From the root ن ف ذ (n-f-ḏ), verb نَفَذَ (nafaḏa, “to pierce”). An invention of the late 19th-century to mean “window” in literary Arabic. See below for dialect terms.
نَافِذَة • (nāfiḏa) f (plural نَوَافِذ (nawāfiḏ))
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَافِذَة nāfiḏa |
النَّافِذَة an-nāfiḏa |
نَافِذَة nāfiḏat |
Nominative | نَافِذَةٌ nāfiḏatun |
النَّافِذَةُ an-nāfiḏatu |
نَافِذَةُ nāfiḏatu |
Accusative | نَافِذَةً nāfiḏatan |
النَّافِذَةَ an-nāfiḏata |
نَافِذَةَ nāfiḏata |
Genitive | نَافِذَةٍ nāfiḏatin |
النَّافِذَةِ an-nāfiḏati |
نَافِذَةِ nāfiḏati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَافِذَتَيْن nāfiḏatayn |
النَّافِذَتَيْن an-nāfiḏatayn |
نَافِذَتَيْ nāfiḏatay |
Nominative | نَافِذَتَانِ nāfiḏatāni |
النَّافِذَتَانِ an-nāfiḏatāni |
نَافِذَتَا nāfiḏatā |
Accusative | نَافِذَتَيْنِ nāfiḏatayni |
النَّافِذَتَيْنِ an-nāfiḏatayni |
نَافِذَتَيْ nāfiḏatay |
Genitive | نَافِذَتَيْنِ nāfiḏatayni |
النَّافِذَتَيْنِ an-nāfiḏatayni |
نَافِذَتَيْ nāfiḏatay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَوَافِذ nawāfiḏ |
النَّوَافِذ an-nawāfiḏ |
نَوَافِذ nawāfiḏ |
Nominative | نَوَافِذُ nawāfiḏu |
النَّوَافِذُ an-nawāfiḏu |
نَوَافِذُ nawāfiḏu |
Accusative | نَوَافِذَ nawāfiḏa |
النَّوَافِذَ an-nawāfiḏa |
نَوَافِذَ nawāfiḏa |
Genitive | نَوَافِذَ nawāfiḏa |
النَّوَافِذِ an-nawāfiḏi |
نَوَافِذِ nawāfiḏi |