حنيف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ن ف‎ (ḥ-n-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħa.niːf/

Adjective

حَنِيف‏ • (ḥanīf) (masculine plural حُنَفَاء‎ (ḥunafāʾ))

inclining
1. inclining from one religion to another
  1. belonging to the right religion, of true belief

Declension

Declension of adjective حَنِيف‏‎ (ḥanīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَنِيف‏‎ ḥanīf	الْحَنِيف‏‎ al-ḥanīf	حَنِيف‏َة‎ ḥanīfa	الْحَنِيف‏َة‎ al-ḥanīfa
Nominative	حَنِيف‏ٌ‎ ḥanīfun	الْحَنِيف‏ُ‎ al-ḥanīfu	حَنِيف‏َةٌ‎ ḥanīfatun	الْحَنِيف‏َةُ‎ al-ḥanīfatu
Accusative	حَنِيف‏ًا‎ ḥanīfan	الْحَنِيف‏َ‎ al-ḥanīfa	حَنِيف‏َةً‎ ḥanīfatan	الْحَنِيف‏َةَ‎ al-ḥanīfata
Genitive	حَنِيف‏ٍ‎ ḥanīfin	الْحَنِيف‏ِ‎ al-ḥanīfi	حَنِيف‏َةٍ‎ ḥanīfatin	الْحَنِيف‏َةِ‎ al-ḥanīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَنِيف‏َيْن‎ ḥanīfayn	الْحَنِيف‏َيْن‎ al-ḥanīfayn	حَنِيف‏َتَيْن‎ ḥanīfatayn	الْحَنِيف‏َتَيْن‎ al-ḥanīfatayn
Nominative	حَنِيف‏َانِ‎ ḥanīfāni	الْحَنِيف‏َانِ‎ al-ḥanīfāni	حَنِيف‏َتَانِ‎ ḥanīfatāni	الْحَنِيف‏َتَانِ‎ al-ḥanīfatāni
Accusative	حَنِيف‏َيْنِ‎ ḥanīfayni	الْحَنِيف‏َيْنِ‎ al-ḥanīfayni	حَنِيف‏َتَيْنِ‎ ḥanīfatayni	الْحَنِيف‏َتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥanīfatayni
Genitive	حَنِيف‏َيْنِ‎ ḥanīfayni	الْحَنِيف‏َيْنِ‎ al-ḥanīfayni	حَنِيف‏َتَيْنِ‎ ḥanīfatayni	الْحَنِيف‏َتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥanīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُنَفَاء‎ ḥunafāʾ	الْحُنَفَاء‎ al-ḥunafāʾ	حَنِيف‏َات‎ ḥanīfāt	الْحَنِيف‏َات‎ al-ḥanīfāt
Nominative	حُنَفَاءُ‎ ḥunafāʾu	الْحُنَفَاءُ‎ al-ḥunafāʾu	حَنِيف‏َاتٌ‎ ḥanīfātun	الْحَنِيف‏َاتُ‎ al-ḥanīfātu
Accusative	حُنَفَاءَ‎ ḥunafāʾa	الْحُنَفَاءَ‎ al-ḥunafāʾa	حَنِيف‏َاتٍ‎ ḥanīfātin	الْحَنِيف‏َاتِ‎ al-ḥanīfāti
Genitive	حُنَفَاءَ‎ ḥunafāʾa	الْحُنَفَاءِ‎ al-ḥunafāʾi	حَنِيف‏َاتٍ‎ ḥanīfātin	الْحَنِيف‏َاتِ‎ al-ḥanīfāti

References

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