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 |
نَفُسْتُمَا nafustumā |
نَفُسَا nafusā |
nafusnā |
nafustum |
nafusū | |||
f | nafusti |
nafusat |
نَفُسَتَا nafusatā |
nafustunna |
nafusna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾanfusu |
tanfusu |
yanfusu |
تَنْفُسَانِ tanfusāni |
يَنْفُسَانِ yanfusāni |
nanfusu |
tanfusūna |
yanfusūna | |||
f | tanfusīna |
tanfusu |
تَنْفُسَانِ tanfusāni |
tanfusna |
yanfusna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾanfusa |
tanfusa |
yanfusa |
تَنْفُسَا tanfusā |
يَنْفُسَا yanfusā |
nanfusa |
tanfusū |
يَنْفُسُوا yanfusū | |||
f | tanfusī |
tanfusa |
تَنْفُسَا tanfusā |
tanfusna |
yanfusna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾanfus |
tanfus |
yanfus |
تَنْفُسَا tanfusā |
يَنْفُسَا yanfusā |
nanfus |
tanfusū |
يَنْفُسُوا yanfusū | |||
f | tanfusī |
tanfus |
تَنْفُسَا tanfusā |
tanfusna |
yanfusna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | unfus |
اُنْفُسَا unfusā |
اُنْفُسُوا 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 |
نَفِسْتُمَا nafistumā |
نَفِسَا nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū | |||
f | nafisti |
nafisat |
نَفِسَتَا nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ tanfasāni |
يَنْفَسَانِ yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna | |||
f | tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
يَنْفَسُوا yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
يَنْفَسُوا yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfas |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | infas |
اِنْفَسَا infasā |
اِنْفَسُوا infasū |
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f | infasī |
infasna |
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 |
مَنْفُوس 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 |
نَفِسْتُمَا nafistumā |
نَفِسَا nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū | |||
f | nafisti |
nafisat |
نَفِسَتَا nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ tanfasāni |
يَنْفَسَانِ yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna | |||
f | tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
يَنْفَسُوا yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
يَنْفَسُوا yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfas |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | infas |
اِنْفَسَا infasā |
اِنْفَسُوا 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 |
نُفِسْتُمَا nufistumā |
نُفِسَا nufisā |
nufisnā |
nufistum |
nufisū | |||
f | nufisti |
nufisat |
نُفِسَتَا nufisatā |
nufistunna |
nufisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾunfasu |
tunfasu |
yunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ tunfasāni |
يُنْفَسَانِ yunfasāni |
nunfasu |
tunfasūna |
yunfasūna | |||
f | tunfasīna |
tunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ tunfasāni |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾunfasa |
tunfasa |
yunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا yunfasā |
nunfasa |
tunfasū |
يُنْفَسُوا yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾunfas |
tunfas |
yunfas |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا yunfasā |
nunfas |
tunfasū |
يُنْفَسُوا yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfas |
تُنْفَسَا 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 |
نَفِسْتُمَا nafistumā |
نَفِسَا nafisā |
nafisnā |
nafistum |
nafisū | |||
f | nafisti |
nafisat |
نَفِسَتَا nafisatā |
nafistunna |
nafisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾanfasu |
tanfasu |
yanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ tanfasāni |
يَنْفَسَانِ yanfasāni |
nanfasu |
tanfasūna |
yanfasūna | |||
f | tanfasīna |
tanfasu |
تَنْفَسَانِ tanfasāni |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾanfasa |
tanfasa |
yanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا yanfasā |
nanfasa |
tanfasū |
يَنْفَسُوا yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfasa |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾanfas |
tanfas |
yanfas |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
يَنْفَسَا yanfasā |
nanfas |
tanfasū |
يَنْفَسُوا yanfasū | |||
f | tanfasī |
tanfas |
