نفس
See also: نقس
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ن ف س (n-f-s).
Verb
نَفُسَ • (nafusa) I, non-past يَنْفُسُ (yanfusu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
نَفُسَ
(form-I sound, verbal nouns نَفَس or نِفَاس or نَفَاسَة)verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
nafas or nifās or nafāsa | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis | |||||||||||
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 | nafustu |
nafusta |
نَفُسَ nafusa |
nafustumā |
nafusā |
nafusnā |
nafustum |
nafusū | |||
f | nafusti |
nafusat |
nafusatā |
nafustunna |
nafusna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanfusu |
tanfusu |
yanfusu |
tanfusāni |
yanfusāni |
nanfusu |
tanfusūna |
yanfusūna | |||
f | tanfusīna |
tanfusu |
tanfusāni |
tanfusna |
yanfusna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanfusa |
tanfusa |
yanfusa |
tanfusā |
yanfusā |
nanfusa |
tanfusū |
yanfusū | |||
f | tanfusī |
tanfusa |
tanfusā |
tanfusna |
yanfusna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanfus |
tanfus |
yanfus |
tanfusā |
yanfusā |
nanfus |
tanfusū |
yanfusū | |||
f | tanfusī |
tanfus |
tanfusā |
tanfusna |
yanfusna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | unfus |
unfusā |
unfusū |
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f | unfusī |
unfusna |
Verb
نَفِسَ • (nafisa) I, non-past يَنْفَسُ (yanfasu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
نَفِسَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun نَفَس)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
نَفَس nafas | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis | |||||||||||
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 | nafistu |
nafista |
نَفِسَ nafisa |
nafistumā |
nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū | |||
f | nafisti |
nafisat |
nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
tanfasāni |
yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna | |||
f | tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
tanfasā |
yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfasa |
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
tanfasā |
yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfas |
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | infas |
infasā |
infasū |
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f | infasī |
infasna |
Verb
نَفِسَ • (nafisa) I, non-past يَنْفَسُ (yanfasu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
نَفِسَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun نَفَاسَة)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nafāsa | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
manfūs | |||||||||||
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 | nafistu |
nafista |
نَفِسَ nafisa |
nafistumā |
nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū | |||
f | nafisti |
nafisat |
nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
tanfasāni |
yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna | |||
f | tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
tanfasā |
yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfasa |
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
tanfasā |
yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfas |
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | infas |
infasā |
infasū |
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f | infasī |
infasna | ||||||||||
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 | nufistu |
nufista |
نُفِسَ nufisa |
nufistumā |
nufisā |
nufisnā |
nufistum |
nufisū | |||
f | nufisti |
nufisat |
nufisatā |
nufistunna |
nufisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunfasu |
tunfasu |
yunfasu |
tunfasāni |
yunfasāni |
nunfasu |
tunfasūna |
yunfasūna | |||
f | tunfasīna |
tunfasu |
tunfasāni |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunfasa |
tunfasa |
yunfasa |
tunfasā |
yunfasā |
nunfasa |
tunfasū |
yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfasa |
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunfas |
tunfas |
yunfas |
tunfasā |
yunfasā |
nunfas |
tunfasū |
yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfas |
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
Verb
نَفِسَ • (nafisa) I, non-past يَنْفَسُ (yanfasu)
نُفِسَ • (nufisa) I, non-past يُنْفَسُ (yunfasu)
- to be in childbed
Conjugation
Conjugation of
نَفِسَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun نِفَاس)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nifās | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāfis | |||||||||||
