نفع

نفع

See also: نقع‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ف ع‎ (n-f-ʿ).

Verb

نَفَعَ • (nafaʿa) I, non-past يَنْفَعُ‎‎ (yanfaʿu)

1. to profit, to benefit

   Antonym: ضَرَّ‎ (ḍarra)

   1. to be conducive to health
   2. to be effective as an antidote

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَفَعَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun نَفْع)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَفْع nafʿ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَافِع‎ nāfiʿ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْفُوع‎ manfūʿ
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	نَفَعْتُ‎ nafaʿtu	نَفَعْتَ‎ nafaʿta	نَفَعَ nafaʿa		نَفَعْتُمَا‎ nafaʿtumā	نَفَعَا‎ nafaʿā		نَفَعْنَا‎ nafaʿnā	نَفَعْتُمْ‎ nafaʿtum	نَفَعُوا‎ nafaʿū
	f		نَفَعْتِ‎ nafaʿti	نَفَعَتْ‎ nafaʿat			نَفَعَتَا‎ nafaʿatā			نَفَعْتُنَّ‎ nafaʿtunna	نَفَعْنَ‎ nafaʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْفَعُ‎ ʾanfaʿu	تَنْفَعُ‎ tanfaʿu	يَنْفَعُ‎ yanfaʿu		تَنْفَعَانِ‎ tanfaʿāni	يَنْفَعَانِ‎ yanfaʿāni		نَنْفَعُ‎ nanfaʿu	تَنْفَعُونَ‎ tanfaʿūna	يَنْفَعُونَ‎ yanfaʿūna
	f		تَنْفَعِينَ‎ tanfaʿīna	تَنْفَعُ‎ tanfaʿu			تَنْفَعَانِ‎ tanfaʿāni			تَنْفَعْنَ‎ tanfaʿna	يَنْفَعْنَ‎ yanfaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْفَعَ‎ ʾanfaʿa	تَنْفَعَ‎ tanfaʿa	يَنْفَعَ‎ yanfaʿa		تَنْفَعَا‎ tanfaʿā	يَنْفَعَا‎ yanfaʿā		نَنْفَعَ‎ nanfaʿa	تَنْفَعُوا‎ tanfaʿū	يَنْفَعُوا‎ yanfaʿū
	f		تَنْفَعِي‎ tanfaʿī	تَنْفَعَ‎ tanfaʿa			تَنْفَعَا‎ tanfaʿā			تَنْفَعْنَ‎ tanfaʿna	يَنْفَعْنَ‎ yanfaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْفَعْ‎ ʾanfaʿ	تَنْفَعْ‎ tanfaʿ	يَنْفَعْ‎ yanfaʿ		تَنْفَعَا‎ tanfaʿā	يَنْفَعَا‎ yanfaʿā		نَنْفَعْ‎ nanfaʿ	تَنْفَعُوا‎ tanfaʿū	يَنْفَعُوا‎ yanfaʿū
	f		تَنْفَعِي‎ tanfaʿī	تَنْفَعْ‎ tanfaʿ			تَنْفَعَا‎ tanfaʿā			تَنْفَعْنَ‎ tanfaʿna	يَنْفَعْنَ‎ yanfaʿna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْفَعْ‎ infaʿ			اِنْفَعَا‎ infaʿā				اِنْفَعُوا‎ infaʿū
	f		اِنْفَعِي‎ infaʿī							اِنْفَعْنَ‎ infaʿna
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	نُفِعْتُ‎ nufiʿtu	نُفِعْتَ‎ nufiʿta	نُفِعَ nufiʿa		نُفِعْتُمَا‎ nufiʿtumā	نُفِعَا‎ nufiʿā		نُفِعْنَا‎ nufiʿnā	نُفِعْتُمْ‎ nufiʿtum	نُفِعُوا‎ nufiʿū
	f		نُفِعْتِ‎ nufiʿti	نُفِعَتْ‎ nufiʿat			نُفِعَتَا‎ nufiʿatā			نُفِعْتُنَّ‎ nufiʿtunna	نُفِعْنَ‎ nufiʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْفَعُ‎ ʾunfaʿu	تُنْفَعُ‎ tunfaʿu	يُنْفَعُ‎ yunfaʿu		تُنْفَعَانِ‎ tunfaʿāni	يُنْفَعَانِ‎ yunfaʿāni		نُنْفَعُ‎ nunfaʿu	تُنْفَعُونَ‎ tunfaʿūna	يُنْفَعُونَ‎ yunfaʿūna
	f		تُنْفَعِينَ‎ tunfaʿīna	تُنْفَعُ‎ tunfaʿu			تُنْفَعَانِ‎ tunfaʿāni			تُنْفَعْنَ‎ tunfaʿna	يُنْفَعْنَ‎ yunfaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْفَعَ‎ ʾunfaʿa	تُنْفَعَ‎ tunfaʿa	يُنْفَعَ‎ yunfaʿa		تُنْفَعَا‎ tunfaʿā	يُنْفَعَا‎ yunfaʿā		نُنْفَعَ‎ nunfaʿa	تُنْفَعُوا‎ tunfaʿū	يُنْفَعُوا‎ yunfaʿū
	f		تُنْفَعِي‎ tunfaʿī	تُنْفَعَ‎ tunfaʿa			تُنْفَعَا‎ tunfaʿā			تُنْفَعْنَ‎ tunfaʿna	يُنْفَعْنَ‎ yunfaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْفَعْ‎ ʾunfaʿ	تُنْفَعْ‎ tunfaʿ	يُنْفَعْ‎ yunfaʿ		تُنْفَعَا‎ tunfaʿā	يُنْفَعَا‎ yunfaʿā		نُنْفَعْ‎ nunfaʿ	تُنْفَعُوا‎ tunfaʿū	يُنْفَعُوا‎ yunfaʿū
	f		تُنْفَعِي‎ tunfaʿī	تُنْفَعْ‎ tunfaʿ			تُنْفَعَا‎ tunfaʿā			تُنْفَعْنَ‎ tunfaʿna	يُنْفَعْنَ‎ yunfaʿna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نفع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Verb

