نفط

See also: نقط

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic נִיפְטָא (nip̄ṭā) / נַפְטָא (nap̄ṭā) / ܢܷܦܛܳܐ (nep̄ṭā) / ܢܱܦܛܳܐ (nap̄ṭā), from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/⁠napṭu⁠/, “petroleum”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naftˤ/, /niftˤ/
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Noun

نِفْط or نَفْط • (nifṭ or nafṭ) m (plural نُفُوط (nufūṭ) or أَنْفَاط (ʔanfāṭ))

  1. (uncountable) oil, petroleum, naphtha
  2. (uncountable, dated) turpentine
  3. (uncountable and countable, obsolete) a flammable mix used in war such as Greek fire
  4. (countable, obsolete) a kind of cannon that projects such substance, lombard

Declension
Declension of noun نِفْط (nifṭ)‎; نَفْط (nafṭ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِفْط‎; نَفْط
nifṭ‎; nafṭ		 النِّفْط‎; النَّفْط
an-nifṭ‎; an-nafṭ		 نِفْط‎; نَفْط
nifṭ‎; nafṭ
Nominative نِفْطٌ‎; نَفْطٌ
nifṭun‎; nafṭun		 النِّفْطُ‎; النَّفْطُ
an-nifṭu‎; an-nafṭu		 نِفْطُ‎; نَفْطُ
nifṭu‎; nafṭu
Accusative نِفْطًا‎; نَفْطًا
nifṭan‎; nafṭan		 النِّفْطَ‎; النَّفْطَ
an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa		 نِفْطَ‎; نَفْطَ
nifṭa‎; nafṭa
Genitive نِفْطٍ‎; نَفْطٍ
nifṭin‎; nafṭin		 النِّفْطِ‎; النَّفْطِ
an-nifṭi‎; an-nafṭi		 نِفْطِ‎; نَفْطِ
nifṭi‎; nafṭi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِفْطَيْن‎; نَفْطَيْن
nifṭayn‎; nafṭayn		 النِّفْطَيْن‎; النَّفْطَيْن
an-nifṭayn‎; an-nafṭayn		 نِفْطَيْ‎; نَفْطَيْ
nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Nominative نِفْطَانِ‎; نَفْطَانِ
nifṭāni‎; nafṭāni		 النِّفْطَانِ‎; النَّفْطَانِ
an-nifṭāni‎; an-nafṭāni		 نِفْطَا‎; نَفْطَا
nifṭā‎; nafṭā
Accusative نِفْطَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَيْنِ
nifṭayni‎; nafṭayni		 النِّفْطَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَيْنِ
an-nifṭayni‎; an-nafṭayni		 نِفْطَيْ‎; نَفْطَيْ
nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Genitive نِفْطَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَيْنِ
nifṭayni‎; nafṭayni		 النِّفْطَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَيْنِ
an-nifṭayni‎; an-nafṭayni		 نِفْطَيْ‎; نَفْطَيْ
nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُفُوط‎; أَنْفَاط
nufūṭ‎; ʔanfāṭ		 النُّفُوط‎; الْأَنْفَاط
an-nufūṭ‎; al-ʔanfāṭ		 نُفُوط‎; أَنْفَاط
nufūṭ‎; ʔanfāṭ
Nominative نُفُوطٌ‎; أَنْفَاطٌ
nufūṭun‎; ʔanfāṭun		 النُّفُوطُ‎; الْأَنْفَاطُ
an-nufūṭu‎; al-ʔanfāṭu		 نُفُوطُ‎; أَنْفَاطُ
nufūṭu‎; ʔanfāṭu
Accusative نُفُوطًا‎; أَنْفَاطًا
nufūṭan‎; ʔanfāṭan		 النُّفُوطَ‎; الْأَنْفَاطَ
an-nufūṭa‎; al-ʔanfāṭa		 نُفُوطَ‎; أَنْفَاطَ
nufūṭa‎; ʔanfāṭa
Genitive نُفُوطٍ‎; أَنْفَاطٍ
nufūṭin‎; ʔanfāṭin		 النُّفُوطِ‎; الْأَنْفَاطِ
an-nufūṭi‎; al-ʔanfāṭi		 نُفُوطِ‎; أَنْفَاطِ
nufūṭi‎; ʔanfāṭi

Noun

نِفْط or نَفْط • (nifṭ or nafṭ) m (collective, singulative نِفْطَة f (nifṭa) or نَفْطَة (nafṭa))

