ناف
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ن و ف (n-w-f).
Verb
نَافَ • (nāfa) I, non-past يَنُوفُ (yanūfu)
- to exceed, to surpass, to go over
Conjugation
Conjugation of
نَافَ
(form-I hollow, verbal noun نَوْف)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | نَوْف nawf | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | نَائِف nāʾif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَنُوف manūf | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | نُفْتُ nuftu | نُفْتَ nufta | نَافَ nāfa | نُفْتُمَا nuftumā | نَافَا nāfā | نُفْنَا nufnā | نُفْتُمْ nuftum | نَافُوا nāfū | |||
f | نُفْتِ nufti | نَافَتْ nāfat | نَافَتَا nāfatā | نُفْتُنَّ nuftunna | نُفْنَ nufna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَنُوفُ ʾanūfu | تَنُوفُ tanūfu | يَنُوفُ yanūfu | تَنُوفَانِ tanūfāni | يَنُوفَانِ yanūfāni | نَنُوفُ nanūfu | تَنُوفُونَ tanūfūna | يَنُوفُونَ yanūfūna | |||
f | تَنُوفِينَ tanūfīna | تَنُوفُ tanūfu | تَنُوفَانِ tanūfāni | تَنُفْنَ tanufna | يَنُفْنَ yanufna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَنُوفَ ʾanūfa | تَنُوفَ tanūfa | يَنُوفَ yanūfa | تَنُوفَا tanūfā | يَنُوفَا yanūfā | نَنُوفَ nanūfa | تَنُوفُوا tanūfū | يَنُوفُوا yanūfū | |||
f | تَنُوفِي tanūfī | تَنُوفَ tanūfa | تَنُوفَا tanūfā | تَنُفْنَ tanufna | يَنُفْنَ yanufna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَنُفْ ʾanuf | تَنُفْ tanuf | يَنُفْ yanuf | تَنُوفَا tanūfā | يَنُوفَا yanūfā | نَنُفْ nanuf | تَنُوفُوا tanūfū | يَنُوفُوا yanūfū | |||
f | تَنُوفِي tanūfī | تَنُفْ tanuf | تَنُوفَا tanūfā | تَنُفْنَ tanufna | يَنُفْنَ yanufna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | نُفْ nuf | نُوفَا nūfā | نُوفُوا nūfū | ||||||||
f | نُوفِي nūfī | نُفْنَ nufna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | نِفْتُ niftu | نِفْتَ nifta | نِيفَ nīfa | نِفْتُمَا niftumā | نِيفَا nīfā | نِفْنَا nifnā | نِفْتُمْ niftum | نِيفُوا nīfū | |||
f | نِفْتِ nifti | نِيفَتْ nīfat | نِيفَتَا nīfatā | نِفْتُنَّ niftunna | نِفْنَ nifna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُنَافُ ʾunāfu | تُنَافُ tunāfu | يُنَافُ yunāfu | تُنَافَانِ tunāfāni | يُنَافَانِ yunāfāni | نُنَافُ nunāfu | تُنَافُونَ tunāfūna | يُنَافُونَ yunāfūna | |||
f | تُنَافِينَ tunāfīna | تُنَافُ tunāfu | تُنَافَانِ tunāfāni | تُنَفْنَ tunafna | يُنَفْنَ yunafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُنَافَ ʾunāfa | تُنَافَ tunāfa | يُنَافَ yunāfa | تُنَافَا tunāfā | يُنَافَا yunāfā | نُنَافَ nunāfa | تُنَافُوا tunāfū | يُنَافُوا yunāfū | |||
f | تُنَافِي tunāfī | تُنَافَ tunāfa | تُنَافَا tunāfā | تُنَفْنَ tunafna | يُنَفْنَ yunafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُنَفْ ʾunaf | تُنَفْ tunaf | يُنَفْ yunaf | تُنَافَا tunāfā | يُنَافَا yunāfā | نُنَفْ nunaf | تُنَافُوا tunāfū | يُنَافُوا yunāfū | |||
f | تُنَافِي tunāfī | تُنَفْ tunaf | تُنَافَا tunāfā | تُنَفْنَ tunafna | يُنَفْنَ yunafna |
Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬋 (nāfō), Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /nɑːf/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /nɑːf/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /nɒːf/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /nɔf/
Noun
Dari | ناف |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ноф (nof) |
ناف • (nāf)
- navel
Derived terms
- بند ناف (band-i nāf)
Related terms
- نافه (nāfa)
- نیفه (nēfa)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “ناف”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864), “ناف”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Bonn: Adolf Marcus, page 1280
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ناف (nâf).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑːf/
Noun
ناف • (nāf) f (Hindi spelling नाफ़)
- navel
- Synonym: نابھی (nābhi)