نَفَّعَ • (naffaʿa) II, non-past يُنَفِّعُ‎‎ (yunaffiʿu)

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Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَفَّعَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْفِيع‎ tanfīʿ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَفِّع‎ munaffiʿ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَفَّع‎ munaffaʿ
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	نَفَّعْتُ‎ naffaʿtu	نَفَّعْتَ‎ naffaʿta	نَفَّعَ naffaʿa		نَفَّعْتُمَا‎ naffaʿtumā	نَفَّعَا‎ naffaʿā		نَفَّعْنَا‎ naffaʿnā	نَفَّعْتُمْ‎ naffaʿtum	نَفَّعُوا‎ naffaʿū
	f		نَفَّعْتِ‎ naffaʿti	نَفَّعَتْ‎ naffaʿat			نَفَّعَتَا‎ naffaʿatā			نَفَّعْتُنَّ‎ naffaʿtunna	نَفَّعْنَ‎ naffaʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفِّعُ‎ ʾunaffiʿu	تُنَفِّعُ‎ tunaffiʿu	يُنَفِّعُ‎ yunaffiʿu		تُنَفِّعَانِ‎ tunaffiʿāni	يُنَفِّعَانِ‎ yunaffiʿāni		نُنَفِّعُ‎ nunaffiʿu	تُنَفِّعُونَ‎ tunaffiʿūna	يُنَفِّعُونَ‎ yunaffiʿūna
	f		تُنَفِّعِينَ‎ tunaffiʿīna	تُنَفِّعُ‎ tunaffiʿu			تُنَفِّعَانِ‎ tunaffiʿāni			تُنَفِّعْنَ‎ tunaffiʿna	يُنَفِّعْنَ‎ yunaffiʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفِّعَ‎ ʾunaffiʿa	تُنَفِّعَ‎ tunaffiʿa	يُنَفِّعَ‎ yunaffiʿa		تُنَفِّعَا‎ tunaffiʿā	يُنَفِّعَا‎ yunaffiʿā		نُنَفِّعَ‎ nunaffiʿa	تُنَفِّعُوا‎ tunaffiʿū	يُنَفِّعُوا‎ yunaffiʿū
	f		تُنَفِّعِي‎ tunaffiʿī	تُنَفِّعَ‎ tunaffiʿa			تُنَفِّعَا‎ tunaffiʿā			تُنَفِّعْنَ‎ tunaffiʿna	يُنَفِّعْنَ‎ yunaffiʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفِّعْ‎ ʾunaffiʿ	تُنَفِّعْ‎ tunaffiʿ	يُنَفِّعْ‎ yunaffiʿ		تُنَفِّعَا‎ tunaffiʿā	يُنَفِّعَا‎ yunaffiʿā		نُنَفِّعْ‎ nunaffiʿ	تُنَفِّعُوا‎ tunaffiʿū	يُنَفِّعُوا‎ yunaffiʿū
	f		تُنَفِّعِي‎ tunaffiʿī	تُنَفِّعْ‎ tunaffiʿ			تُنَفِّعَا‎ tunaffiʿā			تُنَفِّعْنَ‎ tunaffiʿna	يُنَفِّعْنَ‎ yunaffiʿna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَفِّعْ naffiʿ			نَفِّعَا‎ naffiʿā				نَفِّعُوا‎ naffiʿū
	f		نَفِّعِي‎ naffiʿī							نَفِّعْنَ‎ naffiʿna
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	نُفِّعْتُ‎ nuffiʿtu	نُفِّعْتَ‎ nuffiʿta	نُفِّعَ nuffiʿa		نُفِّعْتُمَا‎ nuffiʿtumā	نُفِّعَا‎ nuffiʿā		نُفِّعْنَا‎ nuffiʿnā	نُفِّعْتُمْ‎ nuffiʿtum	نُفِّعُوا‎ nuffiʿū
	f		نُفِّعْتِ‎ nuffiʿti	نُفِّعَتْ‎ nuffiʿat			نُفِّعَتَا‎ nuffiʿatā			نُفِّعْتُنَّ‎ nuffiʿtunna	نُفِّعْنَ‎ nuffiʿna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفَّعُ‎ ʾunaffaʿu	تُنَفَّعُ‎ tunaffaʿu	يُنَفَّعُ‎ yunaffaʿu		تُنَفَّعَانِ‎ tunaffaʿāni	يُنَفَّعَانِ‎ yunaffaʿāni		نُنَفَّعُ‎ nunaffaʿu	تُنَفَّعُونَ‎ tunaffaʿūna	يُنَفَّعُونَ‎ yunaffaʿūna
	f		تُنَفَّعِينَ‎ tunaffaʿīna	تُنَفَّعُ‎ tunaffaʿu			تُنَفَّعَانِ‎ tunaffaʿāni			تُنَفَّعْنَ‎ tunaffaʿna	يُنَفَّعْنَ‎ yunaffaʿna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفَّعَ‎ ʾunaffaʿa	تُنَفَّعَ‎ tunaffaʿa	يُنَفَّعَ‎ yunaffaʿa		تُنَفَّعَا‎ tunaffaʿā	يُنَفَّعَا‎ yunaffaʿā		نُنَفَّعَ‎ nunaffaʿa	تُنَفَّعُوا‎ tunaffaʿū	يُنَفَّعُوا‎ yunaffaʿū
	f		تُنَفَّعِي‎ tunaffaʿī	تُنَفَّعَ‎ tunaffaʿa			تُنَفَّعَا‎ tunaffaʿā			تُنَفَّعْنَ‎ tunaffaʿna	يُنَفَّعْنَ‎ yunaffaʿna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفَّعْ‎ ʾunaffaʿ	تُنَفَّعْ‎ tunaffaʿ	يُنَفَّعْ‎ yunaffaʿ		تُنَفَّعَا‎ tunaffaʿā	يُنَفَّعَا‎ yunaffaʿā		نُنَفَّعْ‎ nunaffaʿ	تُنَفَّعُوا‎ tunaffaʿū	يُنَفَّعُوا‎ yunaffaʿū
	f		تُنَفَّعِي‎ tunaffaʿī	تُنَفَّعْ‎ tunaffaʿ			تُنَفَّعَا‎ tunaffaʿā			تُنَفَّعْنَ‎ tunaffaʿna	يُنَفَّعْنَ‎ yunaffaʿna