  1. blisters, blebs, pustules
  2. (obsolete) matchsticks

Declension
Declension of noun نِفْط (nifṭ)‎; نَفْط (nafṭ)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِفْط‎; نَفْط
nifṭ‎; nafṭ		 النِّفْط‎; النَّفْط
an-nifṭ‎; an-nafṭ		 نِفْط‎; نَفْط
nifṭ‎; nafṭ
Nominative نِفْطٌ‎; نَفْطٌ
nifṭun‎; nafṭun		 النِّفْطُ‎; النَّفْطُ
an-nifṭu‎; an-nafṭu		 نِفْطُ‎; نَفْطُ
nifṭu‎; nafṭu
Accusative نِفْطًا‎; نَفْطًا
nifṭan‎; nafṭan		 النِّفْطَ‎; النَّفْطَ
an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa		 نِفْطَ‎; نَفْطَ
nifṭa‎; nafṭa
Genitive نِفْطٍ‎; نَفْطٍ
nifṭin‎; nafṭin		 النِّفْطِ‎; النَّفْطِ
an-nifṭi‎; an-nafṭi		 نِفْطِ‎; نَفْطِ
nifṭi‎; nafṭi
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِفْطَة‎; نَفْطَة
nifṭa‎; nafṭa		 النِّفْطَة‎; النَّفْطَة
an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa		 نِفْطَة‎; نَفْطَة
nifṭat‎; nafṭat
Nominative نِفْطَةٌ‎; نَفْطَةٌ
nifṭatun‎; nafṭatun		 النِّفْطَةُ‎; النَّفْطَةُ
an-nifṭatu‎; an-nafṭatu		 نِفْطَةُ‎; نَفْطَةُ
nifṭatu‎; nafṭatu
Accusative نِفْطَةً‎; نَفْطَةً
nifṭatan‎; nafṭatan		 النِّفْطَةَ‎; النَّفْطَةَ
an-nifṭata‎; an-nafṭata		 نِفْطَةَ‎; نَفْطَةَ
nifṭata‎; nafṭata
Genitive نِفْطَةٍ‎; نَفْطَةٍ
nifṭatin‎; nafṭatin		 النِّفْطَةِ‎; النَّفْطَةِ
an-nifṭati‎; an-nafṭati		 نِفْطَةِ‎; نَفْطَةِ
nifṭati‎; nafṭati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِفْطَتَيْن‎; نَفْطَتَيْن
nifṭatayn‎; nafṭatayn		 النِّفْطَتَيْن‎; النَّفْطَتَيْن
an-nifṭatayn‎; an-nafṭatayn		 نِفْطَتَيْ‎; نَفْطَتَيْ
nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Nominative نِفْطَتَانِ‎; نَفْطَتَانِ
nifṭatāni‎; nafṭatāni		 النِّفْطَتَانِ‎; النَّفْطَتَانِ
an-nifṭatāni‎; an-nafṭatāni		 نِفْطَتَا‎; نَفْطَتَا
nifṭatā‎; nafṭatā
Accusative نِفْطَتَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَتَيْنِ
nifṭatayni‎; nafṭatayni		 النِّفْطَتَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَتَيْنِ
an-nifṭatayni‎; an-nafṭatayni		 نِفْطَتَيْ‎; نَفْطَتَيْ
nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Genitive نِفْطَتَيْنِ‎; نَفْطَتَيْنِ
nifṭatayni‎; nafṭatayni		 النِّفْطَتَيْنِ‎; النَّفْطَتَيْنِ
an-nifṭatayni‎; an-nafṭatayni		 نِفْطَتَيْ‎; نَفْطَتَيْ
nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نِفْطَات‎; نَفْطَات
nifṭāt‎; nafṭāt		 النِّفْطَات‎; النَّفْطَات
an-nifṭāt‎; an-nafṭāt		 نِفْطَات‎; نَفْطَات
nifṭāt‎; nafṭāt
Nominative نِفْطَاتٌ‎; نَفْطَاتٌ
nifṭātun‎; nafṭātun		 النِّفْطَاتُ‎; النَّفْطَاتُ
an-nifṭātu‎; an-nafṭātu		 نِفْطَاتُ‎; نَفْطَاتُ
nifṭātu‎; nafṭātu
Accusative نِفْطَاتٍ‎; نَفْطَاتٍ
nifṭātin‎; nafṭātin		 النِّفْطَاتِ‎; النَّفْطَاتِ
an-nifṭāti‎; an-nafṭāti		 نِفْطَاتِ‎; نَفْطَاتِ
nifṭāti‎; nafṭāti
Genitive نِفْطَاتٍ‎; نَفْطَاتٍ
nifṭātin‎; nafṭātin		 النِّفْطَاتِ‎; النَّفْطَاتِ
an-nifṭāti‎; an-nafṭāti		 نِفْطَاتِ‎; نَفْطَاتِ
nifṭāti‎; nafṭāti

Derived terms
  • نَفْطِيّ (nafṭiyy, relative adjective)
  • نَفِيط (nafīṭ, “pustulose”)
  • نَفَّاطَة (naffāṭa, “a place where naphtha is extracted; a kind of lamp or the burning core therein; an instrument to throw Greek fire”)
  • نَفَّاط (naffāṭ, “somebody in an army who throws Greek fire; torch-bearer”)
  • نَفَّطَ (naffaṭa) and أَنْفَطَ (ʔanfaṭa, “to cause to be blistered”)
  • نَفِطَ (nafiṭa, “to blister, to obtain pustules”)

Descendants
  • → Amharic: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
  • → Ge'ez: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
  • → Harari: ንፍጢ (nəfṭi, “rifle”)
  • → Tigrinya: ነፍጢ (näfṭi, “rifle”)

References
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نفط”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 703b–784a
  • Freytag, Georg (1837) “نفط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 316a
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “نفط”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎ (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1314a
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “نفط”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2833a
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نفط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1157
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