نفي

نفي

See also: نقئ‎, نفى‎, and نقي‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ف ي‎ (n-f-y).

Noun

نَفْي • (nafy) m

1. verbal noun of نَفَى‎ (nafā) (form I)
2. (general, logic) negation

   ‏نَفْيُ النَّفْيِ إِثْبَاتٌ‎

   nafyu n-nafyi ʾiṯbātun

   The negation of negation is an affirmation.

   Antonym: إِثْبَات‎ (ʾiṯbāt)

3. prohibition
4. exile, expulsion, banishment, excommunication
5. denial

Declension

Declension of noun نَفْي (nafy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفْي nafy	النَّفْي‎ an-nafy	نَفْي nafy
Nominative	نَفْيٌ nafyun	النَّفْيُ‎ an-nafyu	نَفْيُ nafyu
Accusative	نَفْيًا‎ nafyan	النَّفْيَ‎ an-nafya	نَفْيَ nafya
Genitive	نَفْيٍ nafyin	النَّفْيِ‎ an-nafyi	نَفْيِ nafyi

References

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

Verb

نُفِيَ • (nufiya) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of نَفَا‎ (nafā)
2. third-person masculine singular past passive of نَفَى‎ (nafā)

Verb

نَفِي • (nafī) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَفَى‎ (wafā)

Verb

نَفِيَ • (nafiya) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَفَى‎ (wafā)