مصفوفة

Arabic

Root
ص ف ف (ṣ-f-f)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of صَفَّ (ṣaffa, “to row”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masˤ.fuː.fa/

Noun

مَصْفُوفَة • (maṣfūfa) f (plural مَصْفُوفَات (maṣfūfāt))

1. (mathematics) matrix
2. (programming) matrix, array, table

   Coordinate terms: مُؤَشِّر (muʔaššir, “index”), فِهْرِس (fihris, “index, map”), خَرِيطَة (ḵarīṭa, “map, index”)

Declension

Declension of noun مَصْفُوفَة (maṣfūfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْفُوفَة maṣfūfa	الْمَصْفُوفَة al-maṣfūfa	مَصْفُوفَة maṣfūfat
Nominative	مَصْفُوفَةٌ maṣfūfatun	الْمَصْفُوفَةُ al-maṣfūfatu	مَصْفُوفَةُ maṣfūfatu
Accusative	مَصْفُوفَةً maṣfūfatan	الْمَصْفُوفَةَ al-maṣfūfata	مَصْفُوفَةَ maṣfūfata
Genitive	مَصْفُوفَةٍ maṣfūfatin	الْمَصْفُوفَةِ al-maṣfūfati	مَصْفُوفَةِ maṣfūfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْفُوفَتَيْن maṣfūfatayn	الْمَصْفُوفَتَيْن al-maṣfūfatayn	مَصْفُوفَتَيْ maṣfūfatay
Nominative	مَصْفُوفَتَانِ maṣfūfatāni	الْمَصْفُوفَتَانِ al-maṣfūfatāni	مَصْفُوفَتَا maṣfūfatā
Accusative	مَصْفُوفَتَيْنِ maṣfūfatayni	الْمَصْفُوفَتَيْنِ al-maṣfūfatayni	مَصْفُوفَتَيْ maṣfūfatay
Genitive	مَصْفُوفَتَيْنِ maṣfūfatayni	الْمَصْفُوفَتَيْنِ al-maṣfūfatayni	مَصْفُوفَتَيْ maṣfūfatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَصْفُوفَات maṣfūfāt	الْمَصْفُوفَات al-maṣfūfāt	مَصْفُوفَات maṣfūfāt
Nominative	مَصْفُوفَاتٌ maṣfūfātun	الْمَصْفُوفَاتُ al-maṣfūfātu	مَصْفُوفَاتُ maṣfūfātu
Accusative	مَصْفُوفَاتٍ maṣfūfātin	الْمَصْفُوفَاتِ al-maṣfūfāti	مَصْفُوفَاتِ maṣfūfāti
Genitive	مَصْفُوفَاتٍ maṣfūfātin	الْمَصْفُوفَاتِ al-maṣfūfāti	مَصْفُوفَاتِ maṣfūfāti

Derived terms

• مَصْفُوفَة دَقِيقَة (maṣfūfa(t) daqīqa, “microarray”)