نف

See also: نق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

نَفَّ • (naffa) I (non-past يَنِفُّ (yaniffu), verbal noun نَفّ (naff))

1. to blow one's nose
2. to snuff
3. to sift (flour)
4. to sow (land)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نَفَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun نَفّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَفّ naff
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَافّ nāff
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْفُوف manfūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَفَفْتُ nafaftu	نَفَفْتَ nafafta	نَفَّ naffa		نَفَفْتُمَا nafaftumā	نَفَّا naffā		نَفَفْنَا nafafnā	نَفَفْتُمْ nafaftum	نَفُّوا naffū
	f		نَفَفْتِ nafafti	نَفَّتْ naffat			نَفَّتَا naffatā			نَفَفْتُنَّ nafaftunna	نَفَفْنَ nafafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنِفُّ ʔaniffu	تَنِفُّ taniffu	يَنِفُّ yaniffu		تَنِفَّانِ taniffāni	يَنِفَّانِ yaniffāni		نَنِفُّ naniffu	تَنِفُّونَ taniffūna	يَنِفُّونَ yaniffūna
	f		تَنِفِّينَ taniffīna	تَنِفُّ taniffu			تَنِفَّانِ taniffāni			تَنْفِفْنَ tanfifna	يَنْفِفْنَ yanfifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنِفَّ ʔaniffa	تَنِفَّ taniffa	يَنِفَّ yaniffa		تَنِفَّا taniffā	يَنِفَّا yaniffā		نَنِفَّ naniffa	تَنِفُّوا taniffū	يَنِفُّوا yaniffū
	f		تَنِفِّي taniffī	تَنِفَّ taniffa			تَنِفَّا taniffā			تَنْفِفْنَ tanfifna	يَنْفِفْنَ yanfifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنِفَّ, أَنِفِّ, أَنْفِفْ ʔaniffa, ʔaniffi, ʔanfif	تَنِفَّ, تَنِفِّ, تَنْفِفْ taniffa, taniffi, tanfif	يَنِفَّ, يَنِفِّ, يَنْفِفْ yaniffa, yaniffi, yanfif		تَنِفَّا taniffā	يَنِفَّا yaniffā		نَنِفَّ, نَنِفِّ, نَنْفِفْ naniffa, naniffi, nanfif	تَنِفُّوا taniffū	يَنِفُّوا yaniffū
	f		تَنِفِّي taniffī	تَنِفَّ, تَنِفِّ, تَنْفِفْ taniffa, taniffi, tanfif			تَنِفَّا taniffā			تَنْفِفْنَ tanfifna	يَنْفِفْنَ yanfifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نِفَّ, نِفِّ, اِنْفِفْ niffa, niffi, infif			نِفَّا niffā				نِفُّوا niffū
	f		نِفِّي niffī							اِنْفِفْنَ infifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُفِفْتُ nufiftu	نُفِفْتَ nufifta	نُفَّ nuffa		نُفِفْتُمَا nufiftumā	نُفَّا nuffā		نُفِفْنَا nufifnā	نُفِفْتُمْ nufiftum	نُفُّوا nuffū
	f		نُفِفْتِ nufifti	نُفَّتْ nuffat			نُفَّتَا nuffatā			نُفِفْتُنَّ nufiftunna	نُفِفْنَ nufifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفُّ ʔunaffu	تُنَفُّ tunaffu	يُنَفُّ yunaffu		تُنَفَّانِ tunaffāni	يُنَفَّانِ yunaffāni		نُنَفُّ nunaffu	تُنَفُّونَ tunaffūna	يُنَفُّونَ yunaffūna
	f		تُنَفِّينَ tunaffīna	تُنَفُّ tunaffu			تُنَفَّانِ tunaffāni			تُنْفَفْنَ tunfafna	يُنْفَفْنَ yunfafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفَّ ʔunaffa	تُنَفَّ tunaffa	يُنَفَّ yunaffa		تُنَفَّا tunaffā	يُنَفَّا yunaffā		نُنَفَّ nunaffa	تُنَفُّوا tunaffū	يُنَفُّوا yunaffū
	f		تُنَفِّي tunaffī	تُنَفَّ tunaffa			تُنَفَّا tunaffā			تُنْفَفْنَ tunfafna	يُنْفَفْنَ yunfafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفَّ, أُنَفِّ, أُنْفَفْ ʔunaffa, ʔunaffi, ʔunfaf	تُنَفَّ, تُنَفِّ, تُنْفَفْ tunaffa, tunaffi, tunfaf	يُنَفَّ, يُنَفِّ, يُنْفَفْ yunaffa, yunaffi, yunfaf		تُنَفَّا tunaffā	يُنَفَّا yunaffā		نُنَفَّ, نُنَفِّ, نُنْفَفْ nunaffa, nunaffi, nunfaf	تُنَفُّوا tunaffū	يُنَفُّوا yunaffū
	f		تُنَفِّي tunaffī	تُنَفَّ, تُنَفِّ, تُنْفَفْ tunaffa, tunaffi, tunfaf			تُنَفَّا tunaffā			تُنْفَفْنَ tunfafna	يُنْفَفْنَ yunfafna

Etymology 2

Verb

نَفِ • (nafi) (form I) /na.fi/

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَفَى (wafā)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ف ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَفَّ (naffa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naff/, [naf]

Verb

نف • (naff) I (non-past يِنِف (yiniff))

1. to blow one's nose

Conjugation

Conjugation of نف

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نفّيت (naffēt)	نفّيت (naffēt)	نفّ (naff)		نفّينا (naffēna)	نفّيتوا (naffētu)	نفّوا (naffu)
	f		نفّيتي (naffēti)	نفّت (naffat)
non-past	m	أنفّ (ʔaniff)	تنفّ (tiniff)	ينفّ (yiniff)		ننفّ (niniff)	تنفّوا (tiniffu)	ينفّوا (yiniffu)
	f		تنفّي (tiniffi)	تنفّ (tiniff)
imperative	m		نفّ (niff)				نفّوا (niffu)
	f		نفّي (niffi)

Related terms

• نَغَّف (naḡḡaf, “to nose-pick”)