غائص

Arabic

Root
غ و ص (ḡ w ṣ)
3 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of غَاصَ (ḡāṣa, “to dive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ʔisˤ/

Adjective

غَائِص • (ḡāʔiṣ) (feminine غَائِصَة (ḡāʔiṣa), masculine plural غَائِصُون (ḡāʔiṣūn) or غُوَّاص (ḡuwwāṣ), feminine plural غَائِصَات (ḡāʔiṣāt) or غَوَائِص (ḡawāʔiṣ))

diving, plunging, sunken, submerged

Declension

Declension of adjective **غَائِص** (ḡāʔiṣ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	غَائِص ḡāʔiṣ	الْغَائِص al-ḡāʔiṣ	غَائِصَة ḡāʔiṣa	الْغَائِصَة al-ḡāʔiṣa
nominative	غَائِصٌ ḡāʔiṣun	الْغَائِصُ al-ḡāʔiṣu	غَائِصَةٌ ḡāʔiṣatun	الْغَائِصَةُ al-ḡāʔiṣatu
accusative	غَائِصًا ḡāʔiṣan	الْغَائِصَ al-ḡāʔiṣa	غَائِصَةً ḡāʔiṣatan	الْغَائِصَةَ al-ḡāʔiṣata
genitive	غَائِصٍ ḡāʔiṣin	الْغَائِصِ al-ḡāʔiṣi	غَائِصَةٍ ḡāʔiṣatin	الْغَائِصَةِ al-ḡāʔiṣati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	غَائِصَيْن ḡāʔiṣayn	الْغَائِصَيْن al-ḡāʔiṣayn	غَائِصَتَيْن ḡāʔiṣatayn	الْغَائِصَتَيْن al-ḡāʔiṣatayn
nominative	غَائِصَانِ ḡāʔiṣāni	الْغَائِصَانِ al-ḡāʔiṣāni	غَائِصَتَانِ ḡāʔiṣatāni	الْغَائِصَتَانِ al-ḡāʔiṣatāni
accusative	غَائِصَيْنِ ḡāʔiṣayni	الْغَائِصَيْنِ al-ḡāʔiṣayni	غَائِصَتَيْنِ ḡāʔiṣatayni	الْغَائِصَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʔiṣatayni
genitive	غَائِصَيْنِ ḡāʔiṣayni	الْغَائِصَيْنِ al-ḡāʔiṣayni	غَائِصَتَيْنِ ḡāʔiṣatayni	الْغَائِصَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʔiṣatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	غَائِصِين‎; غُوَّاص ḡāʔiṣīn‎; ḡuwwāṣ	الْغَائِصِين‎; الْغُوَّاص al-ḡāʔiṣīn‎; al-ḡuwwāṣ	غَائِصَات‎; غَوَائِص ḡāʔiṣāt‎; ḡawāʔiṣ	الْغَائِصَات‎; الْغَوَائِص al-ḡāʔiṣāt‎; al-ḡawāʔiṣ
nominative	غَائِصُونَ‎; غُوَّاصٌ ḡāʔiṣūna‎; ḡuwwāṣun	الْغَائِصُونَ‎; الْغُوَّاصُ al-ḡāʔiṣūna‎; al-ḡuwwāṣu	غَائِصَاتٌ‎; غَوَائِصُ ḡāʔiṣātun‎; ḡawāʔiṣu	الْغَائِصَاتُ‎; الْغَوَائِصُ al-ḡāʔiṣātu‎; al-ḡawāʔiṣu
accusative	غَائِصِينَ‎; غُوَّاصًا ḡāʔiṣīna‎; ḡuwwāṣan	الْغَائِصِينَ‎; الْغُوَّاصَ al-ḡāʔiṣīna‎; al-ḡuwwāṣa	غَائِصَاتٍ‎; غَوَائِصَ ḡāʔiṣātin‎; ḡawāʔiṣa	الْغَائِصَاتِ‎; الْغَوَائِصَ al-ḡāʔiṣāti‎; al-ḡawāʔiṣa
genitive	غَائِصِينَ‎; غُوَّاصٍ ḡāʔiṣīna‎; ḡuwwāṣin	الْغَائِصِينَ‎; الْغُوَّاصِ al-ḡāʔiṣīna‎; al-ḡuwwāṣi	غَائِصَاتٍ‎; غَوَائِصَ ḡāʔiṣātin‎; ḡawāʔiṣa	الْغَائِصَاتِ‎; الْغَوَائِصِ al-ḡāʔiṣāti‎; al-ḡawāʔiṣi

Noun

غَائِص • (ḡāʔiṣ) m (plural غَائِصُون (ḡāʔiṣūn) or غُوَّاص (ḡuwwāṣ))

diver, plunger

Declension

Declension of noun **غَائِص** (ḡāʔiṣ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَائِص ḡāʔiṣ	الْغَائِص al-ḡāʔiṣ	غَائِص ḡāʔiṣ
nominative	غَائِصٌ ḡāʔiṣun	الْغَائِصُ al-ḡāʔiṣu	غَائِصُ ḡāʔiṣu
accusative	غَائِصًا ḡāʔiṣan	الْغَائِصَ al-ḡāʔiṣa	غَائِصَ ḡāʔiṣa
genitive	غَائِصٍ ḡāʔiṣin	الْغَائِصِ al-ḡāʔiṣi	غَائِصِ ḡāʔiṣi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَائِصَيْن ḡāʔiṣayn	الْغَائِصَيْن al-ḡāʔiṣayn	غَائِصَيْ ḡāʔiṣay
nominative	غَائِصَانِ ḡāʔiṣāni	الْغَائِصَانِ al-ḡāʔiṣāni	غَائِصَا ḡāʔiṣā
accusative	غَائِصَيْنِ ḡāʔiṣayni	الْغَائِصَيْنِ al-ḡāʔiṣayni	غَائِصَيْ ḡāʔiṣay
genitive	غَائِصَيْنِ ḡāʔiṣayni	الْغَائِصَيْنِ al-ḡāʔiṣayni	غَائِصَيْ ḡāʔiṣay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَائِصَات ḡāʔiṣāt	الْغَائِصَات al-ḡāʔiṣāt	غَائِصَات ḡāʔiṣāt
nominative	غَائِصَاتٌ ḡāʔiṣātun	الْغَائِصَاتُ al-ḡāʔiṣātu	غَائِصَاتُ ḡāʔiṣātu
accusative	غَائِصَاتٍ ḡāʔiṣātin	الْغَائِصَاتِ al-ḡāʔiṣāti	غَائِصَاتِ ḡāʔiṣāti
genitive	غَائِصَاتٍ ḡāʔiṣātin	الْغَائِصَاتِ al-ḡāʔiṣāti	غَائِصَاتِ ḡāʔiṣāti

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: غائص (gâis)

References

“غائص” in Almaany
Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “غائص”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN