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) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |