نجف

See also: نحف, نحق, and نخف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ج ف (n j f) originally stemming from the butting together of horns; hence the wide semantic range "to push or thrust", "to gore or stab", "to knock about", "to be pushed about".

Verb

نَجَفَ • (najafa) I (non-past يَنْجُفُ (yanjufu), verbal noun نَجْف (najf))

to fashion a point or tip
to carve or sharpen an arrow
to make a broad spearhead
to cut down (a tree) at the root
to dig (a well) (and widen its bottom)
to scour (rocks) (of the wind)
to milk (a sheep) dry
to drain (a well)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَجَفَ** (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun **نَجْف**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					نَجْف najf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					نَاجِف nājif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَنْجُوف manjūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَفْتُ najaftu	نَجَفْتَ najafta	نَجَفَ najafa	نَجَفْتُمَا najaftumā	نَجَفَا najafā	نَجَفْنَا najafnā	نَجَفْتُمْ najaftum	نَجَفُوا najafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَجَفْتُ najaftu	نَجَفْتِ najafti	نَجَفَتْ najafat	نَجَفْتُمَا najaftumā	نَجَفَتَا najafatā	نَجَفْنَا najafnā	نَجَفْتُنَّ najaftunna	نَجَفْنَ najafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجُفُ ʔanjufu	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu	يَنْجُفُ yanjufu	تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	يَنْجُفَانِ yanjufāni	نَنْجُفُ nanjufu	تَنْجُفُونَ tanjufūna	يَنْجُفُونَ yanjufūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَنْجُفُ ʔanjufu	تَنْجُفِينَ tanjufīna	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu	تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	نَنْجُفُ nanjufu	تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجُفَ ʔanjufa	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa	يَنْجُفَ yanjufa	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā	نَنْجُفَ nanjufa	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَنْجُفَ ʔanjufa	تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	نَنْجُفَ nanjufa	تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجُفْ ʔanjuf	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf	يَنْجُفْ yanjuf	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā	نَنْجُفْ nanjuf	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَنْجُفْ ʔanjuf	تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	نَنْجُفْ nanjuf	تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْجُفْ unjuf		اُنْجُفَا unjufā			اُنْجُفُوا unjufū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُنْجُفِي unjufī		اُنْجُفَا unjufā			اُنْجُفْنَ unjufna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِفْتُ nujiftu	نُجِفْتَ nujifta	نُجِفَ nujifa	نُجِفْتُمَا nujiftumā	نُجِفَا nujifā	نُجِفْنَا nujifnā	نُجِفْتُمْ nujiftum	نُجِفُوا nujifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُجِفْتُ nujiftu	نُجِفْتِ nujifti	نُجِفَتْ nujifat	نُجِفْتُمَا nujiftumā	نُجِفَتَا nujifatā	نُجِفْنَا nujifnā	نُجِفْتُنَّ nujiftunna	نُجِفْنَ nujifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْجَفُ ʔunjafu	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu	يُنْجَفُ yunjafu	تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	يُنْجَفَانِ yunjafāni	نُنْجَفُ nunjafu	تُنْجَفُونَ tunjafūna	يُنْجَفُونَ yunjafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنْجَفُ ʔunjafu	تُنْجَفِينَ tunjafīna	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu	تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	نُنْجَفُ nunjafu	تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْجَفَ ʔunjafa	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa	يُنْجَفَ yunjafa	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā	نُنْجَفَ nunjafa	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنْجَفَ ʔunjafa	تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	نُنْجَفَ nunjafa	تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْجَفْ ʔunjaf	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf	يُنْجَفْ yunjaf	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā	نُنْجَفْ nunjaf	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنْجَفْ ʔunjaf	تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	نُنْجَفْ nunjaf	تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna

Verb

نَجَفَ • (najafa) I (non-past يَنْجُفُ (yanjufu), verbal noun نِجَاف (nijāf))

to bolt or to lock a door
to barricade, to set up a blockade
to shield or block
to push back, to be a barrier or resistance against another thing

