From the root ن و ف (n-w-f).
نَافَ • (nāfa) I, non-past يَنُوفُ (yanūfu)
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nawf | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāʔif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
manūf | |||||||||||
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 | nuftu |
nufta |
نَافَ nāfa |
nuftumā |
nāfā |
nufnā |
nuftum |
nāfū | |||
f | nufti |
nāfat |
nāfatā |
nuftunna |
nufna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanūfu |
tanūfu |
yanūfu |
tanūfāni |
yanūfāni |
nanūfu |
tanūfūna |
yanūfūna | |||
f | tanūfīna |
tanūfu |
tanūfāni |
tanufna |
yanufna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanūfa |
tanūfa |
yanūfa |
tanūfā |
yanūfā |
nanūfa |
tanūfū |
yanūfū | |||
f | tanūfī |
tanūfa |
tanūfā |
tanufna |
yanufna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanuf |
tanuf |
yanuf |
tanūfā |
yanūfā |
nanuf |
tanūfū |
yanūfū | |||
f | tanūfī |
tanuf |
tanūfā |
tanufna |
yanufna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | nuf |
nūfā |
nūfū |
||||||||
f | nūfī |
nufna | ||||||||||
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 | niftu |
nifta |
nīfa |
niftumā |
nīfā |
nifnā |
niftum |
nīfū | |||
f | nifti |
nīfat |
nīfatā |
niftunna |
nifna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunāfu |
tunāfu |
yunāfu |
tunāfāni |
yunāfāni |
nunāfu |
tunāfūna |
yunāfūna | |||
f | tunāfīna |
tunāfu |
tunāfāni |
tunafna |
yunafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunāfa |
tunāfa |
yunāfa |
tunāfā |
yunāfā |
nunāfa |
tunāfū |
yunāfū | |||
f | tunāfī |
tunāfa |
tunāfā |
tunafna |
yunafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunaf |
tunaf |
yunaf |
tunāfā |
yunāfā |
nunaf |
tunāfū |
yunāfū | |||
f | tunāfī |
tunaf |
tunāfā |
tunafna |
yunafna |
نَافٍ • (nāfin) (feminine نَافِيَة (nāfiya), masculine plural نَافُون (nāfūn), feminine plural نَافِيَات (nāfiyāt))
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِي nāfī |
النَّافِي an-nāfī |
نَافِيَة nāfiya |
النَّافِيَة an-nāfiya |
Nominative | نَافٍ nāfin |
النَّافِي an-nāfī |
نَافِيَةٌ nāfiyatun |
النَّافِيَةُ an-nāfiyatu |
Accusative | نَافِيًا nāfiyan |
النَّافِيَ an-nāfiya |
نَافِيَةً nāfiyatan |
النَّافِيَةَ an-nāfiyata |
Genitive | نَافٍ nāfin |
النَّافِي an-nāfī |
نَافِيَةٍ nāfiyatin |
النَّافِيَةِ an-nāfiyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِيَيْن nāfiyayn |
النَّافِيَيْن an-nāfiyayn |
نَافِيَتَيْن nāfiyatayn |
النَّافِيَتَيْن an-nāfiyatayn |
Nominative | نَافِيَانِ nāfiyāni |
النَّافِيَانِ an-nāfiyāni |
نَافِيَتَانِ nāfiyatāni |
النَّافِيَتَانِ an-nāfiyatāni |
Accusative | نَافِيَيْنِ nāfiyayni |
النَّافِيَيْنِ an-nāfiyayni |
نَافِيَتَيْنِ nāfiyatayni |
النَّافِيَتَيْنِ an-nāfiyatayni |
Genitive | نَافِيَيْنِ nāfiyayni |
النَّافِيَيْنِ an-nāfiyayni |
نَافِيَتَيْنِ nāfiyatayni |
النَّافِيَتَيْنِ an-nāfiyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِين nāfīn |
النَّافِين an-nāfīn |
نَافِيَات nāfiyāt |
النَّافِيَات an-nāfiyāt |
Nominative | نَافُونَ nāfūna |
النَّافُونَ an-nāfūna |
نَافِيَاتٌ nāfiyātun |
النَّافِيَاتُ an-nāfiyātu |
Accusative | نَافِينَ nāfīna |
النَّافِينَ an-nāfīna |
نَافِيَاتٍ nāfiyātin |
النَّافِيَاتِ an-nāfiyāti |
Genitive | نَافِينَ nāfīna |
النَّافِينَ an-nāfīna |
نَافِيَاتٍ nāfiyātin |
النَّافِيَاتِ an-nāfiyāti |
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬋 (nāfō), Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi), English navel.
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | nāf |
Dari reading? | nāf |
Iranian reading? | nâf |
Tajik reading? | nof |
Dari | ناف |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ноф |
ناف • (nâf)
Borrowed from Classical Persian ناف (nāf). Doublet of نابھی (nābhi). Related to English navel.