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نفس
نفس
Arabic
Verb
نَفُسَ • (nafusa) I, non-past يَنْفُسُ (yanfusu)
Conjugation
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
nafas or nifās or nafāsa |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nafustu |
nafusta |
نَفُسَ
nafusa |
نَفُسْتُمَا
nafustumā |
نَفُسَا
nafusā |
nafusnā |
nafustum |
nafusū |
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f |
nafusti |
nafusat |
نَفُسَتَا
nafusatā |
nafustunna |
nafusna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾanfusu |
tanfusu |
yanfusu |
تَنْفُسَانِ
tanfusāni |
يَنْفُسَانِ
yanfusāni |
nanfusu |
tanfusūna |
yanfusūna |
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f |
tanfusīna |
tanfusu |
تَنْفُسَانِ
tanfusāni |
tanfusna |
yanfusna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾanfusa |
tanfusa |
yanfusa |
تَنْفُسَا
tanfusā |
يَنْفُسَا
yanfusā |
nanfusa |
tanfusū |
yanfusū |
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f |
tanfusī |
tanfusa |
تَنْفُسَا
tanfusā |
tanfusna |
yanfusna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾanfus |
tanfus |
yanfus |
تَنْفُسَا
tanfusā |
يَنْفُسَا
yanfusā |
nanfus |
tanfusū |
yanfusū |
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f |
tanfusī |
tanfus |
تَنْفُسَا
tanfusā |
tanfusna |
yanfusna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
unfus |
اُنْفُسَا
unfusā |
unfusū |
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f |
unfusī |
unfusna |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1976), “نفس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
Verb
نَفِسَ • (nafisa) I, non-past يَنْفَسُ (yanfasu)
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
نَفَس
nafas |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nafistu |
nafista |
نَفِسَ
nafisa |
نَفِسْتُمَا
nafistumā |
نَفِسَا
nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū |
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f |
nafisti |
nafisat |
نَفِسَتَا
nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ
tanfasāni |
يَنْفَسَانِ
yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna |
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f |
tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ
tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا
yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
yanfasū |
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f |
tanfasī |
tanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا
yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
yanfasū |
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f |
tanfasī |
tanfas |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
infas |
اِنْفَسَا
infasā |
infasū |
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f |
infasī |
infasna |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1976), “نفس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
Verb
نَفِسَ • (nafisa) I, non-past يَنْفَسُ (yanfasu)
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nafāsa |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَنْفُوس
manfūs |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nafistu |
nafista |
نَفِسَ
nafisa |
نَفِسْتُمَا
nafistumā |
نَفِسَا
nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū |
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f |
nafisti |
nafisat |
نَفِسَتَا
nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ
tanfasāni |
يَنْفَسَانِ
yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna |
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f |
tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ
tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا
yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
yanfasū |
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f |
tanfasī |
tanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا
yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
yanfasū |
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f |
tanfasī |
tanfas |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
infas |
اِنْفَسَا
infasā |
infasū |
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f |
infasī |
infasna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nufistu |
nufista |
نُفِسَ
nufisa |
نُفِسْتُمَا
nufistumā |
نُفِسَا
nufisā |
nufisnā |
nufistum |
nufisū |
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f |
nufisti |
nufisat |
نُفِسَتَا
nufisatā |
nufistunna |
nufisna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾunfasu |
tunfasu |
yunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ
tunfasāni |
يُنْفَسَانِ
yunfasāni |
nunfasu |
tunfasūna |
yunfasūna |
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f |
tunfasīna |
tunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ
tunfasāni |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾunfasa |
tunfasa |
yunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا
yunfasā |
nunfasa |
tunfasū |
yunfasū |
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f |
tunfasī |
tunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾunfas |
tunfas |
yunfas |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا
yunfasā |
nunfas |
tunfasū |
yunfasū |
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f |
tunfasī |
tunfas |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1976), “نفس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
Verb
نَفِسَ • (nafisa) I, non-past يَنْفَسُ (yanfasu)
نُفِسَ • (nufisa) I, non-past يُنْفَسُ (yunfasu)
- to be in childbed
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nifās |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nafistu |
