أنف

See also: انف‎ and انق‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanp-. Cognate with Hebrew אף‎ (af).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔanf/

• Audio

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Noun

أَنْف • (ʔanf) m (plural أُنُوف‎ (ʔunūf) or آنَاف‎ (ʔānāf) or آنُف‎ (ʔānuf))

1. nose

Declension

Declension of noun أَنْف (ʔanf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْف ʔanf	الْأَنْف‎ al-ʔanf	أَنْف ʔanf
Nominative	أَنْفٌ ʔanfun	الْأَنْفُ‎ al-ʔanfu	أَنْفُ ʔanfu
Accusative	أَنْفًا‎ ʔanfan	الْأَنْفَ‎ al-ʔanfa	أَنْفَ ʔanfa
Genitive	أَنْفٍ ʔanfin	الْأَنْفِ‎ al-ʔanfi	أَنْفِ ʔanfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْفَيْن‎ ʔanfayn	الْأَنْفَيْن‎ al-ʔanfayn	أَنْفَيْ‎ ʔanfay
Nominative	أَنْفَانِ‎ ʔanfāni	الْأَنْفَانِ‎ al-ʔanfāni	أَنْفَا‎ ʔanfā
Accusative	أَنْفَيْنِ‎ ʔanfayni	الْأَنْفَيْنِ‎ al-ʔanfayni	أَنْفَيْ‎ ʔanfay
Genitive	أَنْفَيْنِ‎ ʔanfayni	الْأَنْفَيْنِ‎ al-ʔanfayni	أَنْفَيْ‎ ʔanfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُنُوف‎‎; آنَاف‎‎; آنُف‎ ʔunūf‎; ʔānāf‎; ʔānuf	الْأُنُوف‎‎; الْآنَاف‎‎; الْآنُف‎ al-ʔunūf‎; al-ʔānāf‎; al-ʔānuf	أُنُوف‎‎; آنَاف‎‎; آنُف‎ ʔunūf‎; ʔānāf‎; ʔānuf
Nominative	أُنُوفٌ‎‎; آنَافٌ‎‎; آنُفٌ‎ ʔunūfun‎; ʔānāfun‎; ʔānufun	الْأُنُوفُ‎‎; الْآنَافُ‎‎; الْآنُفُ‎ al-ʔunūfu‎; al-ʔānāfu‎; al-ʔānufu	أُنُوفُ‎‎; آنَافُ‎‎; آنُفُ‎ ʔunūfu‎; ʔānāfu‎; ʔānufu
Accusative	أُنُوفًا‎‎; آنَافًا‎‎; آنُفًا‎ ʔunūfan‎; ʔānāfan‎; ʔānufan	الْأُنُوفَ‎‎; الْآنَافَ‎‎; الْآنُفَ‎ al-ʔunūfa‎; al-ʔānāfa‎; al-ʔānufa	أُنُوفَ‎‎; آنَافَ‎‎; آنُفَ‎ ʔunūfa‎; ʔānāfa‎; ʔānufa
Genitive	أُنُوفٍ‎‎; آنَافٍ‎‎; آنُفٍ‎ ʔunūfin‎; ʔānāfin‎; ʔānufin	الْأُنُوفِ‎‎; الْآنَافِ‎‎; الْآنُفِ‎ al-ʔunūfi‎; al-ʔānāfi‎; al-ʔānufi	أُنُوفِ‎‎; آنَافِ‎‎; آنُفِ‎ ʔunūfi‎; ʔānāfi‎; ʔānufi

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: نيف‎ (nīf)
• → Ottoman Turkish: انف‎ (enf)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔan.fu/

Verb

أَنْفُ • (ʔanfu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of نَفَا‎ (nafā)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔun.fa/

Verb

أُنْفَ • (ʔunfa) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of نَفَا‎ (nafā)
2. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of نَفَى‎ (nafā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔan.fi/

Verb

أَنْفِ • (ʔanfi) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of نَفَى‎ (nafā)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “أنف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَنْف‎ (ʔanf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔanf/, [ʔanf]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Noun

أنف • (ʔanf) m (plural أنوف‎ (ʔunūf))

1. nose

   Synonym: منخار‎ (munḵār)