نافع
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Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Root |
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ن ف ع (n f ʕ) |
6 terms |
Derived from the active participle of نَفَعَ (nafaʕa, “to be useful, to benefit”).
Adjective
[edit]نَافِع • (nāfiʕ) (feminine نَافِعَة (nāfiʕa), masculine plural نَافِعُون (nāfiʕūn), feminine plural نَافِعَات (nāfiʕāt) or نَوَافِع (nawāfiʕ), elative أَنْفَع (ʔanfaʕ))
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjective نَافِع (nāfiʕ)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِع nāfiʕ |
النَّافِع an-nāfiʕ |
نَافِعَة nāfiʕa |
النَّافِعَة an-nāfiʕa |
Nominative | نَافِعٌ nāfiʕun |
النَّافِعُ an-nāfiʕu |
نَافِعَةٌ nāfiʕatun |
النَّافِعَةُ an-nāfiʕatu |
Accusative | نَافِعًا nāfiʕan |
النَّافِعَ an-nāfiʕa |
نَافِعَةً nāfiʕatan |
النَّافِعَةَ an-nāfiʕata |
Genitive | نَافِعٍ nāfiʕin |
النَّافِعِ an-nāfiʕi |
نَافِعَةٍ nāfiʕatin |
النَّافِعَةِ an-nāfiʕati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِعَيْن nāfiʕayn |
النَّافِعَيْن an-nāfiʕayn |
نَافِعَتَيْن nāfiʕatayn |
النَّافِعَتَيْن an-nāfiʕatayn |
Nominative | نَافِعَانِ nāfiʕāni |
النَّافِعَانِ an-nāfiʕāni |
نَافِعَتَانِ nāfiʕatāni |
النَّافِعَتَانِ an-nāfiʕatāni |
Accusative | نَافِعَيْنِ nāfiʕayni |
النَّافِعَيْنِ an-nāfiʕayni |
نَافِعَتَيْنِ nāfiʕatayni |
النَّافِعَتَيْنِ an-nāfiʕatayni |
Genitive | نَافِعَيْنِ nāfiʕayni |
النَّافِعَيْنِ an-nāfiʕayni |
نَافِعَتَيْنِ nāfiʕatayni |
النَّافِعَتَيْنِ an-nāfiʕatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | نَافِعِين nāfiʕīn |
النَّافِعِين an-nāfiʕīn |
نَافِعَات; نَوَافِع nāfiʕāt; nawāfiʕ |
النَّافِعَات; النَّوَافِع an-nāfiʕāt; an-nawāfiʕ |
Nominative | نَافِعُونَ nāfiʕūna |
النَّافِعُونَ an-nāfiʕūna |
نَافِعَاتٌ; نَوَافِعُ nāfiʕātun; nawāfiʕu |
النَّافِعَاتُ; النَّوَافِعُ an-nāfiʕātu; an-nawāfiʕu |
Accusative | نَافِعِينَ nāfiʕīna |
النَّافِعِينَ an-nāfiʕīna |
نَافِعَاتٍ; نَوَافِعَ nāfiʕātin; nawāfiʕa |
النَّافِعَاتِ; النَّوَافِعَ an-nāfiʕāti; an-nawāfiʕa |
Genitive | نَافِعِينَ nāfiʕīna |
النَّافِعِينَ an-nāfiʕīna |
نَافِعَاتٍ; نَوَافِعَ nāfiʕātin; nawāfiʕa |
النَّافِعَاتِ; النَّوَافِعِ an-nāfiʕāti; an-nawāfiʕi |
Synonyms
[edit]- مُفِيد (mufīd)
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- رُبَّ ضَارَّةٍ نَافِعَةٌ (rubba ḍārratin nāfiʕatun, proverb)
References
[edit]- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نفع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]نافع • (nāfaʕ) m (usually uncountable)
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic نَافِع (nāfiʕ)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nɑː.fiʔ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒː.feʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔ.feʔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nāfi' |
Dari reading? | nāfe' |
Iranian reading? | nâfe' |
Tajik reading? | nofeʾ |
Noun
[edit]Dari | نافع |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | нафеъ |
نافع • (nâfe') (comparative نافعتَر (nâfe'-tar), superlative نافعتَرین (nâfe'-tarin))
- useful, profitable, beneficial, advantageous
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3221:
- جوی خود را کی تواند پاک کرد / نافع از علم خدا شد علم مرد
- juy-i-xôd râ kî tawânad pâk kard / nâfi' az 'ilm-i-xudâ šud 'ilm-i-mard
- Who is able to cleanse the channel of his (sensual) self? Man's knowledge is made beneficial by God's knowledge.
- salutary
References
[edit]Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نافع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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