Noun

نَفْع • (nafʿ) m (uncountable)

1. verbal noun of نَفَعَ (nafaʿa) (form I)
2. benefit, usefulness
   • a. 965 CE, Al-Mutanabbi

     ‏وَمِنَ الْعَدَاوَةِ مَا يَنَالُكَ نَفْعُهُ / وَمِنَ الصَّدَاقَةِ مَا يَضُرُّ وَيُؤْلِمُ‎

     wamina l-ʿadāwati mā yanāluka nafʿuhu / wamina ṣ-ṣadāqati mā yaḍurru wayuʾlimu

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Declension

Declension of noun نَفْع (nafʿ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفْع nafʿ	النَّفْع‎ an-nafʿ	نَفْع nafʿ
Nominative	نَفْعٌ nafʿun	النَّفْعُ‎ an-nafʿu	نَفْعُ nafʿu
Accusative	نَفْعًا‎ nafʿan	النَّفْعَ‎ an-nafʿa	نَفْعَ nafʿa
Genitive	نَفْعٍ nafʿin	النَّفْعِ‎ an-nafʿi	نَفْعِ nafʿi

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن ف ع‎
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic نَفَعَ‎ (nafaʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nfaʕ/

Verb

نفع • (nfaʕ) (form I, non-past ينفع‎ (yinfaʕ))

1. to benefit

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَفْع‎ (nafʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nfaʕ/

Noun

نفع • (nfaʕ) m

1. usefulness

   Synonym: فايدة‎ (fāyda)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَفْع‎ (nafʿ).

Noun

نفع • (naf')

1. gain, advantage

   Synonyms: بهره‎ (bahre), سود‎ (sud)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “نفع”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ف ع‎

Etymology

From Arabic نَفَعَ‎ (nafaʿa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.faʕ/, [ˈna.faʕ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

نفع • (nafaʕ) (form I, present بنفع‎ (binfaʕ))

1. to be beneficial, to be useful
2. to be suitable, to be fitting
3. (by extension) can, may

   Synonyms: ممكن‎ (mumken), زبط‎ (ẓabaṭ)

   ‏عندك فكرة وين في رام اللهبنفع أنام، أنا وتنين صحابي؟‎‎

   ʕindak fikra wēn fi rām allah binfaʕ ʔanām, ʔana w-tnēn ṣḥābi

   Do you have any idea where in Ramallah I can sleep, me and my two friends?

   ‏بتوقّعبنفع نلتقي السبت بكل الأحوال.‎‎

   batwaʔʔaʕ binfaʕ niltʔi is-sabt bi-kul il-ʔaḥwāl

   I expect we can meet on Saturday in any case.

Conjugation

Conjugation of نفع (nafaʕ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نفعت (nafaʕt)	نفعت (nafaʕt)	نفع (nafaʕ)		نفعنا (nafaʕna)	نفعتو (nafaʕtu)	نفعو (nafaʕu)
	f		نفعتي (nafaʕti)	نفعت (nafʕat)
present	m	بنفع (banfaʕ)	بتنفع (btinfaʕ)	بنفع (binfaʕ)		مننفع (mninfaʕ)	بتنفعو (btinfaʕu)	بنفعو (binfaʕu)
	f		بتنفعي (btinfaʕi)	بتنفع (btinfaʕ)
subjunctive	m	أنفع (ʔanfaʕ)	تنفع (tinfaʕ)	ينفع (yinfaʕ)		ننفع (ninfaʕ)	تنفعو (tinfaʕu)	ينفعو (yinfaʕu)
	f		تنفعي (tinfaʕi)	تنفع (tinfaʕ)
imperative	m		انفع (infaʕ)				انفعو (infaʕu)
	f		انفعي (infaʕi)