نيف

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ن و ف (n-w-f).

Verb[edit]

نَيَّفَ (nayyafa) II, non-past يُنَيِّفُ‎ (yunayyifu)

  1. to exceed, to surpass, to go over, to overreach

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

نَيِّف (nayyifm

  1. excess, surplus

Declension[edit]

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf), through the diminutive أُنَيْف (ʔunayf).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

نيف (nīf or nayfm (plural نيوف (nyūf) or نيوفة (nyūfa), diminutive نويف (nwayyaf))

  1. (anatomy) nose