نفع

See also: نقع

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ف ع (n-f-ʕ)

Verb

نَفَعَ • (nafaʕa) I, non-past يَنْفَعُ‎ (yanfaʕu)

1. to profit, to benefit

   Antonym: ضَرَّ (ḍarra)

   1. to be conducive to health
   2. to be effective as an antidote

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَفَعَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun نَفْع)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَفْع nafʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَافِع nāfiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْفُوع manfūʕ
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	نَفَعْتُ nafaʕtu	نَفَعْتَ nafaʕta	نَفَعَ nafaʕa		نَفَعْتُمَا nafaʕtumā	نَفَعَا nafaʕā		نَفَعْنَا nafaʕnā	نَفَعْتُمْ nafaʕtum	نَفَعُوا nafaʕū
	f		نَفَعْتِ nafaʕti	نَفَعَتْ nafaʕat			نَفَعَتَا nafaʕatā			نَفَعْتُنَّ nafaʕtunna	نَفَعْنَ nafaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْفَعُ ʔanfaʕu	تَنْفَعُ tanfaʕu	يَنْفَعُ yanfaʕu		تَنْفَعَانِ tanfaʕāni	يَنْفَعَانِ yanfaʕāni		نَنْفَعُ nanfaʕu	تَنْفَعُونَ tanfaʕūna	يَنْفَعُونَ yanfaʕūna
	f		تَنْفَعِينَ tanfaʕīna	تَنْفَعُ tanfaʕu			تَنْفَعَانِ tanfaʕāni			تَنْفَعْنَ tanfaʕna	يَنْفَعْنَ yanfaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْفَعَ ʔanfaʕa	تَنْفَعَ tanfaʕa	يَنْفَعَ yanfaʕa		تَنْفَعَا tanfaʕā	يَنْفَعَا yanfaʕā		نَنْفَعَ nanfaʕa	تَنْفَعُوا tanfaʕū	يَنْفَعُوا yanfaʕū
	f		تَنْفَعِي tanfaʕī	تَنْفَعَ tanfaʕa			تَنْفَعَا tanfaʕā			تَنْفَعْنَ tanfaʕna	يَنْفَعْنَ yanfaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْفَعْ ʔanfaʕ	تَنْفَعْ tanfaʕ	يَنْفَعْ yanfaʕ		تَنْفَعَا tanfaʕā	يَنْفَعَا yanfaʕā		نَنْفَعْ nanfaʕ	تَنْفَعُوا tanfaʕū	يَنْفَعُوا yanfaʕū
	f		تَنْفَعِي tanfaʕī	تَنْفَعْ tanfaʕ			تَنْفَعَا tanfaʕā			تَنْفَعْنَ tanfaʕna	يَنْفَعْنَ yanfaʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْفَعْ infaʕ			اِنْفَعَا infaʕā				اِنْفَعُوا infaʕū
	f		اِنْفَعِي infaʕī							اِنْفَعْنَ infaʕna
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	نُفِعْتُ nufiʕtu	نُفِعْتَ nufiʕta	نُفِعَ nufiʕa		نُفِعْتُمَا nufiʕtumā	نُفِعَا nufiʕā		نُفِعْنَا nufiʕnā	نُفِعْتُمْ nufiʕtum	نُفِعُوا nufiʕū
	f		نُفِعْتِ nufiʕti	نُفِعَتْ nufiʕat			نُفِعَتَا nufiʕatā			نُفِعْتُنَّ nufiʕtunna	نُفِعْنَ nufiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْفَعُ ʔunfaʕu	تُنْفَعُ tunfaʕu	يُنْفَعُ yunfaʕu		تُنْفَعَانِ tunfaʕāni	يُنْفَعَانِ yunfaʕāni		نُنْفَعُ nunfaʕu	تُنْفَعُونَ tunfaʕūna	يُنْفَعُونَ yunfaʕūna
	f		تُنْفَعِينَ tunfaʕīna	تُنْفَعُ tunfaʕu			تُنْفَعَانِ tunfaʕāni			تُنْفَعْنَ tunfaʕna	يُنْفَعْنَ yunfaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْفَعَ ʔunfaʕa	تُنْفَعَ tunfaʕa	يُنْفَعَ yunfaʕa		تُنْفَعَا tunfaʕā	يُنْفَعَا yunfaʕā		نُنْفَعَ nunfaʕa	تُنْفَعُوا tunfaʕū	يُنْفَعُوا yunfaʕū
	f		تُنْفَعِي tunfaʕī	تُنْفَعَ tunfaʕa			تُنْفَعَا tunfaʕā			تُنْفَعْنَ tunfaʕna	يُنْفَعْنَ yunfaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْفَعْ ʔunfaʕ	تُنْفَعْ tunfaʕ	يُنْفَعْ yunfaʕ		تُنْفَعَا tunfaʕā	يُنْفَعَا yunfaʕā		نُنْفَعْ nunfaʕ	تُنْفَعُوا tunfaʕū	يُنْفَعُوا yunfaʕū
	f		تُنْفَعِي tunfaʕī	تُنْفَعْ tunfaʕ			تُنْفَعَا tunfaʕā			تُنْفَعْنَ tunfaʕna	يُنْفَعْنَ yunfaʕna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نفع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Verb