تَنْفَسَا tanfasā |
tanfasna |
yanfasna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | infas |
اِنْفَسَا infasā |
اِنْفَسُوا 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 |
مَنْفُوس 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 |
نُفِسْتُمَا nufistumā |
نُفِسَا nufisā |
nufisnā |
nufistum |
nufisū | |||
f | nufisti |
nufisat |
نُفِسَتَا nufisatā |
nufistunna |
nufisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾunfasu |
tunfasu |
yunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ tunfasāni |
يُنْفَسَانِ yunfasāni |
nunfasu |
tunfasūna |
yunfasūna | |||
f | tunfasīna |
tunfasu |
تُنْفَسَانِ tunfasāni |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾunfasa |
tunfasa |
yunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا yunfasā |
nunfasa |
tunfasū |
يُنْفَسُوا yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfasa |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾunfas |
tunfas |
yunfas |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
يُنْفَسَا yunfasā |
nunfas |
tunfasū |
يُنْفَسُوا yunfasū | |||
f | tunfasī |
tunfas |
تُنْفَسَا tunfasā |
tunfasna |
yunfasna |
Verb
نَفَّسَ • (naffasa) II, non-past يُنَفِّسُ (yunaffisu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
نَفَّسَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tanfīs | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُنَفِّس munaffis | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُنَفَّس 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 |
نَفَّسْتُمَا naffastumā |
نَفَّسَا naffasā |
naffasnā |
naffastum |
naffasū | |||
f | naffasti |
naffasat |
نَفَّسَتَا naffasatā |
naffastunna |
naffasna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾunaffisu |
tunaffisu |
yunaffisu |
تُنَفِّسَانِ tunaffisāni |
يُنَفِّسَانِ yunaffisāni |
nunaffisu |
tunaffisūna |
yunaffisūna | |||
f | tunaffisīna |
tunaffisu |
تُنَفِّسَانِ tunaffisāni |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾunaffisa |
tunaffisa |
yunaffisa |
تُنَفِّسَا tunaffisā |
يُنَفِّسَا yunaffisā |
nunaffisa |
tunaffisū |
يُنَفِّسُوا yunaffisū | |||
f | tunaffisī |
tunaffisa |
تُنَفِّسَا tunaffisā |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾunaffis |
tunaffis |
yunaffis |
تُنَفِّسَا tunaffisā |
يُنَفِّسَا yunaffisā |
nunaffis |
tunaffisū |
يُنَفِّسُوا yunaffisū | |||
f | tunaffisī |
tunaffis |
تُنَفِّسَا tunaffisā |
tunaffisna |
yunaffisna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | نَفِّسْ naffis |
نَفِّسَا 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 |
نُفِّسْتُمَا nuffistumā |
نُفِّسَا nuffisā |
nuffisnā |
nuffistum |
nuffisū | |||
f | nuffisti |
nuffisat |
نُفِّسَتَا nuffisatā |
nuffistunna |
nuffisna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m | ʾunaffasu |
tunaffasu |
yunaffasu |
تُنَفَّسَانِ tunaffasāni |
يُنَفَّسَانِ yunaffasāni |
nunaffasu |
tunaffasūna |
yunaffasūna | |||
f | tunaffasīna |
tunaffasu |
تُنَفَّسَانِ tunaffasāni |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʾunaffasa |
tunaffasa |
yunaffasa |
تُنَفَّسَا tunaffasā |
يُنَفَّسَا yunaffasā |
nunaffasa |
tunaffasū |
يُنَفَّسُوا yunaffasū | |||
f | tunaffasī |
tunaffasa |
تُنَفَّسَا tunaffasā |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʾunaffas |
tunaffas |
yunaffas |
تُنَفَّسَا tunaffasā |
يُنَفَّسَا yunaffasā |
nunaffas |
tunaffasū |
يُنَفَّسُوا yunaffasū | |||
f | tunaffasī |
tunaffas |
تُنَفَّسَا tunaffasā |
tunaffasna |
yunaffasna |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *napš-.
Noun
IPA(key): /nafs/
نَفْس • (nafs) f (plural نُفُوس (nufūs) or أَنْفُس (ʾanfus))
- self
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʾanfus)) in idafa with an enclitic pronoun attached to it
- نَفْسُهُ ― nafsuhu ― himself
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʾanfus)) as reflexive
- قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ ― qatala nafsahu ― He killed himself. [reflexive]
- رَأَيْتُ نَفْسِي فِي ٱلْمِرْآةِ ― raʾaytu nafsī fī l-mirʾāti ― I saw myself in the mirror.
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʾanfus)) as emphatic syn.
- جَاءَنِي هُوَ نَفْسُهُ.
- jāʾanī huwa nafsuhu.
- He came to me himself or in person.