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَجَفَ** (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun *نِجَاف*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					نِجَاف nijāf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					نَاجِف nājif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَنْجُوف manjūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَفْتُ najaftu	نَجَفْتَ najafta	نَجَفَ najafa	نَجَفْتُمَا najaftumā	نَجَفَا najafā	نَجَفْنَا najafnā	نَجَفْتُمْ najaftum	نَجَفُوا najafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَجَفْتُ najaftu	نَجَفْتِ najafti	نَجَفَتْ najafat	نَجَفْتُمَا najaftumā	نَجَفَتَا najafatā	نَجَفْنَا najafnā	نَجَفْتُنَّ najaftunna	نَجَفْنَ najafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجُفُ ʔanjufu	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu	يَنْجُفُ yanjufu	تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	يَنْجُفَانِ yanjufāni	نَنْجُفُ nanjufu	تَنْجُفُونَ tanjufūna	يَنْجُفُونَ yanjufūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَنْجُفُ ʔanjufu	تَنْجُفِينَ tanjufīna	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu	تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	نَنْجُفُ nanjufu	تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجُفَ ʔanjufa	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa	يَنْجُفَ yanjufa	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā	نَنْجُفَ nanjufa	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَنْجُفَ ʔanjufa	تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	نَنْجُفَ nanjufa	تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجُفْ ʔanjuf	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf	يَنْجُفْ yanjuf	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā	نَنْجُفْ nanjuf	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَنْجُفْ ʔanjuf	تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	نَنْجُفْ nanjuf	تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْجُفْ unjuf		اُنْجُفَا unjufā			اُنْجُفُوا unjufū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُنْجُفِي unjufī		اُنْجُفَا unjufā			اُنْجُفْنَ unjufna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِفْتُ nujiftu	نُجِفْتَ nujifta	نُجِفَ nujifa	نُجِفْتُمَا nujiftumā	نُجِفَا nujifā	نُجِفْنَا nujifnā	نُجِفْتُمْ nujiftum	نُجِفُوا nujifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُجِفْتُ nujiftu	نُجِفْتِ nujifti	نُجِفَتْ nujifat	نُجِفْتُمَا nujiftumā	نُجِفَتَا nujifatā	نُجِفْنَا nujifnā	نُجِفْتُنَّ nujiftunna	نُجِفْنَ nujifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْجَفُ ʔunjafu	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu	يُنْجَفُ yunjafu	تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	يُنْجَفَانِ yunjafāni	نُنْجَفُ nunjafu	تُنْجَفُونَ tunjafūna	يُنْجَفُونَ yunjafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنْجَفُ ʔunjafu	تُنْجَفِينَ tunjafīna	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu	تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	نُنْجَفُ nunjafu	تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْجَفَ ʔunjafa	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa	يُنْجَفَ yunjafa	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā	نُنْجَفَ nunjafa	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنْجَفَ ʔunjafa	تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	نُنْجَفَ nunjafa	تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْجَفْ ʔunjaf	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf	يُنْجَفْ yunjaf	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā	نُنْجَفْ nunjaf	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنْجَفْ ʔunjaf	تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	نُنْجَفْ nunjaf	تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna

Verb

نَجَّفَ • (najjafa) II (non-past يُنَجِّفُ (yunajjifu), verbal noun تَنْجِيف (tanjīf))

to be blown by the wind
to drift, to be pushed
to shake, to be knocked about
to push up into a heap