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 | nafistu |
nafista |
نَفِسَ nafisa |
nafistumā |
nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū | |||
f | nafisti |
nafisat |
nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
tanfasāni |
yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna | |||
f | tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
tanfasā |
yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfasa |
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
tanfasā |
yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfas |
tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | infas |
infasā |
infasū |
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f | infasī |
infasna |
Conjugation of
نُفِسَ
(form-I sound passive, verbal noun نِفَاس)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nifās | |||||||||||
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
manfūs | |||||||||||
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 | nufistu |
nufista |
نُفِسَ nufisa |
nufistumā |
nufisā |
nufisnā |
nufistum |
nufisū | |||
f | nufisti |
nufisat |
nufisatā |
nufistunna |
nufisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunfasu |
tunfasu |
yunfasu |
tunfasāni |
yunfasāni |
nunfasu |
tunfasūna |
yunfasūna | |||
f | tunfasīna |
tunfasu |
tunfasāni |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunfasa |
tunfasa |
yunfasa |
tunfasā |
yunfasā |
nunfasa |
tunfasū |
yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfasa |
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunfas |
tunfas |
yunfas |
tunfasā |
yunfasā |
nunfas |
tunfasū |
yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfas |
tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
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
Conjugation of
نَفَّسَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tanfīs | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
munaffis | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
munaffas | |||||||||||
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 | naffastu |
naffasta |
نَفَّسَ naffasa |
naffastumā |
naffasā |
naffasnā |
naffastum |
naffasū | |||
f | naffasti |
naffasat |
naffasatā |
naffastunna |
naffasna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunaffisu |
tunaffisu |
yunaffisu |
tunaffisāni |
yunaffisāni |
nunaffisu |
tunaffisūna |
yunaffisūna | |||
f | tunaffisīna |
tunaffisu |
tunaffisāni |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunaffisa |
tunaffisa |
yunaffisa |
tunaffisā |
yunaffisā |
nunaffisa |
tunaffisū |
yunaffisū | |||
f | tunaffisī |
tunaffisa |
tunaffisā |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunaffis |
tunaffis |
yunaffis |
tunaffisā |
yunaffisā |
nunaffis |
tunaffisū |
yunaffisū | |||
f | tunaffisī |
tunaffis |
tunaffisā |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | نَفِّسْ naffis |
naffisā |
naffisū |
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f | naffisī |
naffisna | ||||||||||
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 | nuffistu |
nuffista |
نُفِّسَ nuffisa |
nuffistumā |
nuffisā |
nuffisnā |
nuffistum |
nuffisū | |||
f | nuffisti |
nuffisat |
nuffisatā |
nuffistunna |
nuffisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunaffasu |
tunaffasu |
yunaffasu |
tunaffasāni |
yunaffasāni |
nunaffasu |
tunaffasūna |
yunaffasūna | |||
f | tunaffasīna |
tunaffasu |
tunaffasāni |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunaffasa |
tunaffasa |
yunaffasa |
tunaffasā |
yunaffasā |
nunaffasa |
tunaffasū |
yunaffasū | |||
f | tunaffasī |
tunaffasa |
tunaffasā |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunaffas |
tunaffas |
yunaffas |
tunaffasā |
yunaffasā |
nunaffas |
tunaffasū |
yunaffasū | |||
f | tunaffasī |
tunaffas |
tunaffasā |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *napš-.
Noun
نَفْس • (nafs) f (plural نُفُوس (nufūs) or أَنْفُس (ʔanfus))
- self
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʔanfus)) in idafa with an enclitic pronoun attached to it
- نَفْسُهُ ― nafsuhu ― himself
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʔanfus)) as reflexive
- قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ ― qatala nafsahu ― He killed himself. [reflexive]
- رَأَيْتُ نَفْسِي فِي ٱلْمِرْآةِ ― raʔaytu nafsī fī l-mirʔāti ― I saw myself in the mirror.
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʔanfus)) as emphatic Template:jump
- جَاءَنِي هُوَ نَفْسُهُ.
- jāʔanī huwa nafsuhu.
- He came to me himself or in person.
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʔanfus)) 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
