْف |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَنْصَاف |
نِصْف in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَبِجَانِبِهِمْ رَمَّمَ رَفَايَا بْنُ حُورٍ رَئِيسُ نِصْفِ دَائِرَةِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.Nehemiah 3:9, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَخَمْرًا تُقَرِّبُ لِلسَّكِيبِ نِصْفَ الْهِينِ وَقُودَ رَائِحَةِ سَرُورٍ لِلرَّبِّ.And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.Numbers 15:10, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَمَّا نِصْفُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِي قَسَمَهُ مُوسَى مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الْمُتَجَنِّدِينَ:And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,Numbers 31:42, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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