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نَجَّفَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَنْجِيف*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَنْجِيف tanjīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُنَجِّف munajjif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُنَجَّف munajjaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَّفْتُ najjaftu	نَجَّفْتَ najjafta	نَجَّفَ najjafa	نَجَّفْتُمَا najjaftumā	نَجَّفَا najjafā	نَجَّفْنَا najjafnā	نَجَّفْتُمْ najjaftum	نَجَّفُوا najjafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نَجَّفْتُ najjaftu	نَجَّفْتِ najjafti	نَجَّفَتْ najjafat	نَجَّفْتُمَا najjaftumā	نَجَّفَتَا najjafatā	نَجَّفْنَا najjafnā	نَجَّفْتُنَّ najjaftunna	نَجَّفْنَ najjafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَجِّفُ ʔunajjifu	تُنَجِّفُ tunajjifu	يُنَجِّفُ yunajjifu	تُنَجِّفَانِ tunajjifāni	يُنَجِّفَانِ yunajjifāni	نُنَجِّفُ nunajjifu	تُنَجِّفُونَ tunajjifūna	يُنَجِّفُونَ yunajjifūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَجِّفُ ʔunajjifu	تُنَجِّفِينَ tunajjifīna	تُنَجِّفُ tunajjifu	تُنَجِّفَانِ tunajjifāni	تُنَجِّفَانِ tunajjifāni	نُنَجِّفُ nunajjifu	تُنَجِّفْنَ tunajjifna	يُنَجِّفْنَ yunajjifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَجِّفَ ʔunajjifa	تُنَجِّفَ tunajjifa	يُنَجِّفَ yunajjifa	تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	يُنَجِّفَا yunajjifā	نُنَجِّفَ nunajjifa	تُنَجِّفُوا tunajjifū	يُنَجِّفُوا yunajjifū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَجِّفَ ʔunajjifa	تُنَجِّفِي tunajjifī	تُنَجِّفَ tunajjifa	تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	نُنَجِّفَ nunajjifa	تُنَجِّفْنَ tunajjifna	يُنَجِّفْنَ yunajjifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَجِّفْ ʔunajjif	تُنَجِّفْ tunajjif	يُنَجِّفْ yunajjif	تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	يُنَجِّفَا yunajjifā	نُنَجِّفْ nunajjif	تُنَجِّفُوا tunajjifū	يُنَجِّفُوا yunajjifū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَجِّفْ ʔunajjif	تُنَجِّفِي tunajjifī	تُنَجِّفْ tunajjif	تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	نُنَجِّفْ nunajjif	تُنَجِّفْنَ tunajjifna	يُنَجِّفْنَ yunajjifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَجِّفْ najjif		نَجِّفَا najjifā			نَجِّفُوا najjifū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَجِّفِي najjifī		نَجِّفَا najjifā			نَجِّفْنَ najjifna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِّفْتُ nujjiftu	نُجِّفْتَ nujjifta	نُجِّفَ nujjifa	نُجِّفْتُمَا nujjiftumā	نُجِّفَا nujjifā	نُجِّفْنَا nujjifnā	نُجِّفْتُمْ nujjiftum	نُجِّفُوا nujjifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نُجِّفْتُ nujjiftu	نُجِّفْتِ nujjifti	نُجِّفَتْ nujjifat	نُجِّفْتُمَا nujjiftumā	نُجِّفَتَا nujjifatā	نُجِّفْنَا nujjifnā	نُجِّفْتُنَّ nujjiftunna	نُجِّفْنَ nujjifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَجَّفُ ʔunajjafu	تُنَجَّفُ tunajjafu	يُنَجَّفُ yunajjafu	تُنَجَّفَانِ tunajjafāni	يُنَجَّفَانِ yunajjafāni	نُنَجَّفُ nunajjafu	تُنَجَّفُونَ tunajjafūna	يُنَجَّفُونَ yunajjafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُنَجَّفُ ʔunajjafu	تُنَجَّفِينَ tunajjafīna	تُنَجَّفُ tunajjafu	تُنَجَّفَانِ tunajjafāni	تُنَجَّفَانِ tunajjafāni	نُنَجَّفُ nunajjafu	تُنَجَّفْنَ tunajjafna	يُنَجَّفْنَ yunajjafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَجَّفَ ʔunajjafa	تُنَجَّفَ tunajjafa	يُنَجَّفَ yunajjafa	تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	يُنَجَّفَا yunajjafā	نُنَجَّفَ nunajjafa	تُنَجَّفُوا tunajjafū	يُنَجَّفُوا yunajjafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُنَجَّفَ ʔunajjafa	تُنَجَّفِي tunajjafī	تُنَجَّفَ tunajjafa	تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	نُنَجَّفَ nunajjafa	تُنَجَّفْنَ tunajjafna	يُنَجَّفْنَ yunajjafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَجَّفْ ʔunajjaf	تُنَجَّفْ tunajjaf	يُنَجَّفْ yunajjaf	تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	يُنَجَّفَا yunajjafā	نُنَجَّفْ nunajjaf	تُنَجَّفُوا tunajjafū	يُنَجَّفُوا yunajjafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُنَجَّفْ ʔunajjaf	تُنَجَّفِي tunajjafī	تُنَجَّفْ tunajjaf	تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	نُنَجَّفْ nunajjaf	تُنَجَّفْنَ tunajjafna	يُنَجَّفْنَ yunajjafna

Noun

نَجَف • (najaf) m (plural نِجَاف (nijāf))

elevated place not reached by water, hill, dike
embankment, battlement
dune especially those that drift or are pushed around or formed by the wind

Declension

Declension of noun **نَجَف** (najaf)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجَف najaf	النَّجَف an-najaf	نَجَف najaf
nominative	نَجَفٌ najafun	النَّجَفُ an-najafu	نَجَفُ najafu
accusative	نَجَفًا najafan	النَّجَفَ an-najafa	نَجَفَ najafa
genitive	نَجَفٍ najafin	النَّجَفِ an-najafi	نَجَفِ najafi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجَفَيْن najafayn	النَّجَفَيْن an-najafayn	نَجَفَيْ najafay
nominative	نَجَفَانِ najafāni	النَّجَفَانِ an-najafāni	نَجَفَا najafā
accusative	نَجَفَيْنِ najafayni	النَّجَفَيْنِ an-najafayni	نَجَفَيْ najafay
genitive	نَجَفَيْنِ najafayni	النَّجَفَيْنِ an-najafayni	نَجَفَيْ najafay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نِجَاف nijāf	النِّجَاف an-nijāf	نِجَاف nijāf
nominative	نِجَافٌ nijāfun	النِّجَافُ an-nijāfu	نِجَافُ nijāfu
accusative	نِجَافًا nijāfan	النِّجَافَ an-nijāfa	نِجَافَ nijāfa
genitive	نِجَافٍ nijāfin	النِّجَافِ an-nijāfi	نِجَافِ nijāfi