- (plural أَنْفُس (ʾanfus)) 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
- فِي نَفْسِ ٱلْيَوْمِ، فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ نَفْسِهِ
- fī nafsi l-yawmi, fī l-yawmi nafsihi
- on the same day
- consciousness
- psyche, mind
- spirit, soul
- life, breath
- essence, nature
- inclination, appetite, proclivity
- personal identity
Inflection
Inflected forms
Base form | نَفْسُ (nafsu) | ||||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | أَنْفُسُنَا (ʾanfusunā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسُكَ (nafsuka) | نَفْسُكِ (nafsuki) | أَنْفُسُكُمَا (ʾanfusukumā) | أَنْفُسُكُمْ (ʾanfusukum) | أَنْفُسُكُنَّ (ʾanfusukunna) |
Third person | نَفْسُهُ (nafsuhu) | نَفْسُهَا (nafsuhā) | أَنْفُسُهُمَا (ʾanfusuhumā) | أَنْفُسُهُمْ (ʾanfusuhum) | أَنْفُسُهُنَّ (ʾanfusuhunna) |
Inflected forms
Base form | نَفْسَ (nafsa) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | أَنْفُسَنَا (ʾanfusanā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسَكَ (nafsaka) | نَفْسَكِ (nafsaki) | أَنْفُسَكُمَا (ʾanfusakumā) | أَنْفُسَكُمْ (ʾanfusakum) | أَنْفُسَكُنَّ (ʾanfusakunna) |
Third person | نَفْسَهُ (nafsahu) | نَفْسَهَا (nafsahā) | أَنْفُسَهُمَا (ʾanfusahumā) | أَنْفُسَهُمْ (ʾanfusahum) | أَنْفُسَهُنَّ (ʾanfusahunna) |
Inflected forms
Base form | نَفْسِ (nafsi) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | نَفْسِي (nafsī) | أَنْفُسِنَا (ʾanfusinā) | |||
Second person | نَفْسِكَ (nafsika) | نَفْسِكِ (nafsiki) | أَنْفُسِكُمَا (ʾanfusikumā) | أَنْفُسِكُمْ (ʾanfusikum) | أَنْفُسِكُنَّ (ʾanfusikunna) |
Third person | نَفْسِهِ (nafsihi) | نَفْسِهَا (nafsihā) | أَنْفُسِهِمَا (ʾanfusihimā) | أَنْفُسِهِمْ (ʾanfusihim) | أَنْفُسِهِنَّ (ʾanfusihinna) |
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; ʾanfus |
النُّفُوس; الْأَنْفُس an-nufūs; al-ʾanfus |
نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʾanfus |
Nominative | نُفُوسٌ; أَنْفُسٌ nufūsun; ʾanfusun |
النُّفُوسُ; الْأَنْفُسُ an-nufūsu; al-ʾanfusu |
نُفُوسُ; أَنْفُسُ nufūsu; ʾanfusu |
Accusative | نُفُوسًا; أَنْفُسًا nufūsan; ʾanfusan |
النُّفُوسَ; الْأَنْفُسَ an-nufūsa; al-ʾanfusa |
نُفُوسَ; أَنْفُسَ nufūsa; ʾanfusa |
Genitive | نُفُوسٍ; أَنْفُسٍ nufūsin; ʾanfusin |
النُّفُوسِ; الْأَنْفُسِ an-nufūsi; al-ʾanfusi |
نُفُوسِ; أَنْفُسِ nufūsi; ʾanfusi |
Derived terms
- بِنَفْسِهِ (binafsihi, “himself, in person, personally”)
- مِنْ نَفْسِهِ (min nafsihi, “of his own accord”)
- نَفْسِيّ (nafsiyy)
- نَفْسِيَّة (nafsiyya)
- عِلْمُ ٱلنَّفْسِ (ʿilmu 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
IPA(key): /nafs/
نَفْس • (nafs) m (plural نُفُوس (nufūs) or أَنْفُس (ʾanfus))
- living creature, living being, human being, person
Declension
Declension of noun نَفْس (nafs)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
---|---|---|---|
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; ʾanfus |
النُّفُوس; الْأَنْفُس an-nufūs; al-ʾanfus |
نُفُوس; أَنْفُس nufūs; ʾanfus |
Nominative | نُفُوسٌ; أَنْفُسٌ nufūsun; ʾanfusun |
النُّفُوسُ; الْأَنْفُسُ an-nufūsu; al-ʾanfusu |
نُفُوسُ; أَنْفُسُ nufūsu; ʾanfusu |
Accusative | نُفُوسًا; أَنْفُسًا nufūsan; ʾanfusan |
النُّفُوسَ; الْأَنْفُسَ an-nufūsa; al-ʾanfusa |
نُفُوسَ; أَنْفُسَ nufūsa; ʾanfusa |
Genitive | نُفُوسٍ; أَنْفُسٍ nufūsin; ʾanfusin |
النُّفُوسِ; الْأَنْفُسِ an-nufūsi; al-ʾanfusi |
نُفُوسِ; أَنْفُسِ nufūsi; ʾanfusi |
Noun
IPA(key): /na.fas/
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نَفَس • (nafas) m (plural أَنْفَاس (ʾanfās))
- 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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
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 ʾanfās |
الْأَنْفَاس al-ʾanfās |
أَنْفَاس ʾanfās |
Nominative | أَنْفَاسٌ ʾanfāsun |
الْأَنْفَاسُ al-ʾanfāsu |
أَنْفَاسُ ʾanfāsu |
Accusative | أَنْفَاسًا ʾanfāsan |
الْأَنْفَاسَ al-ʾanfāsa |
أَنْفَاسَ ʾanfāsa |
Genitive | أَنْفَاسٍ ʾanfāsin |
الْأَنْفَاسِ al-ʾanfāsi |
أَنْفَاسِ ʾanfāsi |
Descendants
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “نفس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (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 (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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [næˈfæs]
Derived terms
- نفس کشیدن (nafas kešidan)
Related terms
- تنفس (tanaffos)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [næfs], [næːfs]
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