فوقاني

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فَوْقَ (fawqa, “above”) +‎ ـَانـ (-ān-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ف و ق (f-w-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faw.qaː.nijj/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /foːˈɡaː.ni/, [fo̞ːˈɡaː.ni]
  • (Morocco) IPA^(key): /faw.qaː.ni/, /fuː.qaː.ni/

Adjective

فَوْقَانِيّ • (fawqāniyy) (feminine فَوْقَانِيَّة (fawqāniyya), masculine plural فَوْقَانِيُّونَ (fawqāniyyūna), feminine plural فَوْقَانِيَّات (fawqāniyyāt))

1. upper

   Synonym: عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy)

   Antonyms: سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy), تَحْتَانِيّ (taḥtāniyy)

Declension

Declension of adjective فَوْقَانِيّ (fawqāniyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَوْقَانِي fawqānī	الْفَوْقَانِي al-fawqānī	فَوْقَانِيَّة fawqāniyya	الْفَوْقَانِيَّة al-fawqāniyya
Nominative	فَوْقَانِيٌّ fawqāniyyun	الْفَوْقَانِيُّ al-fawqāniyyu	فَوْقَانِيَّةٌ fawqāniyyatun	الْفَوْقَانِيَّةُ al-fawqāniyyatu
Accusative	فَوْقَانِيًّا fawqāniyyan	الْفَوْقَانِيَّ al-fawqāniyya	فَوْقَانِيَّةً fawqāniyyatan	الْفَوْقَانِيَّةَ al-fawqāniyyata
Genitive	فَوْقَانِيٍّ fawqāniyyin	الْفَوْقَانِيِّ al-fawqāniyyi	فَوْقَانِيَّةٍ fawqāniyyatin	الْفَوْقَانِيَّةِ al-fawqāniyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَوْقَانِيَّيْن fawqāniyyayn	الْفَوْقَانِيَّيْن al-fawqāniyyayn	فَوْقَانِيَّتَيْن fawqāniyyatayn	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَيْن al-fawqāniyyatayn
Nominative	فَوْقَانِيَّانِ fawqāniyyāni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّانِ al-fawqāniyyāni	فَوْقَانِيَّتَانِ fawqāniyyatāni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَانِ al-fawqāniyyatāni
Accusative	فَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ fawqāniyyayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ al-fawqāniyyayni	فَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ fawqāniyyatayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-fawqāniyyatayni
Genitive	فَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ fawqāniyyayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّيْنِ al-fawqāniyyayni	فَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ fawqāniyyatayni	الْفَوْقَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-fawqāniyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	فَوْقَانِيِّين fawqāniyyīn	الْفَوْقَانِيِّين al-fawqāniyyīn	فَوْقَانِيَّات fawqāniyyāt	الْفَوْقَانِيَّات al-fawqāniyyāt
Nominative	فَوْقَانِيُّونَ fawqāniyyūna	الْفَوْقَانِيُّونَ al-fawqāniyyūna	فَوْقَانِيَّاتٌ fawqāniyyātun	الْفَوْقَانِيَّاتُ al-fawqāniyyātu
Accusative	فَوْقَانِيِّينَ fawqāniyyīna	الْفَوْقَانِيِّينَ al-fawqāniyyīna	فَوْقَانِيَّاتٍ fawqāniyyātin	الْفَوْقَانِيَّاتِ al-fawqāniyyāti
Genitive	فَوْقَانِيِّينَ fawqāniyyīna	الْفَوْقَانِيِّينَ al-fawqāniyyīna	فَوْقَانِيَّاتٍ fawqāniyyātin	الْفَوْقَانِيَّاتِ al-fawqāniyyāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “فوق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate