نافع

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ف ع (n f ʕ)
6 terms

Derived from the active participle of نَفَعَ (nafaʕa, to be useful, to benefit).

Adjective

نَافِع (nāfiʕ) (feminine نَافِعَة (nāfiʕa), masculine plural نَافِعُون (nāfiʕūn), feminine plural نَافِعَات (nāfiʕāt) or نَوَافِع (nawāfiʕ), elative أَنْفَع (ʔanfaʕ))

  1. useful, beneficial
  2. wholesome

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نفع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

نافع (nāfaʕm (usually uncountable)

  1. aniseed

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَافِع (nāfiʕ)

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? nāfi'
Dari reading? nāfe'
Iranian reading? nâfe'
Tajik reading? nofeʾ

Noun

Dari نافع
Iranian Persian
Tajik нафеъ

نافع (nâfe') (comparative نافع‌تَر (nâfe'-tar), superlative نافع‌تَرین (nâfe'-tarin))

  1. useful, profitable, beneficial, advantageous
  2. salutary

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نافع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim