نفع

See also: نقع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ف ع (n-f-ʕ).

Verb

1. to profit, to benefit

   Antonym: ضَرَّ (ḍarra)

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

Conjugation

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), verbal noun تَنْفِيع (tanfīʕ))

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Noun

نَفْع • (nafʕ) m (uncountable)

1. verbal noun of نَفَعَ (nafaʕa) (form I)
2. benefit, usefulness
   • a. 965 CE Al-Mutanabbi

     وَمِنَ الْعَدَاوَةِ مَا يَنَالُكَ نَفْعُهُ / وَمِنَ الصَّدَاقَةِ مَا يَضُرُّ وَيُؤْلِمُ

     wamina l-ʕadāwati mā yanāluka nafʕuhu / wamina ṣ-ṣadāqati mā yaḍurru wayuʔlimu

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

Root
ن ف ع
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَفَعَ (nafaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nfaʕ/

Verb

نفع • (nfaʕ) I (non-past ينفع (yinfaʕ))

1. to benefit

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَفْع (nafʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nfaʕ/

Noun

نفع • (nfaʕ) m

1. usefulness

   Synonym: فايدة (fāyda)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَفْع (nafʕ).

Noun

نفع • (naf')

1. gain, advantage

   Synonyms: بهره (bahre), سود (sud)

References

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

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ف ع
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَفَعَ (nafaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.faʕ/, [ˈna.faʕ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

نفع • (nafaʕ) I (present بنفع (binfaʕ))

1. to be beneficial, to be useful
2. to be suitable, to be fitting
3. (by extension) can, may

   Synonyms: ممكن (mumken), زبط (ẓabaṭ)

   عندك فكرة وين في رام الله بنفع أنام، أنا وتنين صحابي؟

   ʕindak fikra wēn fi rām allah binfaʕ ʔanām, ʔana w-tnēn ṣḥābi

   Do you have any idea where in Ramallah I can sleep, me and my two friends?

   بتوقّع بنفع نلتقي السبت بكل الأحوال.

   batwaʔʔaʕ binfaʕ niltʔi is-sabt bi-kul il-ʔaḥwāl

   I expect we can meet on Saturday in any case.

Conjugation

Conjugation of نفع (nafaʕ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نفعت (nafaʕt)	نفعت (nafaʕt)	نفع (nafaʕ)		نفعنا (nafaʕna)	نفعتو (nafaʕtu)	نفعو (nafaʕu)
	f		نفعتي (nafaʕti)	نفعت (nafʕat)
present	m	بنفع (banfaʕ)	بتنفع (btinfaʕ)	بنفع (binfaʕ)		مننفع (mninfaʕ)	بتنفعو (btinfaʕu)	بنفعو (binfaʕu)
	f		بتنفعي (btinfaʕi)	بتنفع (btinfaʕ)
subjunctive	m	أنفع (ʔanfaʕ)	تنفع (tinfaʕ)	ينفع (yinfaʕ)		ننفع (ninfaʕ)	تنفعو (tinfaʕu)	ينفعو (yinfaʕu)
	f		تنفعي (tinfaʕi)	تنفع (tinfaʕ)
imperative	m		انفع (infaʕ)				انفعو (infaʕu)
	f		انفعي (infaʕi)