منسوخ

Arabic

Root
ن س خ (n s ḵ)
8 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb نَسَخَ (nasaḵa, “to copy; to nullify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.suːx/
• Rhymes: -uːx

Adjective

مَنْسُوخ • (mansūḵ) (feminine مَنْسُوخَة (mansūḵa), masculine plural مَنْسُوخُونَ (mansūḵūna), feminine plural مَنْسُوخَات (mansūḵāt))

1. passive participle of نَسَخَ (nasaḵa)
   1. copied
   2. (Islam) abrogated (of a verse or a Hadith)

Declension

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَنْسُوخ mansūḵ	الْمَنْسُوخ al-mansūḵ	مَنْسُوخَة mansūḵa	الْمَنْسُوخَة al-mansūḵa
Nominative	مَنْسُوخٌ mansūḵun	الْمَنْسُوخُ al-mansūḵu	مَنْسُوخَةٌ mansūḵatun	الْمَنْسُوخَةُ al-mansūḵatu
Accusative	مَنْسُوخًا mansūḵan	الْمَنْسُوخَ al-mansūḵa	مَنْسُوخَةً mansūḵatan	الْمَنْسُوخَةَ al-mansūḵata
Genitive	مَنْسُوخٍ mansūḵin	الْمَنْسُوخِ al-mansūḵi	مَنْسُوخَةٍ mansūḵatin	الْمَنْسُوخَةِ al-mansūḵati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَنْسُوخَيْن mansūḵayn	الْمَنْسُوخَيْن al-mansūḵayn	مَنْسُوخَتَيْن mansūḵatayn	الْمَنْسُوخَتَيْن al-mansūḵatayn
Nominative	مَنْسُوخَانِ mansūḵāni	الْمَنْسُوخَانِ al-mansūḵāni	مَنْسُوخَتَانِ mansūḵatāni	الْمَنْسُوخَتَانِ al-mansūḵatāni
Accusative	مَنْسُوخَيْنِ mansūḵayni	الْمَنْسُوخَيْنِ al-mansūḵayni	مَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ mansūḵatayni	الْمَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ al-mansūḵatayni
Genitive	مَنْسُوخَيْنِ mansūḵayni	الْمَنْسُوخَيْنِ al-mansūḵayni	مَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ mansūḵatayni	الْمَنْسُوخَتَيْنِ al-mansūḵatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَنْسُوخِين mansūḵīn	الْمَنْسُوخِين al-mansūḵīn	مَنْسُوخَات mansūḵāt	الْمَنْسُوخَات al-mansūḵāt
Nominative	مَنْسُوخُونَ mansūḵūna	الْمَنْسُوخُونَ al-mansūḵūna	مَنْسُوخَاتٌ mansūḵātun	الْمَنْسُوخَاتُ al-mansūḵātu
Accusative	مَنْسُوخِينَ mansūḵīna	الْمَنْسُوخِينَ al-mansūḵīna	مَنْسُوخَاتٍ mansūḵātin	الْمَنْسُوخَاتِ al-mansūḵāti
Genitive	مَنْسُوخِينَ mansūḵīna	الْمَنْسُوخِينَ al-mansūḵīna	مَنْسُوخَاتٍ mansūḵātin	الْمَنْسُوخَاتِ al-mansūḵāti

Declension of adjective مَنْسُوخ (mansūḵ)

Descendants

• → Persian: منسوخ (mansux)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: मंसूख़ (mansūx)

    Urdu: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)

  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮਨਸੂਖ (mansūkh)

    Shahmukhi script: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)

• → Malay: mansuh
  • Indonesian: mansukh
• → Malay: منسوخ (mensûh)
  • > Turkish: mensuh (inherited)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْسُوخ (mansūḵ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [man.ˈsuːx]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.súːx]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [män.súːx]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [män.súːx]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [män.súx]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæn.súːx]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [män.súχ]

Readings
Classical reading?	mansūx
Dari reading?	mansūx
Iranian reading?	mansux
Tajik reading?	mansux

Adjective

Dari	منسوخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мансух

منسوخ • (mansux)

1. obsolete, outdated, gone into disuse

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मंसूख़ (mansūx)

  Urdu: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਨਸੂਖ (mansūkh)

  Shahmukhi script: مَنسُوخ (mansūx)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian منسوخ (mansūx), from Arabic مَنْسُوخ (mansūḵ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mən.suːx/

Adjective

مَنسُوخ • (mansūx) (Hindi spelling मंसूख़)

1. cancelled, abolished, annulled, repealed, abrogated, erased

References

• “منسوخ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “منسوخ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.