أَنْصَفَ to act justly in Arabic
أَنْصَفَ is how you say “to act justly” in Arabic.
Root ن ص ف n-ṣ-f. verb (form IV). anṣafa.
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Meaning of to act justly in Arabic
- to act justly, to deal equitably with someone the core sense of the form IV verb
- to give someone their right or due, or to obtain it for them from another
- to exact justice for someone against the one who wronged them as in أَنْصَفَهُ مِنْ ظَالِمِهِ, 'he exacted justice for him from his wronger'
Example sentence
طُوبَى لمن أنصف ربّه
Blessed is the one who is fair with his Lord.
أَنْصَفَ acts justly
Past-tense verb 'dealt fairly, acted justly', 'he' form.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Takes a direct object for the person treated justly or given their due, and can take مِنْ for the party a right is exacted from, as in أَنْصَفَهُ مِنْ ظَالِمِهِ ('he exacted justice for him from his wronger'). Its verbal noun إِنْصَاف is the standard word for 'justice, equity' in the sense of giving people what is rightfully theirs.
Words from the same root
- إِنْصَاف justice, equity; the giving of what is right or due (verbal noun of anṣafa)
- اِنْتَصَفَ to obtain one's right from someone in full, so both parties are made equal; also, to become halved
- النِّصْف half
- نَصَفٌ middle-aged (person); also used of a place midway between two others
- نَصِيفٌ a woman's muffler or veil
- مُنَصَّفٌ a beverage (juice or wine) boiled down until half of it has evaporated
- أَنْصاَفُ halves, e.g. أَنْصَافُ اللَّبِن, cut half-bricks used for ornamentation in building
More example sentences
فَإِنْ أَنْصَفَكَ عِنْدَ غَضَبِهِ
So if he treats you fairly when he is angry.
أَنْصَفَكَ treats you fairly
A past-tense verb meaning to deal justly, carrying its 'he' subject inside and a '-ka' (you) fused on as object, 'he treated you fairly'. In the 'if' clause the perfect reads conditionally. The attached object pronoun marks the addressee as the one fairly treated.
Common questions
- How do you say "to act justly" in Arabic?
- أَنْصَفَ (anṣafa) — literally, to give someone their due or deal with them equitably.
- What is the Arabic word for 'justice, equity' related to anṣafa?
- إِنْصَاف (inṣāf), the verbal noun of أَنْصَفَ, meaning the giving of what is right or due.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).