نفيس

نفيس

See also: نقيس‎, نفيش‎, and نفیس‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ف س‎ (n-f-s).

Adjective

نَفِيس • (nafīs) (feminine نَفِيسَة‎ (nafīsa), common plural نِفَاس‎ (nifās), elative أَنْفَس‎ (ʾanfas))

1. precious, costly, valuable, good

Declension

Declension of adjective نَفِيس (nafīs)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفِيس nafīs	النَّفِيس‎ an-nafīs	نَفِيسَة‎ nafīsa	النَّفِيسَة‎ an-nafīsa
Nominative	نَفِيسٌ nafīsun	النَّفِيسُ‎ an-nafīsu	نَفِيسَةٌ‎ nafīsatun	النَّفِيسَةُ‎ an-nafīsatu
Accusative	نَفِيسًا‎ nafīsan	النَّفِيسَ‎ an-nafīsa	نَفِيسَةً‎ nafīsatan	النَّفِيسَةَ‎ an-nafīsata
Genitive	نَفِيسٍ nafīsin	النَّفِيسِ‎ an-nafīsi	نَفِيسَةٍ‎ nafīsatin	النَّفِيسَةِ‎ an-nafīsati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفِيسَيْن‎ nafīsayn	النَّفِيسَيْن‎ an-nafīsayn	نَفِيسَتَيْن‎ nafīsatayn	النَّفِيسَتَيْن‎ an-nafīsatayn
Nominative	نَفِيسَانِ‎ nafīsāni	النَّفِيسَانِ‎ an-nafīsāni	نَفِيسَتَانِ‎ nafīsatāni	النَّفِيسَتَانِ‎ an-nafīsatāni
Accusative	نَفِيسَيْنِ‎ nafīsayni	النَّفِيسَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsayni	نَفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ nafīsatayni	النَّفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsatayni
Genitive	نَفِيسَيْنِ‎ nafīsayni	النَّفِيسَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsayni	نَفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ nafīsatayni	النَّفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نِفَاس‎ nifās	النِّفَاس‎ an-nifās	نِفَاس‎ nifās	النِّفَاس‎ an-nifās
Nominative	نِفَاسٌ‎ nifāsun	النِّفَاسُ‎ an-nifāsu	نِفَاسٌ‎ nifāsun	النِّفَاسُ‎ an-nifāsu
Accusative	نِفَاسًا‎ nifāsan	النِّفَاسَ‎ an-nifāsa	نِفَاسًا‎ nifāsan	النِّفَاسَ‎ an-nifāsa
Genitive	نِفَاسٍ‎ nifāsin	النِّفَاسِ‎ an-nifāsi	نِفَاسٍ‎ nifāsin	النِّفَاسِ‎ an-nifāsi

Descendants

• → Bengali: নফিস (nôfis)
• → Ottoman Turkish: نفیس‎ (nefis)
  • Turkish: nefis

References

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