nafista |
نَفِسَ
nafisa |
نَفِسْتُمَا
nafistumā |
نَفِسَا
nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū |
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f |
nafisti |
nafisat |
نَفِسَتَا
nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ
tanfasāni |
يَنْفَسَانِ
yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna |
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f |
tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ
tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا
yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
yanfasū |
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f |
tanfasī |
tanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا
yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
yanfasū |
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f |
tanfasī |
tanfas |
تَنْفَسَا
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
infas |
اِنْفَسَا
infasā |
infasū |
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f |
infasī |
infasna |
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nifās |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَنْفُوس
manfūs |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nufistu |
nufista |
نُفِسَ
nufisa |
نُفِسْتُمَا
nufistumā |
نُفِسَا
nufisā |
nufisnā |
nufistum |
nufisū |
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f |
nufisti |
nufisat |
نُفِسَتَا
nufisatā |
nufistunna |
nufisna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾunfasu |
tunfasu |
yunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ
tunfasāni |
يُنْفَسَانِ
yunfasāni |
nunfasu |
tunfasūna |
yunfasūna |
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f |
tunfasīna |
tunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ
tunfasāni |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾunfasa |
tunfasa |
yunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا
yunfasā |
nunfasa |
tunfasū |
yunfasū |
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f |
tunfasī |
tunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾunfas |
tunfas |
yunfas |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا
yunfasā |
nunfas |
tunfasū |
yunfasū |
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f |
tunfasī |
tunfas |
تُنْفَسَا
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1976), “نفس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
Verb
نَفَّسَ • (naffasa) II, non-past يُنَفِّسُ (yunaffisu)
- to comfort, to cheer up, to reassure, to appease
- to relieve, to dispel, to banish
- to air, to vent
- to uncover, to reveal, to voice
- to cease, to desist
- to let out air
- to be in childbed
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tanfīs |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُنَفِّس
munaffis |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُنَفَّس
munaffas |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
naffastu |
naffasta |
نَفَّسَ
naffasa |
نَفَّسْتُمَا
naffastumā |
نَفَّسَا
naffasā |
naffasnā |
naffastum |
naffasū |
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f |
naffasti |
naffasat |
نَفَّسَتَا
naffasatā |
naffastunna |
naffasna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾunaffisu |
tunaffisu |
yunaffisu |
تُنَفِّسَانِ
tunaffisāni |
يُنَفِّسَانِ
yunaffisāni |
nunaffisu |
tunaffisūna |
yunaffisūna |
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f |
tunaffisīna |
tunaffisu |
تُنَفِّسَانِ
tunaffisāni |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾunaffisa |
tunaffisa |
yunaffisa |
تُنَفِّسَا
tunaffisā |
يُنَفِّسَا
yunaffisā |
nunaffisa |
tunaffisū |
yunaffisū |
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f |
tunaffisī |
tunaffisa |
تُنَفِّسَا
tunaffisā |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾunaffis |
tunaffis |
yunaffis |
تُنَفِّسَا
tunaffisā |
يُنَفِّسَا
yunaffisā |
nunaffis |
tunaffisū |
yunaffisū |
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f |
tunaffisī |
tunaffis |
تُنَفِّسَا
tunaffisā |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m | نَفِّسْ
naffis |
نَفِّسَا
naffisā |
naffisū |
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f |
naffisī |
naffisna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
nuffistu |
nuffista |
نُفِّسَ
nuffisa |
نُفِّسْتُمَا
nuffistumā |
نُفِّسَا
nuffisā |
nuffisnā |
nuffistum |
nuffisū |
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f |
nuffisti |
nuffisat |
نُفِّسَتَا
nuffisatā |
nuffistunna |
nuffisna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾunaffasu |
tunaffasu |
yunaffasu |
تُنَفَّسَانِ
tunaffasāni |
يُنَفَّسَانِ
yunaffasāni |
nunaffasu |
tunaffasūna |
yunaffasūna |
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f |
tunaffasīna |
tunaffasu |
تُنَفَّسَانِ
tunaffasāni |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾunaffasa |
tunaffasa |
yunaffasa |
تُنَفَّسَا
tunaffasā |
يُنَفَّسَا
yunaffasā |
nunaffasa |
tunaffasū |
yunaffasū |
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f |
tunaffasī |
tunaffasa |
تُنَفَّسَا
tunaffasā |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾunaffas |
tunaffas |
yunaffas |
تُنَفَّسَا
tunaffasā |
يُنَفَّسَا
yunaffasā |
nunaffas |
tunaffasū |
yunaffasū |
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f |
tunaffasī |
tunaffas |
تُنَفَّسَا
tunaffasā |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic. Cognate with Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (néfesh), Akkadian 𒍣 (napištu, ZI, “throat, life”), Aramaic נַפְשָׁא/ܢܲܦܫܵܐ (nap̄šā), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš).
