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

Declension

Declension of adjective نَافِع (nāfiʕ)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَافِع
nāfiʕ 		النَّافِع
an-nāfiʕ 		نَافِعَة
nāfiʕa 		النَّافِعَة
an-nāfiʕa
Nominative نَافِعٌ
nāfiʕun 		النَّافِعُ
an-nāfiʕu 		نَافِعَةٌ
nāfiʕatun 		النَّافِعَةُ
an-nāfiʕatu
Accusative نَافِعًا
nāfiʕan 		النَّافِعَ
an-nāfiʕa 		نَافِعَةً
nāfiʕatan 		النَّافِعَةَ
an-nāfiʕata
Genitive نَافِعٍ
nāfiʕin 		النَّافِعِ
an-nāfiʕi 		نَافِعَةٍ
nāfiʕatin 		النَّافِعَةِ
an-nāfiʕati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَافِعَيْن
nāfiʕayn 		النَّافِعَيْن
an-nāfiʕayn 		نَافِعَتَيْن
nāfiʕatayn 		النَّافِعَتَيْن
an-nāfiʕatayn
Nominative نَافِعَانِ
nāfiʕāni 		النَّافِعَانِ
an-nāfiʕāni 		نَافِعَتَانِ
nāfiʕatāni 		النَّافِعَتَانِ
an-nāfiʕatāni
Accusative نَافِعَيْنِ
nāfiʕayni 		النَّافِعَيْنِ
an-nāfiʕayni 		نَافِعَتَيْنِ
nāfiʕatayni 		النَّافِعَتَيْنِ
an-nāfiʕatayni
Genitive نَافِعَيْنِ
nāfiʕayni 		النَّافِعَيْنِ
an-nāfiʕayni 		نَافِعَتَيْنِ
nāfiʕatayni 		النَّافِعَتَيْنِ
an-nāfiʕatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَافِعِين
nāfiʕīn 		النَّافِعِين
an-nāfiʕīn 		نَافِعَات‎; نَوَافِع
nāfiʕāt‎; nawāfiʕ 		النَّافِعَات‎; النَّوَافِع
an-nāfiʕāt‎; an-nawāfiʕ
Nominative نَافِعُونَ
nāfiʕūna 		النَّافِعُونَ
an-nāfiʕūna 		نَافِعَاتٌ‎; نَوَافِعُ
nāfiʕātun‎; nawāfiʕu 		النَّافِعَاتُ‎; النَّوَافِعُ
an-nāfiʕātu‎; an-nawāfiʕu
Accusative نَافِعِينَ
nāfiʕīna 		النَّافِعِينَ
an-nāfiʕīna 		نَافِعَاتٍ‎; نَوَافِعَ
nāfiʕātin‎; nawāfiʕa 		النَّافِعَاتِ‎; النَّوَافِعَ
an-nāfiʕāti‎; an-nawāfiʕa
Genitive نَافِعِينَ
nāfiʕīna 		النَّافِعِينَ
an-nāfiʕīna 		نَافِعَاتٍ‎; نَوَافِعَ
nāfiʕātin‎; nawāfiʕa 		النَّافِعَاتِ‎; النَّوَافِعِ
an-nāfiʕāti‎; an-nawāfiʕi

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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 • (nāfaʕ) m (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

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