نافع
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of نَفَعَ (nafaʕa, “to be useful, to benefit”), from the root ن ف ع (n-f-ʕ).
Adjective
نَافِع • (nāfiʕ) (feminine نَافِعَة (nāfiʕa), masculine plural نَافِعُون (nāfiʕūn), feminine plural نَافِعَات (nāfiʕāt) or نَوَافِع (nawāfiʕ), elative أَنْفَع (ʔanfaʕ))
Declension
Declension of adjective نَافِع (nāfiʕ)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِع nāfiʕ |
النَّافِع an-nāfiʕ |
نَافِعَة nāfiʕa |
النَّافِعَة an-nāfiʕa |
Nominative | نَافِعٌ nāfiʕun |
النَّافِعُ an-nāfiʕu |
نَافِعَةٌ nāfiʕatun |
النَّافِعَةُ an-nāfiʕatu |
Accusative | نَافِعًا nāfiʕan |
النَّافِعَ an-nāfiʕa |
نَافِعَةً nāfiʕatan |
النَّافِعَةَ an-nāfiʕata |
Genitive | نَافِعٍ nāfiʕin |
النَّافِعِ an-nāfiʕi |
نَافِعَةٍ nāfiʕatin |
النَّافِعَةِ an-nāfiʕati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِعَيْن nāfiʕayn |
النَّافِعَيْن an-nāfiʕayn |
نَافِعَتَيْن nāfiʕatayn |
النَّافِعَتَيْن an-nāfiʕatayn |
Nominative | نَافِعَانِ nāfiʕāni |
النَّافِعَانِ an-nāfiʕāni |
نَافِعَتَانِ nāfiʕatāni |
النَّافِعَتَانِ an-nāfiʕatāni |
Accusative | نَافِعَيْنِ nāfiʕayni |
النَّافِعَيْنِ an-nāfiʕayni |
نَافِعَتَيْنِ nāfiʕatayni |
النَّافِعَتَيْنِ an-nāfiʕatayni |
Genitive | نَافِعَيْنِ nāfiʕayni |
النَّافِعَيْنِ an-nāfiʕayni |
نَافِعَتَيْنِ nāfiʕatayni |
النَّافِعَتَيْنِ an-nāfiʕatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِعِين nāfiʕīn |
النَّافِعِين an-nāfiʕīn |
نَافِعَات; نَوَافِع nāfiʕāt; nawāfiʕ |
النَّافِعَات; النَّوَافِع an-nāfiʕāt; an-nawāfiʕ |
Nominative | نَافِعُونَ nāfiʕūna |
النَّافِعُونَ an-nāfiʕūna |
نَافِعَاتٌ; نَوَافِعُ nāfiʕātun; nawāfiʕu |
النَّافِعَاتُ; النَّوَافِعُ an-nāfiʕātu; an-nawāfiʕu |
Accusative | نَافِعِينَ nāfiʕīna |
النَّافِعِينَ an-nāfiʕīna |
نَافِعَاتٍ; نَوَافِعَ nāfiʕātin; nawāfiʕa |
النَّافِعَاتِ; النَّوَافِعَ an-nāfiʕāti; an-nawāfiʕa |
Genitive | نَافِعِينَ nāfiʕīna |
النَّافِعِينَ an-nāfiʕīna |
نَافِعَاتٍ; نَوَافِعَ nāfiʕātin; nawāfiʕa |
النَّافِعَاتِ; النَّوَافِعِ an-nāfiʕāti; an-nawāfiʕi |
Synonyms
- مُفِيد (mufīd)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- رُبَّ ضَارَّةٍ نَافِعَةٌ (rubba ḍārratin nāfiʕatun, proverb)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نفع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Categories:
- Arabic participles
- Arabic active participles
- Arabic terms derived from active participles
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ن ف ع
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic adjectives
- Arabic adjectives with basic triptote singular
- Arabic adjectives with triptote singular in -a
- Arabic adjectives with sound masculine plural
- Arabic adjectives with sound feminine plural
- Arabic adjectives with broken plural
- Arabic adjectives with basic diptote broken plural