نفيس

See also: نقيس, نفيش, and نفیس

Arabic

Root
ن ف س (n f s)
11 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb نَفُسَ (nafusa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.fiːs/
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Adjective

نَفِيس • (nafīs) (feminine نَفِيسَة (nafīsa), common plural نِفَاس (nifās), elative أَنْفَس (ʔanfas))

  1. precious, costly, valuable, good
    قَدَّمْتُ لَهَا هَدِيَّةً نَفِيسَةً فِي عِيدِ مِيلَادِهَا.
    qaddamtu lahā hadiyyatan nafīsatan fī ʕīdi mīlādihā.
    I gave her a precious gift on her birthday.

Declension

Declension of adjective نَفِيس (nafīs)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal نَفِيس
nafīs 		النَّفِيس
an-nafīs 		نَفِيسَة
nafīsa 		النَّفِيسَة
an-nafīsa
nominative نَفِيسٌ
nafīsun 		النَّفِيسُ
an-nafīsu 		نَفِيسَةٌ
nafīsatun 		النَّفِيسَةُ
an-nafīsatu
accusative نَفِيسًا
nafīsan 		النَّفِيسَ
an-nafīsa 		نَفِيسَةً
nafīsatan 		النَّفِيسَةَ
an-nafīsata
genitive نَفِيسٍ
nafīsin 		النَّفِيسِ
an-nafīsi 		نَفِيسَةٍ
nafīsatin 		النَّفِيسَةِ
an-nafīsati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal نَفِيسَيْن
nafīsayn 		النَّفِيسَيْن
an-nafīsayn 		نَفِيسَتَيْن
nafīsatayn 		النَّفِيسَتَيْن
an-nafīsatayn
nominative نَفِيسَانِ
nafīsāni 		النَّفِيسَانِ
an-nafīsāni 		نَفِيسَتَانِ
nafīsatāni 		النَّفِيسَتَانِ
an-nafīsatāni
accusative نَفِيسَيْنِ
nafīsayni 		النَّفِيسَيْنِ
an-nafīsayni 		نَفِيسَتَيْنِ
nafīsatayni 		النَّفِيسَتَيْنِ
an-nafīsatayni
genitive نَفِيسَيْنِ
nafīsayni 		النَّفِيسَيْنِ
an-nafīsayni 		نَفِيسَتَيْنِ
nafīsatayni 		النَّفِيسَتَيْنِ
an-nafīsatayni
plural masculine feminine
basic broken plural triptote basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal نِفَاس
nifās 		النِّفَاس
an-nifās 		نِفَاس
nifās 		النِّفَاس
an-nifās
nominative نِفَاسٌ
nifāsun 		النِّفَاسُ
an-nifāsu 		نِفَاسٌ
nifāsun 		النِّفَاسُ
an-nifāsu
accusative نِفَاسًا
nifāsan 		النِّفَاسَ
an-nifāsa 		نِفَاسًا
nifāsan 		النِّفَاسَ
an-nifāsa
genitive نِفَاسٍ
nifāsin 		النِّفَاسِ
an-nifāsi 		نِفَاسٍ
nifāsin 		النِّفَاسِ
an-nifāsi

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: nəfis
  • → Bengali: নফিস (nophiś), নাফিস (naphiś)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: نفیس (nefis)
    > Turkish: nefis (inherited)
  • → Uyghur: نەپىس (nepis)
  • → Uzbek: nafis

References

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