أنف
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʔanp-. Cognate with Hebrew אף (af).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔanf/
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Noun
أَنْف • (ʔanf) m (plural أُنُوف (ʔunūf) or آنَاف (ʔānāf) or آنُف (ʔānuf))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَنْف ʔanf |
الْأَنْف al-ʔanf |
أَنْف ʔanf |
| nominative | أَنْفٌ ʔanfun |
الْأَنْفُ al-ʔanfu |
أَنْفُ ʔanfu |
| accusative | أَنْفًا ʔanfan |
الْأَنْفَ al-ʔanfa |
أَنْفَ ʔanfa |
| genitive | أَنْفٍ ʔanfin |
الْأَنْفِ al-ʔanfi |
أَنْفِ ʔanfi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | أَنْفَيْن ʔanfayn |
الْأَنْفَيْن al-ʔanfayn |
أَنْفَيْ ʔanfay |
| nominative | أَنْفَانِ ʔanfāni |
الْأَنْفَانِ al-ʔanfāni |
أَنْفَا ʔanfā |
| accusative | أَنْفَيْنِ ʔanfayni |
الْأَنْفَيْنِ al-ʔanfayni |
أَنْفَيْ ʔanfay |
| genitive | أَنْفَيْنِ ʔanfayni |
الْأَنْفَيْنِ al-ʔanfayni |
أَنْفَيْ ʔanfay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أُنُوف; آنَاف; آنُف ʔunūf; ʔānāf; ʔānuf |
الْأُنُوف; الْآنَاف; الْآنُف al-ʔunūf; al-ʔānāf; al-ʔānuf |
أُنُوف; آنَاف; آنُف ʔunūf; ʔānāf; ʔānuf |
| nominative | أُنُوفٌ; آنَافٌ; آنُفٌ ʔunūfun; ʔānāfun; ʔānufun |
الْأُنُوفُ; الْآنَافُ; الْآنُفُ al-ʔunūfu; al-ʔānāfu; al-ʔānufu |
أُنُوفُ; آنَافُ; آنُفُ ʔunūfu; ʔānāfu; ʔānufu |
| accusative | أُنُوفًا; آنَافًا; آنُفًا ʔunūfan; ʔānāfan; ʔānufan |
الْأُنُوفَ; الْآنَافَ; الْآنُفَ al-ʔunūfa; al-ʔānāfa; al-ʔānufa |
أُنُوفَ; آنَافَ; آنُفَ ʔunūfa; ʔānāfa; ʔānufa |
| genitive | أُنُوفٍ; آنَافٍ; آنُفٍ ʔunūfin; ʔānāfin; ʔānufin |
الْأُنُوفِ; الْآنَافِ; الْآنُفِ al-ʔunūfi; al-ʔānāfi; al-ʔānufi |
أُنُوفِ; آنَافِ; آنُفِ ʔunūfi; ʔānāfi; ʔānufi |
Descendants
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ن ف و (n f w) |
| 1 term |
| Root |
|---|
| ن ف ي (n f y) |
| 12 terms |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
أنف (form I)
- أَنْفُ (ʔanfu) /ʔan.fu/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of نَفَا (nafā)
- أُنْفَ (ʔunfa) /ʔun.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of نَفَا (nafā) and نَفَى (nafā)
- أَنْفِ (ʔanfi) /ʔan.fi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of نَفَى (nafā)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “أنف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Etymology 3
Verb
أنف (form I)
- أَنِفُّ (ʔaniffu) /ʔa.nif.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of نَفَّ (naffa)
- أُنَفُّ (ʔunaffu) /ʔu.naf.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of نَفَّ (naffa)
- أَنِفَّ (ʔaniffa) /ʔa.nif.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of نَفَّ (naffa)
- أُنَفَّ (ʔunaffa) /ʔu.naf.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive/jussive of نَفَّ (naffa)
- أَنِفِّ (ʔaniffi) /ʔa.nif.fi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of نَفَّ (naffa)
- أُنَفِّ (ʔunaffi) /ʔu.naf.fi/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of نَفَّ (naffa)
Etymology 4
Verb
أنف (form I)
- أَنُفْ (ʔanuf) /ʔa.nuf/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of نَافَ (nāfa)
- أُنَفْ (ʔunaf) /ʔu.naf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of نَافَ (nāfa)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf).
Pronunciation
Noun
أنف • (ʔanf) m (plural أنوف (ʔunūf))