- consciousness
- psyche, mind
- spirit, soul
- life, breath
- essence, nature
- inclination, appetite, proclivity
- personal identity
Inflection
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | نَفْسُ (nafsu) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | أَنْفُسُنَا (ʔanfusunā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسُكَ (nafsuka) | نَفْسُكِ (nafsuki) | أَنْفُسُكُمَا (ʔanfusukumā) | أَنْفُسُكُمْ (ʔanfusukum) | أَنْفُسُكُنَّ (ʔanfusukunna) |
Third person | نَفْسُهُ (nafsuhu) | نَفْسُهَا (nafsuhā) | أَنْفُسُهُمَا (ʔanfusuhumā) | أَنْفُسُهُمْ (ʔanfusuhum) | أَنْفُسُهُنَّ (ʔanfusuhunna) |
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | نَفْسَ (nafsa) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | أَنْفُسَنَا (ʔanfusanā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسَكَ (nafsaka) | نَفْسَكِ (nafsaki) | أَنْفُسَكُمَا (ʔanfusakumā) | أَنْفُسَكُمْ (ʔanfusakum) | أَنْفُسَكُنَّ (ʔanfusakunna) |
Third person | نَفْسَهُ (nafsahu) | نَفْسَهَا (nafsahā) | أَنْفُسَهُمَا (ʔanfusahumā) | أَنْفُسَهُمْ (ʔanfusahum) | أَنْفُسَهُنَّ (ʔanfusahunna) |
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | نَفْسِ (nafsi) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | أَنْفُسِنَا (ʔanfusinā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسِكَ (nafsika) | نَفْسِكِ (nafsiki) | أَنْفُسِكُمَا (ʔanfusikumā) | أَنْفُسِكُمْ (ʔanfusikum) | أَنْفُسِكُنَّ (ʔanfusikunna) |
Third person | نَفْسِهِ (nafsihi) | نَفْسِهَا (nafsihā) | أَنْفُسِهِمَا (ʔanfusihimā) | أَنْفُسِهِمْ (ʔanfusihim) | أَنْفُسِهِنَّ (ʔanfusihinna) |
Declension
Declension of noun نَفْس (nafs)
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; ʔanfus |
النُّفُوس; الْأَنْفُس an-nufūs; al-ʔanfus |
نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʔanfus |
Nominative | نُفُوسٌ; أَنْفُسٌ nufūsun; ʔanfusun |
النُّفُوسُ; الْأَنْفُسُ an-nufūsu; al-ʔanfusu |
نُفُوسُ; أَنْفُسُ nufūsu; ʔanfusu |
Accusative | نُفُوسًا; أَنْفُسًا nufūsan; ʔanfusan |
النُّفُوسَ; الْأَنْفُسَ an-nufūsa; al-ʔanfusa |
نُفُوسَ; أَنْفُسَ nufūsa; ʔanfusa |
Genitive | نُفُوسٍ; أَنْفُسٍ nufūsin; ʔanfusin |
النُّفُوسِ; الْأَنْفُسِ an-nufūsi; al-ʔanfusi |
نُفُوسِ; أَنْفُسِ nufūsi; ʔanfusi |
Synonyms
- Template:jump عَيْن (ʕayn)
Derived terms
- بِنَفْسِهِ (binafsihi, “himself, in person, personally”)
- مِنْ نَفْسِهِ (min nafsihi, “of his own accord”)
- نَفْسِيّ (nafsiyy)
- نَفْسِيَّة (nafsiyya)
- عِلْمُ ٱلنَّفْسِ (ʕilmu 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 (ʔanfus))
- living creature, living being, human being, person
Declension
Declension of noun نَفْس (nafs)
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; ʔanfus |
النُّفُوس; الْأَنْفُس an-nufūs; al-ʔanfus |
نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʔanfus |
Nominative | نُفُوسٌ; أَنْفُسٌ nufūsun; ʔanfusun |
النُّفُوسُ; الْأَنْفُسُ an-nufūsu; al-ʔanfusu |
نُفُوسُ; أَنْفُسُ nufūsu; ʔanfusu |
Accusative | نُفُوسًا; أَنْفُسًا nufūsan; ʔanfusan |
النُّفُوسَ; الْأَنْفُسَ an-nufūsa; al-ʔanfusa |
نُفُوسَ; أَنْفُسَ nufūsa; ʔanfusa |
Genitive | نُفُوسٍ; أَنْفُسٍ nufūsin; ʔanfusin |
النُّفُوسِ; الْأَنْفُسِ an-nufūsi; al-ʔanfusi |
نُفُوسِ; أَنْفُسِ nufūsi; ʔanfusi |
Noun
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نَفَس • (nafas) m (plural أَنْفَاس (ʔanfās))
- 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
Declension of noun نَفَس (nafas)
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 ʔanfās |
الْأَنْفَاس al-ʔanfās |
أَنْفَاس ʔanfās |
Nominative | أَنْفَاسٌ ʔanfāsun |
الْأَنْفَاسُ al-ʔanfāsu |
أَنْفَاسُ ʔanfāsu |
Accusative | أَنْفَاسًا ʔanfāsan |
الْأَنْفَاسَ al-ʔanfāsa |
أَنْفَاسَ ʔanfāsa |
Genitive | أَنْفَاسٍ ʔanfāsin |
الْأَنْفَاسِ al-ʔanfāsi |
أَنْفَاسِ ʔanfāsi |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: nəfəs
- → Baluchi: نپس (napas)
- → Indonesian: napas
- → Amahai: napas
- → Malay: nafas
- → Persian: نفس (nafas)
- → Turkish: nefes
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نفس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 700–701
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “نفس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 313
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نفس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 1155–1556
Persian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
نفس • (nafas) (plural نفسها (nafas-hâ) or انفاس (anfâs))
Derived terms
- نفس کشیدن (nafas kešidan)
Related terms
- تنفس (tanaffos)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
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