Noun
نَفْس • (nafs) f (plural نُفُوس (nufūs) or أَنْفُس (ʾanfus))
- soul, self
- in idafa with an enclitic pronoun attached to it
- نَفْسُهُ ― nafsuhu ― himself
- as reflexive
- قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ ― qatala nafsahu ― He killed himself. [reflexive]
- شَاهَدْتُ نَفْسِي فِي ٱلْمِرْآةِ
- šāhadtu nafsī fī l-mirʾāti
- I saw myself in the mirror.
- as emphatic
- جَاءَنِي هُوَ نَفْسُهُ.
- jāʾanī huwa nafsuhu.
- He came to me himself or in person.
- جَاءَنِي هُوَ نَفْسُهُ.
- in idafa with an enclitic pronoun attached to it
- same used in the construct state, with a modifying noun in the genitive, or after the noun with an enclitic pronoun attached to it
- psyche
- spirit, mind
- life
- essence, nature
- inclination, appetite, proclivity
- personal identity
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَفْس nafs |
النَّفْس an-nafs |
نَفْس nafs |
Nominative | نَفْسٌ nafsun |
النَّفْسُ an-nafsu |
نَفْسُ nafsu |
Accusative | نَفْسًا nafsan |
النَّفْسَ an-nafsa |
نَفْسَ nafsa |
Genitive | نَفْسٍ nafsin |
النَّفْسِ an-nafsi |
نَفْسِ nafsi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَفْسَيْن nafsayn |
النَّفْسَيْن an-nafsayn |
نَفْسَيْ nafsay |
Nominative | نَفْسَانِ nafsāni |
النَّفْسَانِ an-nafsāni |
نَفْسَا nafsā |
Accusative | نَفْسَيْنِ nafsayni |
النَّفْسَيْنِ an-nafsayni |
نَفْسَيْ nafsay |
Genitive | نَفْسَيْنِ nafsayni |
النَّفْسَيْنِ an-nafsayni |
نَفْسَيْ nafsay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʾanfus |
النُّفُوس; الْأَنْفُس an-nufūs; al-ʾanfus |
نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʾanfus |
Nominative | نُفُوسٌ; أَنْفُسٌ nufūsun; ʾanfusun |
النُّفُوسُ; الْأَنْفُسُ an-nufūsu; al-ʾanfusu |
نُفُوسُ; أَنْفُسُ nufūsu; ʾanfusu |
Accusative | نُفُوسًا; أَنْفُسًا nufūsan; ʾanfusan |
النُّفُوسَ; الْأَنْفُسَ an-nufūsa; al-ʾanfusa |
نُفُوسَ; أَنْفُسَ nufūsa; ʾanfusa |
Genitive | نُفُوسٍ; أَنْفُسٍ nufūsin; ʾanfusin |
النُّفُوسِ; الْأَنْفُسِ an-nufūsi; al-ʾanfusi |
نُفُوسِ; أَنْفُسِ nufūsi; ʾanfusi |
Inflection
Base form | نَفْسُ (nafsu) | ||||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | نَفْسُنَا (nafsunā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسُكَ (nafsuka) | نَفْسُكِ (nafsuki) | نَفْسُكُمَا (nafsukumā) | نَفْسُكُمْ (nafsukum) | نَفْسُكُنَّ (nafsukunna) |
Third person | نَفْسُهُ (nafsuhu) | نَفْسُهَا (nafsuhā) | نَفْسُهُمَا (nafsuhumā) | نَفْسُهُمْ (nafsuhum) | نَفْسُهُنَّ (nafsuhunna) |
Derived terms
- بِنَفْسِهِ (binafsihi, “himself, in person, personally”)
- مِنْ نَفْسِهِ (min nafsihi, “of his own accord”)
- نَفْسِيّ (nafsiyy)
- نَفْسِيَّة (nafsiyya)
- عِلْمُ ٱلنَّفْسِ (ʿilmu n-nafsi, “psychology”)
- صَغِيرُ ٱلنَّفْسِ (ṣaḡīru n-nafsi, “base-minded, low-minded”, literally “small of mind”)
- كَبِيرُ ٱلنَّفْسِ (kabīru n-nafsi, “high-minded, proud”, literally “big of mind”)
Noun
نَفْس • (nafs) m (plural نُفُوس (nufūs) or أَنْفُس (ʾanfus))
