ن ف س

ن ف س

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ن ف س

1. Related to the self and breathing

Verbs and verb forms

• Form II: نفّس‎ (naffas, “to exhale, deflate”)
  • Active Participle: منفّس‎ (mnaffes, “deflated”)
• Form III: نافس‎ (nāfas, “to compete with someone”)
  • Noun Form: منافسة‎ (munāfase, “competition”)
  • Active Participle: منافس‎ (mnāfes, “opponent”)
• Form V: تنفّس‎ (tnaffas, “to breathe, inhale”)
  • Noun Form: تنفّس‎ (tnaffos, “breathing”)
• Form VI: تنافس‎ (tnāfas, “to compete with each other”)

Nouns

• نفس‎ (nafs, “the self; the same”)
• نفس‎ (nafas, “breath, breathing”)

Adjectives

• نفسي‎ (nafsi, “mental”)
• نفساني‎ (nafsāni, “mental”)