ن ف س

Arabic

Root

ن ف س • (n f s)

  1. related to breathing
  2. related to self

Derived terms

  • نَفْس‎ (nafs, “the self; same”)
  • نَفِيس‎ (nafīs, “precious”)
  • نَفْسِيّ‎ (nafsiyy, “psychiatric, mental”)
  • نَفْسَانِيّ‎ (nafsāniyy, “psychiatric, mental”)
  • نَفْسِيَّة‎ (nafsiyya, “psyche”)
  • مَنْفَس‎ (manfas, “air hole, breather, vent”)
  • تَنَفُّسِيّ‎ (tanaffusiyy, “related to breathing”)
  • نِفَاس‎ (nifās, “postpartum period”)
  • نَافِس‎ (nāfis, “a woman in postpartum period”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ن ف س • (transliteration needed)

  1. Related to the self and breathing

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms
  • Form II: نفّس‎ (naffas, “to exhale, deflate”)
    • Active Participle: منفّس‎ (mnaffes, “deflated”)
  • Form III: نافس‎ (nāfas, “to compete with someone”)
    • Noun Form: منافسة‎ (munāfase, “competition”)
    • Active Participle: منافس‎ (mnāfes, “opponent”)
  • Form V: تنفّس‎ (tnaffas, “to breathe, inhale”)
    • Noun Form: تنفّس‎ (tnaffos, “breathing”)
  • Form VI: تنافس‎ (tnāfas, “to compete with each other”)
Nouns
  • نفس‎ (nafs, “the self; the same”)
  • نفس‎ (nafas, “breath, breathing”)
Adjectives
  • نفسي‎ (nafsi, “mental”)
  • نفساني‎ (nafsāni, “mental”)
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