نفي

See also: نقئ‎, نفى‎, and نقي‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ف ي‎ (n-f-y).

Noun

نَفْي • (nafy) m

verbal noun of نَفَى‎ (nafā) (form I)
(general, logic) negation
‏نَفْيُ النَّفْيِ إِثْبَات‎
nafyu n-nafyi ʾiṯbāt
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Antonym: إِثْبَات‎ (ʾiṯbāt)
prohibition
exile, expulsion, banishment, excommunication
denial

Declension

Declension of noun نَفْي (nafy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفْي nafy	النَّفْي‎ an-nafy	نَفْي nafy
Nominative	نَفْيٌ nafyun	النَّفْيُ‎ an-nafyu	نَفْيُ nafyu
Accusative	نَفْيًا‎ nafyan	النَّفْيَ‎ an-nafya	نَفْيَ nafya
Genitive	نَفْيٍ nafyin	النَّفْيِ‎ an-nafyi	نَفْيِ nafyi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نفي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

نُفِيَ • (nufiya) (form I)

third-person masculine singular past passive of نَفَا‎ (nafā)
third-person masculine singular past passive of نَفَى‎ (nafā)

Etymology 3

Verb

نَفِي • (nafī) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَفَى‎ (wafā)

Verb

نَفِيَ • (nafiya) (form I)

first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَفَى‎ (wafā)

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