نَفَّعَ • (naffaʕa) II, non-past يُنَفِّعُ‎ (yunaffiʕu)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَفَّعَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْفِيع tanfīʕ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَفِّع munaffiʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَفَّع munaffaʕ
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	نَفَّعْتُ naffaʕtu	نَفَّعْتَ naffaʕta	نَفَّعَ naffaʕa		نَفَّعْتُمَا naffaʕtumā	نَفَّعَا naffaʕā		نَفَّعْنَا naffaʕnā	نَفَّعْتُمْ naffaʕtum	نَفَّعُوا naffaʕū
	f		نَفَّعْتِ naffaʕti	نَفَّعَتْ naffaʕat			نَفَّعَتَا naffaʕatā			نَفَّعْتُنَّ naffaʕtunna	نَفَّعْنَ naffaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفِّعُ ʔunaffiʕu	تُنَفِّعُ tunaffiʕu	يُنَفِّعُ yunaffiʕu		تُنَفِّعَانِ tunaffiʕāni	يُنَفِّعَانِ yunaffiʕāni		نُنَفِّعُ nunaffiʕu	تُنَفِّعُونَ tunaffiʕūna	يُنَفِّعُونَ yunaffiʕūna
	f		تُنَفِّعِينَ tunaffiʕīna	تُنَفِّعُ tunaffiʕu			تُنَفِّعَانِ tunaffiʕāni			تُنَفِّعْنَ tunaffiʕna	يُنَفِّعْنَ yunaffiʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفِّعَ ʔunaffiʕa	تُنَفِّعَ tunaffiʕa	يُنَفِّعَ yunaffiʕa		تُنَفِّعَا tunaffiʕā	يُنَفِّعَا yunaffiʕā		نُنَفِّعَ nunaffiʕa	تُنَفِّعُوا tunaffiʕū	يُنَفِّعُوا yunaffiʕū
	f		تُنَفِّعِي tunaffiʕī	تُنَفِّعَ tunaffiʕa			تُنَفِّعَا tunaffiʕā			تُنَفِّعْنَ tunaffiʕna	يُنَفِّعْنَ yunaffiʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفِّعْ ʔunaffiʕ	تُنَفِّعْ tunaffiʕ	يُنَفِّعْ yunaffiʕ		تُنَفِّعَا tunaffiʕā	يُنَفِّعَا yunaffiʕā		نُنَفِّعْ nunaffiʕ	تُنَفِّعُوا tunaffiʕū	يُنَفِّعُوا yunaffiʕū
	f		تُنَفِّعِي tunaffiʕī	تُنَفِّعْ tunaffiʕ			تُنَفِّعَا tunaffiʕā			تُنَفِّعْنَ tunaffiʕna	يُنَفِّعْنَ yunaffiʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَفِّعْ naffiʕ			نَفِّعَا naffiʕā				نَفِّعُوا naffiʕū
	f		نَفِّعِي naffiʕī							نَفِّعْنَ naffiʕna
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	نُفِّعْتُ nuffiʕtu	نُفِّعْتَ nuffiʕta	نُفِّعَ nuffiʕa		نُفِّعْتُمَا nuffiʕtumā	نُفِّعَا nuffiʕā		نُفِّعْنَا nuffiʕnā	نُفِّعْتُمْ nuffiʕtum	نُفِّعُوا nuffiʕū
