مصنف

Arabic

Root
ص ن ف (ṣ-n-f)

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of صَنَّفَ (ṣannafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.sˤan.nif/

Adjective

مُصَنِّف • (muṣannif) (feminine مُصَنِّفَة (muṣannifa), masculine plural مُصَنِّفُونَ (muṣannifūna), feminine plural مُصَنِّفَات (muṣannifāt))

1. active participle of صَنَّفَ (ṣannafa)
   1. author
   2. taxonomist

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصَنِّف (muṣannif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَنِّف muṣannif	الْمُصَنِّف al-muṣannif	مُصَنِّفَة muṣannifa	الْمُصَنِّفَة al-muṣannifa
Nominative	مُصَنِّفٌ muṣannifun	الْمُصَنِّفُ al-muṣannifu	مُصَنِّفَةٌ muṣannifatun	الْمُصَنِّفَةُ al-muṣannifatu
Accusative	مُصَنِّفًا muṣannifan	الْمُصَنِّفَ al-muṣannifa	مُصَنِّفَةً muṣannifatan	الْمُصَنِّفَةَ al-muṣannifata
Genitive	مُصَنِّفٍ muṣannifin	الْمُصَنِّفِ al-muṣannifi	مُصَنِّفَةٍ muṣannifatin	الْمُصَنِّفَةِ al-muṣannifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَنِّفَيْن muṣannifayn	الْمُصَنِّفَيْن al-muṣannifayn	مُصَنِّفَتَيْن muṣannifatayn	الْمُصَنِّفَتَيْن al-muṣannifatayn
Nominative	مُصَنِّفَانِ muṣannifāni	الْمُصَنِّفَانِ al-muṣannifāni	مُصَنِّفَتَانِ muṣannifatāni	الْمُصَنِّفَتَانِ al-muṣannifatāni
Accusative	مُصَنِّفَيْنِ muṣannifayni	الْمُصَنِّفَيْنِ al-muṣannifayni	مُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ muṣannifatayni	الْمُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ al-muṣannifatayni
Genitive	مُصَنِّفَيْنِ muṣannifayni	الْمُصَنِّفَيْنِ al-muṣannifayni	مُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ muṣannifatayni	الْمُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ al-muṣannifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	مُصَنِّفَات muṣannifāt	الْمُصَنِّفَات al-muṣannifāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	مُصَنِّفَاتٌ muṣannifātun	الْمُصَنِّفَاتُ al-muṣannifātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	مُصَنِّفَاتٍ muṣannifātin	الْمُصَنِّفَاتِ al-muṣannifāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	مُصَنِّفَاتٍ muṣannifātin	الْمُصَنِّفَاتِ al-muṣannifāti

Noun

مُصَنِّف • (muṣannif) (feminine مُصَنِّفَة (muṣannifa), masculine plural مُصَنِّفُونَ (muṣannifūna), feminine plural مُصَنِّفَات (muṣannifāt))