Etymology 2

From دُرّ النَجَف (durr an-najaf, “the pearls of Najaf”), named from the city Najaf, the surrounding hills of which are famed for their abundant quartz deposits.

Noun

نَجَف • (najaf) m (collective, singulative نَجَفَة f (najafa))

Declension

Declension of noun **نَجَف** (najaf)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجَف najaf	النَّجَف an-najaf	نَجَف najaf
nominative	نَجَفٌ najafun	النَّجَفُ an-najafu	نَجَفُ najafu
accusative	نَجَفًا najafan	النَّجَفَ an-najafa	نَجَفَ najafa
genitive	نَجَفٍ najafin	النَّجَفِ an-najafi	نَجَفِ najafi
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجَفَة najafa	النَّجَفَة an-najafa	نَجَفَة najafat
nominative	نَجَفَةٌ najafatun	النَّجَفَةُ an-najafatu	نَجَفَةُ najafatu
accusative	نَجَفَةً najafatan	النَّجَفَةَ an-najafata	نَجَفَةَ najafata
genitive	نَجَفَةٍ najafatin	النَّجَفَةِ an-najafati	نَجَفَةِ najafati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجَفَتَيْن najafatayn	النَّجَفَتَيْن an-najafatayn	نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay
nominative	نَجَفَتَانِ najafatāni	النَّجَفَتَانِ an-najafatāni	نَجَفَتَا najafatā
accusative	نَجَفَتَيْنِ najafatayni	النَّجَفَتَيْنِ an-najafatayni	نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay
genitive	نَجَفَتَيْنِ najafatayni	النَّجَفَتَيْنِ an-najafatayni	نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	نَجَفَات najafāt	النَّجَفَات an-najafāt	نَجَفَات najafāt
nominative	نَجَفَاتٌ najafātun	النَّجَفَاتُ an-najafātu	نَجَفَاتُ najafātu
accusative	نَجَفَاتٍ najafātin	النَّجَفَاتِ an-najafāti	نَجَفَاتِ najafāti
genitive	نَجَفَاتٍ najafātin	النَّجَفَاتِ an-najafāti	نَجَفَاتِ najafāti

References

“نجف” in Almaany
Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 20
Freytag, Georg (1837) “نجف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 245
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “نجف”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1206
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نجف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, pages 1103–1104
Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نجف”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 1249–1250

Etymology 3

Verb

نجف (form I)

نَجِفُّ (najiffu) /na.d͡ʒif.fu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of جَفَّ (jaffa)
نَجِفَّ (najiffa) /na.d͡ʒif.fa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive/jussive of جَفَّ (jaffa)
نَجِفِّ (najiffi) /na.d͡ʒif.fi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَفَّ (jaffa)

Etymology 4

Verb

نجف (form I)

نَجْفُ (najfu) /nad͡ʒ.fu/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَفَا (jafā)
نُجْفَ (nujfa) /nud͡ʒ.fa/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of جَفَا (jafā)

Etymology 5

Verb

نجف (form I)

نَجُفْ (najuf) /na.d͡ʒuf/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَافَ (jāfa)
نُجَفْ (nujaf) /nu.d͡ʒaf/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of جَافَ (jāfa)

Etymology 6

Verb

نجف (form I)

نَجِفُ (najifu) /na.d͡ʒi.fu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَجَفَ (wajafa)
نَجِفَ (najifa) /na.d͡ʒi.fa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَجَفَ (wajafa)
نَجِفْ (najif) /na.d͡ʒif/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَجَفَ (wajafa)

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnæɡæf/

Noun

نجف • (nagaf)

plural of نجفة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).

Proper noun

نجف • (Necef)

Najaf (a city)

Descendants

Turkish: Necef

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /na.ˈd͡ʒaf/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.d͡ʒǽf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]

Readings
Classical reading^?	najaf
Dari reading^?	najaf
Iranian reading^?	najaf
Tajik reading^?	najaf

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	نجف
Dari	نجف
Tajik	Наҷаф

نجف • (najaf)

Najaf (a city in Iraq)