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Arabic
Etymology 1
Noun
نَفْي • (nafy) m
- verbal noun of نَفَى (nafā) (form I)
- (general, logic) negation
- Antonym: إِثْبَات (ʔiṯbāt)
نَفْيُ النَّفْيِ إِثْبَاتٌ- nafyu an-nafyi ʔiṯbātun
- The negation of negation is an affirmation.
- prohibition
- exile, expulsion, banishment, excommunication
- denial
Declension
Declension of noun نَفْي (nafy)
Singular
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basic singular triptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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نَفْي nafy
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النَّفْي an-nafy
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نَفْي nafy
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Nominative
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نَفْيٌ nafyun
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النَّفْيُ an-nafyu
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نَفْيُ nafyu
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Accusative
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نَفْيًا nafyan
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النَّفْيَ an-nafya
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نَفْيَ nafya
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Genitive
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نَفْيٍ nafyin
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النَّفْيِ an-nafyi
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نَفْيِ nafyi
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References
Etymology 2
Verb
نُفِيَ • (nufiya) (form I) /nu.fi.ja/
- third-person masculine singular past passive of نَفَا (nafā) and نَفَى (nafā)
Etymology 3
Verb
نفي (form I)
- نَفِي (nafī) /na.fiː/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَفَى (wafā)
- نَفِيَ (nafiya) /na.fi.ja/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَفَى (wafā)