نيف

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Arabic

Root
ن و ف (n-w-f)

Verb

نَيَّفَ (nayyafa) II, non-past يُنَيِّفُ‎ (yunayyifu)

  1. to exceed, to surpass, to go over, to overreach

Conjugation

Noun

نَيِّف (nayyifm

  1. excess, surplus

Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf), through the diminutive أُنَيْف (ʔunayf).

Pronunciation

Noun

نيف (nīf or nayfm (plural نيوف (nyūf) or نيوفة (nyūfa), diminutive نويف (nwayyaf))

  1. (anatomy) nose