نفط

See also: نقط

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic נִיפְטָא (nip̄ṭā) / נַפְטָא (nap̄ṭā) / ܢܷܦܛܳܐ (nep̄ṭā) / ܢܱܦܛܳܐ (nap̄ṭā), from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/⁠napṭu⁠/, “petroleum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naftˤ/, /niftˤ/

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Noun

نِفْط or نَفْط • (nifṭ or nafṭ) m (plural نُفُوط (nufūṭ) or أَنْفَاط (ʔanfāṭ))

1. (uncountable) oil, petroleum, naphtha
2. (uncountable, dated) turpentine
3. (uncountable and countable, obsolete) a flammable mix used in war such as Greek fire
4. (countable, obsolete) a kind of cannon that projects such substance, lombard

Declension

Declension of noun نِفْط (nifṭ)‎; نَفْط (nafṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ	النِّفْط‎; النَّفْط an-nifṭ‎; an-nafṭ	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ
Nominative	نِفْطٌ‎; نَفْطٌ nifṭun‎; nafṭun	النِّفْطُ‎; النَّفْطُ an-nifṭu‎; an-nafṭu	نِفْطُ‎; نَفْطُ nifṭu‎; nafṭu
Accusative	نِفْطًا‎; نَفْطًا nifṭan‎; nafṭan	النِّفْطَ‎; النَّفْطَ an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa	نِفْطَ‎; نَفْطَ nifṭa‎; nafṭa
Genitive	نِفْطٍ‎; نَفْطٍ nifṭin‎; nafṭin	النِّفْطِ‎; النَّفْطِ an-nifṭi‎; an-nafṭi	نِفْطِ‎; نَفْطِ nifṭi‎; nafṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَيْن‎; نَفْطَيْن nifṭayn‎; nafṭayn	النِّفْطَيْن‎; النَّفْطَيْن an-nifṭayn‎; an-nafṭayn	نِفْطَيْ‎; نَفْطَيْ nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Nominative	نِفْطَانِ‎; نَفْطَانِ nifṭāni‎; nafṭāni	النِّفْطَانِ‎; النَّفْطَانِ an-nifṭāni‎; an-nafṭāni	نِفْطَا‎; نَفْطَا nifṭā‎; nafṭā
Accusative	نِفْطَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَيْنِ nifṭayni‎; nafṭayni	النِّفْطَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَيْنِ an-nifṭayni‎; an-nafṭayni	نِفْطَيْ‎; نَفْطَيْ nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Genitive	نِفْطَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَيْنِ nifṭayni‎; nafṭayni	النِّفْطَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَيْنِ an-nifṭayni‎; an-nafṭayni	نِفْطَيْ‎; نَفْطَيْ nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُفُوط‎; أَنْفَاط nufūṭ‎; ʔanfāṭ	النُّفُوط‎; الْأَنْفَاط an-nufūṭ‎; al-ʔanfāṭ	نُفُوط‎; أَنْفَاط nufūṭ‎; ʔanfāṭ
Nominative	نُفُوطٌ‎; أَنْفَاطٌ nufūṭun‎; ʔanfāṭun	النُّفُوطُ‎; الْأَنْفَاطُ an-nufūṭu‎; al-ʔanfāṭu	نُفُوطُ‎; أَنْفَاطُ nufūṭu‎; ʔanfāṭu
Accusative	نُفُوطًا‎; أَنْفَاطًا nufūṭan‎; ʔanfāṭan	النُّفُوطَ‎; الْأَنْفَاطَ an-nufūṭa‎; al-ʔanfāṭa	نُفُوطَ‎; أَنْفَاطَ nufūṭa‎; ʔanfāṭa
Genitive	نُفُوطٍ‎; أَنْفَاطٍ nufūṭin‎; ʔanfāṭin	النُّفُوطِ‎; الْأَنْفَاطِ an-nufūṭi‎; al-ʔanfāṭi	نُفُوطِ‎; أَنْفَاطِ nufūṭi‎; ʔanfāṭi

Noun

نِفْط or نَفْط • (nifṭ or nafṭ) m (collective, singulative نِفْطَة f (nifṭa) or نَفْطَة (nafṭa))