	f		نُفِّعْتِ nuffiʕti	نُفِّعَتْ nuffiʕat			نُفِّعَتَا nuffiʕatā			نُفِّعْتُنَّ nuffiʕtunna	نُفِّعْنَ nuffiʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفَّعُ ʔunaffaʕu	تُنَفَّعُ tunaffaʕu	يُنَفَّعُ yunaffaʕu		تُنَفَّعَانِ tunaffaʕāni	يُنَفَّعَانِ yunaffaʕāni		نُنَفَّعُ nunaffaʕu	تُنَفَّعُونَ tunaffaʕūna	يُنَفَّعُونَ yunaffaʕūna
	f		تُنَفَّعِينَ tunaffaʕīna	تُنَفَّعُ tunaffaʕu			تُنَفَّعَانِ tunaffaʕāni			تُنَفَّعْنَ tunaffaʕna	يُنَفَّعْنَ yunaffaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفَّعَ ʔunaffaʕa	تُنَفَّعَ tunaffaʕa	يُنَفَّعَ yunaffaʕa		تُنَفَّعَا tunaffaʕā	يُنَفَّعَا yunaffaʕā		نُنَفَّعَ nunaffaʕa	تُنَفَّعُوا tunaffaʕū	يُنَفَّعُوا yunaffaʕū
	f		تُنَفَّعِي tunaffaʕī	تُنَفَّعَ tunaffaʕa			تُنَفَّعَا tunaffaʕā			تُنَفَّعْنَ tunaffaʕna	يُنَفَّعْنَ yunaffaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفَّعْ ʔunaffaʕ	تُنَفَّعْ tunaffaʕ	يُنَفَّعْ yunaffaʕ		تُنَفَّعَا tunaffaʕā	يُنَفَّعَا yunaffaʕā		نُنَفَّعْ nunaffaʕ	تُنَفَّعُوا tunaffaʕū	يُنَفَّعُوا yunaffaʕū
	f		تُنَفَّعِي tunaffaʕī	تُنَفَّعْ tunaffaʕ			تُنَفَّعَا tunaffaʕā			تُنَفَّعْنَ tunaffaʕna	يُنَفَّعْنَ yunaffaʕna

Noun

نَفْع • (nafʕ) m (uncountable)

1. verbal noun of نَفَعَ (nafaʕa) (form I)
2. benefit, usefulness

Declension

Declension of noun نَفْع (nafʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفْع nafʕ	النَّفْع an-nafʕ	نَفْع nafʕ
Nominative	نَفْعٌ nafʕun	النَّفْعُ an-nafʕu	نَفْعُ nafʕu
Accusative	نَفْعًا nafʕan	النَّفْعَ an-nafʕa	نَفْعَ nafʕa
Genitive	نَفْعٍ nafʕin	النَّفْعِ an-nafʕi	نَفْعِ nafʕi

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَفَعَ (nafaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nfaʕ/

Verb

نفع • (nfaʕ) (non-past ينفع (yinfaʕ))

1. to benefit

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَفْع (nafʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nfaʕ/

Noun

نفع • (nfaʕ) m

1. usefulness

   Synonym: فايدة

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Persian

Noun

نفع • (naf')

1. gain, advantage

Synonyms

• بهره, سود, فایده

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نفع”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press