- living creature, living being, human being, person
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَفْس nafs |
النَّفْس an-nafs |
نَفْس nafs |
Nominative | نَفْسٌ nafsun |
النَّفْسُ an-nafsu |
نَفْسُ nafsu |
Accusative | نَفْسًا nafsan |
النَّفْسَ an-nafsa |
نَفْسَ nafsa |
Genitive | نَفْسٍ nafsin |
النَّفْسِ an-nafsi |
نَفْسِ nafsi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَفْسَيْن nafsayn |
النَّفْسَيْن an-nafsayn |
نَفْسَيْ nafsay |
Nominative | نَفْسَانِ nafsāni |
النَّفْسَانِ an-nafsāni |
نَفْسَا nafsā |
Accusative | نَفْسَيْنِ nafsayni |
النَّفْسَيْنِ an-nafsayni |
نَفْسَيْ nafsay |
Genitive | نَفْسَيْنِ nafsayni |
النَّفْسَيْنِ an-nafsayni |
نَفْسَيْ nafsay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʾanfus |
النُّفُوس; الْأَنْفُس an-nufūs; al-ʾanfus |
نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʾanfus |
Nominative | نُفُوسٌ; أَنْفُسٌ nufūsun; ʾanfusun |
النُّفُوسُ; الْأَنْفُسُ an-nufūsu; al-ʾanfusu |
نُفُوسُ; أَنْفُسُ nufūsu; ʾanfusu |
Accusative | نُفُوسًا; أَنْفُسًا nufūsan; ʾanfusan |
النُّفُوسَ; الْأَنْفُسَ an-nufūsa; al-ʾanfusa |
نُفُوسَ; أَنْفُسَ nufūsa; ʾanfusa |
Genitive | نُفُوسٍ; أَنْفُسٍ nufūsin; ʾanfusin |
النُّفُوسِ; الْأَنْفُسِ an-nufūsi; al-ʾanfusi |
نُفُوسِ; أَنْفُسِ nufūsi; ʾanfusi |
Noun
نَفَس • (nafas) m (plural أَنْفَاس (ʾanfās))
- verbal noun of نَفِسَ (nafisa) (form I)
- verbal noun of نَفُسَ (nafusa) (form I)
- breath
- puff, draw (of smoke)
- gulp, draught
- freedom, liberty, convenience, discretion
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَفَس nafas |
النَّفَس an-nafas |
نَفَس nafas |
Nominative | نَفَسٌ nafasun |
النَّفَسُ an-nafasu |
نَفَسُ nafasu |
Accusative | نَفَسًا nafasan |
النَّفَسَ an-nafasa |
نَفَسَ nafasa |
Genitive | نَفَسٍ nafasin |
النَّفَسِ an-nafasi |
نَفَسِ nafasi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَفَسَيْن nafasayn |
النَّفَسَيْن an-nafasayn |
نَفَسَيْ nafasay |
Nominative | نَفَسَانِ nafasāni |
النَّفَسَانِ an-nafasāni |
نَفَسَا nafasā |
Accusative | نَفَسَيْنِ nafasayni |
النَّفَسَيْنِ an-nafasayni |
نَفَسَيْ nafasay |
Genitive | نَفَسَيْنِ nafasayni |
النَّفَسَيْنِ an-nafasayni |
نَفَسَيْ nafasay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَنْفَاس ʾanfās |
الْأَنْفَاس al-ʾanfās |
أَنْفَاس ʾanfās |
Nominative | أَنْفَاسٌ ʾanfāsun |
الْأَنْفَاسُ al-ʾanfāsu |
أَنْفَاسُ ʾanfāsu |
Accusative | أَنْفَاسًا ʾanfāsan |
الْأَنْفَاسَ al-ʾanfāsa |
أَنْفَاسَ ʾanfāsa |
Genitive | أَنْفَاسٍ ʾanfāsin |
الْأَنْفَاسِ al-ʾanfāsi |
أَنْفَاسِ ʾanfāsi |
Persian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [næˈfæs]
Noun
نفس • (nafas) (plural نفسها (nafas-hâ) or انفاس (anfâs))
Derived terms
- نفس کشیدن (nafas kešidan)
Related terms
- تنفس (tanaffos)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [næfs], [næːfs]
Noun
نفس • (nafs) (plural نفسها (nafs-hâ) or نفوس (nofus))