1. composer, compiler, author

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصَنِّف (muṣannif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَنِّف muṣannif	الْمُصَنِّف al-muṣannif	مُصَنِّفَة muṣannifa	الْمُصَنِّفَة al-muṣannifa
Nominative	مُصَنِّفٌ muṣannifun	الْمُصَنِّفُ al-muṣannifu	مُصَنِّفَةٌ muṣannifatun	الْمُصَنِّفَةُ al-muṣannifatu
Accusative	مُصَنِّفًا muṣannifan	الْمُصَنِّفَ al-muṣannifa	مُصَنِّفَةً muṣannifatan	الْمُصَنِّفَةَ al-muṣannifata
Genitive	مُصَنِّفٍ muṣannifin	الْمُصَنِّفِ al-muṣannifi	مُصَنِّفَةٍ muṣannifatin	الْمُصَنِّفَةِ al-muṣannifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَنِّفَيْن muṣannifayn	الْمُصَنِّفَيْن al-muṣannifayn	مُصَنِّفَتَيْن muṣannifatayn	الْمُصَنِّفَتَيْن al-muṣannifatayn
Nominative	مُصَنِّفَانِ muṣannifāni	الْمُصَنِّفَانِ al-muṣannifāni	مُصَنِّفَتَانِ muṣannifatāni	الْمُصَنِّفَتَانِ al-muṣannifatāni
Accusative	مُصَنِّفَيْنِ muṣannifayni	الْمُصَنِّفَيْنِ al-muṣannifayni	مُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ muṣannifatayni	الْمُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ al-muṣannifatayni
Genitive	مُصَنِّفَيْنِ muṣannifayni	الْمُصَنِّفَيْنِ al-muṣannifayni	مُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ muṣannifatayni	الْمُصَنِّفَتَيْنِ al-muṣannifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصَنِّفِين muṣannifīn	الْمُصَنِّفِين al-muṣannifīn	مُصَنِّفَات muṣannifāt	الْمُصَنِّفَات al-muṣannifāt
Nominative	مُصَنِّفُونَ muṣannifūna	الْمُصَنِّفُونَ al-muṣannifūna	مُصَنِّفَاتٌ muṣannifātun	الْمُصَنِّفَاتُ al-muṣannifātu
Accusative	مُصَنِّفِينَ muṣannifīna	الْمُصَنِّفِينَ al-muṣannifīna	مُصَنِّفَاتٍ muṣannifātin	الْمُصَنِّفَاتِ al-muṣannifāti
Genitive	مُصَنِّفِينَ muṣannifīna	الْمُصَنِّفِينَ al-muṣannifīna	مُصَنِّفَاتٍ muṣannifātin	الْمُصَنِّفَاتِ al-muṣannifāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müsənnif
• → Ottoman Turkish: مصنف
  • → Turkish: musannif
• → Uzbek: musannif

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of صَنَّفَ (ṣannafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.sˤan.naf/

Adjective

مُصَنَّف • (muṣannaf) (feminine مُصَنَّفَة (muṣannafa), masculine plural مُصَنَّفُونَ (muṣannafūna), feminine plural مُصَنَّفَات (muṣannafāt))

1. passive participle of صَنَّفَ (ṣannafa)

Noun

مُصَنَّف • (muṣannaf) m npers (plural مُصَنَّفَات (muṣannafāt))

1. a work of literature, music, or art
   • (Can we date this quote?), عُمَر بْن إِبْرَاهِيم اَلْأَوْسِيّ اَلْأَنْصَارِيّ (ʕumar bn ʔibrāhīm al-ʔawsiyy al-ʔanṣāriyy, “ʿUmar ibn ʾIbrāhīm Al-ʾAwsiyy Al-ʾAnṣāriyy”), تفريج الكروب فى تدبير الحروب:

     وَحَكَى الْجَاحِظُ فِي بَعْضِ مُصَنَّفَاتِهِ أَنَّ بَهْرَام جُور، أَحَدَ مُلُوكِ الْفُرْسِ، لَمَّا مَلَكَ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ يَزْدَجُرْدَ غَلَبَ الْعَدُوُّ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَطْرَافِ بِلَادِهِ، فَأَظْهَرَ ٱلِٱسْتِهَانَةَ بِأَمْرِ الْعَدُوِّ وَٱلِٱسْتِخْفَافَ بِهِ، حَتَّى قَوِيَ أَمْرُ الْعَدُوِّ، وَٱشْتَدَّتْ شَوْكَتُهُ، وَزَحَفَ نَحْوَهُ.

     waḥakā l-jāḥiẓu fī baʕḍi muṣannafātihi ʔanna bahrām jūr, ʔaḥada mulūki l-fursi, lammā malaka baʕda ʔabīhi yazdajurda ḡalaba l-ʕaduwwu ʕalā baʕḍi ʔaṭrāfi bilādihi, faʔaẓhara l-istihānata biʔamri l-ʕaduwwi wal-istiḵfāfa bihi, ḥattā qawiya ʔamru l-ʕaduwwi, waštaddat šawkatuhu, wazaḥafa naḥwahu.

     Al-Jahiz recounts in one of his works that Bahram Gur, one of the kings of Persia, upon succeeding his father, Yazdagurd, had some of his frontier areas conquered by the enemy. He feigned inattention in the affair of the enemy and lightness towards it until the power of the enemy became strong and marched against him.

     Translation by George T. Scanlon

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müsənnəf
• → Uzbek: musannaf

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مُصَنِّف (muṣannif).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.sən.nɪf/

Noun

مُصَنِّف • (musannif) m (Hindi spelling मुसन्निफ़)

1. author, writer, compiler
2. composer

References

• “مصنف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مصنف”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.