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نِسْيان
forgetting /nisˈjaːn/
nounB1#2294 most common
Also: forgetfulness, oblivion, amnesia
Example sentences
النِّسْيان مشكلة.
Forgetting is a problem.
النِّسْيان جزء من الحياة.
Forgetting is part of life.
أصابه النِّسْيان بعد المرض.
Forgetfulness struck him after the illness.
طوى الزمن ذكرياتهم في النِّسْيان.
Time folded their memories into oblivion.
يخشى الكاتب أن تسقط أعماله في هاوية النِّسْيان.
The writer fears his works will fall into the abyss of oblivion.
ليس النِّسْيان دائمًا نقصًا، بل قد يكون رحمةً تُخفّف ثقل الماضي.
Forgetting is not always a flaw; it can be a mercy that eases the weight of the past.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نِسْيانٌ | None |
| Genitive | نِسْيانٍ | None |
| Accusative | نِسْياناً | None |
| Vocative | يا نِسْيانُ | None |
Word family
نَسِيَto forget
أَنسَىto make someone forget
ناسٍforgetting, forgetful
مَنسِيّforgotten
نَسِيّforgetful
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root n-s-y, meaning to forget. It follows the fiʿlān pattern, which forms verbal nouns for states and ongoing conditions. The related verb nasiya means he forgot.
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