ماء

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *maʾ-; reanalyzed in the plural as if from root م و ه‎ (m-w-h).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maːʔ/
(Morocco) مَاءٌ (māʾun) ―
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Noun

مَاء

مَاء • (māʾ) m (dual مَاءَان‎ (māʾān) or مَاوَان‎ (māwān) or مَايَان‎ (māyān), plural مِيَاه‎ (miyāh) or أَمْوَاه‎ (ʾamwāh))

(uncountable) water
(uncountable) liquid
(uncountable) juice

Declension

Declension of noun مَاء (māʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاء māʾ	الْمَاء‎ al-māʾ	مَاء māʾ
Nominative	مَاءٌ māʾun	الْمَاءُ‎ al-māʾu	مَاءُ māʾu
Accusative	مَاءً māʾan	الْمَاءَ‎ al-māʾa	مَاءَ māʾa
Genitive	مَاءٍ māʾin	الْمَاءِ‎ al-māʾi	مَاءِ māʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَاءَيْن‎‎; مَاوَيْن‎‎; مَايَيْن‎ māʾayn‎; māwayn‎; māyayn	الْمَاءَيْن‎‎; الْمَاوَيْن‎‎; الْمَايَيْن‎ al-māʾayn‎; al-māwayn‎; al-māyayn	مَاءَيْ‎‎; مَاوَيْ‎‎; مَايَيْ‎ māʾay‎; māway‎; māyay
Nominative	مَاءَانِ‎‎; مَاوَانِ‎‎; مَايَانِ‎ māʾāni‎; māwāni‎; māyāni	الْمَاءَانِ‎‎; الْمَاوَانِ‎‎; الْمَايَانِ‎ al-māʾāni‎; al-māwāni‎; al-māyāni	مَاءَا‎‎; مَاوَا‎‎; مَايَا‎ māʾā‎; māwā‎; māyā
Accusative	مَاءَيْنِ‎‎; مَاوَيْنِ‎‎; مَايَيْنِ‎ māʾayni‎; māwayni‎; māyayni	الْمَاءَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَايَيْنِ‎ al-māʾayni‎; al-māwayni‎; al-māyayni	مَاءَيْ‎‎; مَاوَيْ‎‎; مَايَيْ‎ māʾay‎; māway‎; māyay
Genitive	مَاءَيْنِ‎‎; مَاوَيْنِ‎‎; مَايَيْنِ‎ māʾayni‎; māwayni‎; māyayni	الْمَاءَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَاوَيْنِ‎‎; الْمَايَيْنِ‎ al-māʾayni‎; al-māwayni‎; al-māyayni	مَاءَيْ‎‎; مَاوَيْ‎‎; مَايَيْ‎ māʾay‎; māway‎; māyay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِيَاه‎‎; أَمْوَاه‎ miyāh‎; ʾamwāh	الْمِيَاه‎‎; الْأَمْوَاه‎ al-miyāh‎; al-ʾamwāh	مِيَاه‎‎; أَمْوَاه‎ miyāh‎; ʾamwāh
Nominative	مِيَاهٌ‎‎; أَمْوَاهٌ‎ miyāhun‎; ʾamwāhun	الْمِيَاهُ‎‎; الْأَمْوَاهُ‎ al-miyāhu‎; al-ʾamwāhu	مِيَاهُ‎‎; أَمْوَاهُ‎ miyāhu‎; ʾamwāhu
Accusative	مِيَاهًا‎‎; أَمْوَاهًا‎ miyāhan‎; ʾamwāhan	الْمِيَاهَ‎‎; الْأَمْوَاهَ‎ al-miyāha‎; al-ʾamwāha	مِيَاهَ‎‎; أَمْوَاهَ‎ miyāha‎; ʾamwāha
Genitive	مِيَاهٍ‎‎; أَمْوَاهٍ‎ miyāhin‎; ʾamwāhin	الْمِيَاهِ‎‎; الْأَمْوَاهِ‎ al-miyāhi‎; al-ʾamwāhi	مِيَاهِ‎‎; أَمْوَاهِ‎ miyāhi‎; ʾamwāhi

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “موه”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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