nafas

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Indonesian

Noun

nafas (plural nafas-nafas)

  1. Alternative spelling of napas

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفَس (nafas). Displaced native Malay nyawa.

Noun

nafas (Jawi spelling نفس, plural nafas-nafas, informal 1st possessive nafasku, 2nd possessive nafasmu, 3rd possessive nafasnya)

  1. breath, respiration

Descendants

  • Indonesian: napas
    • Amahai: napas
  • Tausug: napas

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

nafas f pl

  1. plural of nafa

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفَس (nafas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næˈɸæs/
  • Hyphenation: na‧fas

Noun

nafas (plural nafaslar)

  1. breath

Declension