1. blisters, blebs, pustules
2. (obsolete) matchsticks

Declension

Declension of noun نِفْط (nifṭ)‎; نَفْط (nafṭ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ	النِّفْط‎; النَّفْط an-nifṭ‎; an-nafṭ	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ
Nominative	نِفْطٌ‎; نَفْطٌ nifṭun‎; nafṭun	النِّفْطُ‎; النَّفْطُ an-nifṭu‎; an-nafṭu	نِفْطُ‎; نَفْطُ nifṭu‎; nafṭu
Accusative	نِفْطًا‎; نَفْطًا nifṭan‎; nafṭan	النِّفْطَ‎; النَّفْطَ an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa	نِفْطَ‎; نَفْطَ nifṭa‎; nafṭa
Genitive	نِفْطٍ‎; نَفْطٍ nifṭin‎; nafṭin	النِّفْطِ‎; النَّفْطِ an-nifṭi‎; an-nafṭi	نِفْطِ‎; نَفْطِ nifṭi‎; nafṭi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَة‎; نَفْطَة nifṭa‎; nafṭa	النِّفْطَة‎; النَّفْطَة an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa	نِفْطَة‎; نَفْطَة nifṭat‎; nafṭat
Nominative	نِفْطَةٌ‎; نَفْطَةٌ nifṭatun‎; nafṭatun	النِّفْطَةُ‎; النَّفْطَةُ an-nifṭatu‎; an-nafṭatu	نِفْطَةُ‎; نَفْطَةُ nifṭatu‎; nafṭatu
Accusative	نِفْطَةً‎; نَفْطَةً nifṭatan‎; nafṭatan	النِّفْطَةَ‎; النَّفْطَةَ an-nifṭata‎; an-nafṭata	نِفْطَةَ‎; نَفْطَةَ nifṭata‎; nafṭata
Genitive	نِفْطَةٍ‎; نَفْطَةٍ nifṭatin‎; nafṭatin	النِّفْطَةِ‎; النَّفْطَةِ an-nifṭati‎; an-nafṭati	نِفْطَةِ‎; نَفْطَةِ nifṭati‎; nafṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَتَيْن‎; نَفْطَتَيْن nifṭatayn‎; nafṭatayn	النِّفْطَتَيْن‎; النَّفْطَتَيْن an-nifṭatayn‎; an-nafṭatayn	نِفْطَتَيْ‎; نَفْطَتَيْ nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Nominative	نِفْطَتَانِ‎; نَفْطَتَانِ nifṭatāni‎; nafṭatāni	النِّفْطَتَانِ‎; النَّفْطَتَانِ an-nifṭatāni‎; an-nafṭatāni	نِفْطَتَا‎; نَفْطَتَا nifṭatā‎; nafṭatā
Accusative	نِفْطَتَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَتَيْنِ nifṭatayni‎; nafṭatayni	النِّفْطَتَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَتَيْنِ an-nifṭatayni‎; an-nafṭatayni	نِفْطَتَيْ‎; نَفْطَتَيْ nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Genitive	نِفْطَتَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَتَيْنِ nifṭatayni‎; nafṭatayni	النِّفْطَتَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَتَيْنِ an-nifṭatayni‎; an-nafṭatayni	نِفْطَتَيْ‎; نَفْطَتَيْ nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَات‎; نَفْطَات nifṭāt‎; nafṭāt	النِّفْطَات‎; النَّفْطَات an-nifṭāt‎; an-nafṭāt	نِفْطَات‎; نَفْطَات nifṭāt‎; nafṭāt
Nominative	نِفْطَاتٌ‎; نَفْطَاتٌ nifṭātun‎; nafṭātun	النِّفْطَاتُ‎; النَّفْطَاتُ an-nifṭātu‎; an-nafṭātu	نِفْطَاتُ‎; نَفْطَاتُ nifṭātu‎; nafṭātu
Accusative	نِفْطَاتٍ‎; نَفْطَاتٍ nifṭātin‎; nafṭātin	النِّفْطَاتِ‎; النَّفْطَاتِ an-nifṭāti‎; an-nafṭāti	نِفْطَاتِ‎; نَفْطَاتِ nifṭāti‎; nafṭāti
Genitive	نِفْطَاتٍ‎; نَفْطَاتٍ nifṭātin‎; nafṭātin	النِّفْطَاتِ‎; النَّفْطَاتِ an-nifṭāti‎; an-nafṭāti	نِفْطَاتِ‎; نَفْطَاتِ nifṭāti‎; nafṭāti

Derived terms

• نَفْطِيّ (nafṭiyy, relative adjective)
• نَفِيط (nafīṭ, “pustulose”)
• نَفَّاطَة (naffāṭa, “a place where naphtha is extracted; a kind of lamp or the burning core therein; an instrument to throw Greek fire”)
• نَفَّاط (naffāṭ, “somebody in an army who throws Greek fire; torch-bearer”)
• نَفَّطَ (naffaṭa) and أَنْفَطَ (ʔanfaṭa, “to cause to be blistered”)
• نَفِطَ (nafiṭa, “to blister, to obtain pustules”)

Descendants

• → Amharic: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
• → Ge'ez: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
• → Harari: ንፍጢ (nəfṭi, “rifle”)
• → Tigrinya: ነፍጢ (näfṭi, “rifle”)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نفط”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 703b–784a
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نفط”, 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 316a
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “نفط”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[3] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1314a
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “نفط”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2833a
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نفط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1157