نفس

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

The root 'نفس' (NFS) primarily relates to the concept of the soul, spirit, or self. It extends to encompass breath, life, essence, and even the physical body. Additionally, it carries meanings related to envy, the eye, and the act of breathing or exhaling.

Derived headwords

النَّفْسnoun

1.
soul, spiritboth
The immaterial part of a person or animal, often associated with consciousness and life.
2.
self, essenceboth
The core being or identity of a person; the entirety of one's being.
3.
mind, psycheboth
The faculty of consciousness and thought; the seat of emotions and intellect.
4.
breathboth
The air taken into or expelled from the lungs.
5.
person, individualboth
A human being.
6.
bloodclassical
The red fluid circulating in the arteries and veins.
7.
brotherclassical
A male sibling.
8.
nearness, presenceclassical
Proximity or closeness.
9.
bodyclassical
The physical structure of a person.
10.
envy, evil eyeclassical
Malicious envy or the harmful effect of the evil eye.
11.
greatness, prideclassical
Arrogance or excessive self-importance.
12.
ambition, resolveclassical
Strong determination or aspiration.
13.
relief, comfortclassical
A feeling of ease or freedom from distress.

أَنْفُسnoun

1.
souls, selvesboth
Plural of 'nafs', referring to multiple souls, spirits, or selves.

نُفُوسnoun

1.
souls, selvesboth
Plural of 'nafs', referring to multiple souls, spirits, or selves.

نَفْسِيَّيْنnoun

1.
two selvesclassical
Dual form referring to two distinct aspects of the self, often the commanding and forbidding aspects.

نَفْسِيnoun

1.
my soul, my selfboth
The first-person possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفْسَكnoun

1.
your soul, yourselfboth
The second-person possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفْسُهُnoun

1.
his soul, himselfboth
The third-person possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفْسُهُاnoun

1.
her soul, herselfboth
The third-person feminine possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفْسُهُماnoun

1.
their souls, themselves (dual)both
The dual possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفْسُهُمnoun

1.
their souls, themselves (plural)both
The plural masculine possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفْسُهُنَّnoun

1.
their souls, themselves (feminine plural)both
The plural feminine possessive form of 'nafs'.

نَفَسnoun

1.
breathboth
The act or sound of breathing.
2.
sip, gulpclassical
A single mouthful of liquid.

أَنْفَاسnoun

1.
breathsboth
Plural of 'nafas', referring to multiple breaths.
2.
sips, gulpsclassical
Plural of 'nafas', referring to multiple sips of liquid.

تَنَفَّسَverb

1.
to breatheboth
To inhale and exhale.
2.
to sighboth
To exhale audibly, often expressing relief or sadness.
3.
to take a sipclassical
To drink a liquid in small amounts.

تَنَفُّسnoun

1.
breathingboth
The act or process of breathing.
2.
sighingboth
The act of exhaling audibly.
3.
sippingclassical
The act of taking small drinks.

مُتَنَفِّسnoun

1.
breatherclassical
An animal that breathes; a creature with lungs.
2.
place of breathingclassical
A place where one can breathe freely or find relief.

نَفَّسَverb

1.
to relieve, to easeclassical
To alleviate distress, sorrow, or hardship.
2.
to exhaleclassical
To expel air from the lungs.

تَنْفِيسnoun

1.
relief, alleviationclassical
The act of providing comfort or easing suffering.
2.
exhalationclassical
The act of breathing out.

نَفَّاسَةnoun

1.
envy, jealousyclassical
The feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

نَفِسَverb

1.
to envyclassical
To feel envy towards someone or something.

نَفْسَاءadjective

1.
enviousclassical
Having or showing envy.

نَافِسadjective

1.
envious, one who enviesclassical
Someone who feels or expresses envy.

مَنْفُوسadjective

1.
envied, afflicted by the evil eyeclassical
Someone who has been affected by envy or the evil eye.

نَفْسُ الجَبَلnoun phrase

1.
the mountain itselfclassical
The essence or very substance of the mountain.

نَفْسُ الشَّيْءnoun phrase

1.
the thing itselfboth
The essence or very substance of something; the thing in its own right.

ذُو نَفْسadjective phrase

1.
brave, spiritedclassical
Possessing courage, fortitude, and a strong spirit.

ثَوْبٌ ذُو نَفْسadjective phrase

1.
durable clothclassical
A garment made of strong and resilient material.

نَفْسُ السَّاعَةnoun phrase

1.
the very hour, the nick of timeclassical
The precise moment or the immediate time.

نَفْسُ الرَّحْمَنnoun phrase

1.
breath of the Mercifulclassical
A divine exhalation associated with mercy, relief, and divine action.

نَفْسُ الرِّيحnoun phrase

1.
breath of windclassical
A gentle breeze or the act of smelling the wind.

نَفْسُ الرَّوْضَةnoun phrase

1.
fragrance of the meadowclassical
The pleasant scent emanating from a garden or meadow.

تَامُورُ نَفْسِ المُنْذِرnoun phrase

1.
the blood of Al-Mundhirclassical
Referring to the spilled blood of Al-Mundhir.

Parallel reading

النفس في كلام العرب يجري على ضربين

The word 'nafs' in the speech of Arabs runs on two types.

أحدهما قولك خرجت نفس فلان أي روحه

One is your saying 'the nafs of so-and-so departed', meaning his soul.

والضرب الآخر معنى النفس فيه معنى جملة الشيء وحقيقته

And the other type is the meaning of 'nafs' which carries the meaning of the entirety of a thing and its reality.

تقول: قتل فلان نفسه وأهلك نفسه أي أوقع الإهلاك بذاته كلها وحقيقته

You say: 'So-and-so killed himself and destroyed himself', meaning he inflicted destruction upon his entire being and reality.

والجمع من كل ذلك أنفس ونفوس

And the plural of all of that is 'anfus' and 'nufus'.

نجا سالم والنفس منه بشدقه

Salim escaped, and his soul was in his cheek.

فاظت نفسه

His soul departed.

كادت النفس أن تفيظ عليه

The soul was almost departing from him.

الله يتوفى الأنفس حين موتها

Allah takes the souls at the time of their death.

تسيل على حد الظبات نفوسنا

Our souls flow upon the edge of the swords.

فإذا دخلتم بيوتا فسلموا على أنفسكم

And when you enter houses, greet yourselves.

تعلم ما في نفسي ولا أعلم ما في نفسك

You know what is within me, and I know not what is within you.

ويحذركم الله نفسه

And Allah warns you of Himself.

ما ليس له نفس سائلة فإنه لا ينجس الماء إذا مات فيه

That which does not have a flowing soul does not make the water impure if it dies in it.

نبئت أن بني سحيم أدخلوا أبياتهم تامور نفس المنذر

I was informed that the sons of Suhaim brought into their homes the blood of Al-Mundhir.

رأيت نفسا واحدة

I saw one person.

ثلاثة أنفس

Three persons.

الذي خلقكم من نفس واحدة

Who created you from one soul.

ما رأيت ثم نفسا

I did not see anyone there.

بعثت في نفس الساعة

I was sent in the very hour.

نزلت بنفس الجبل

I descended by the mountain itself.

رأيت فلانا نفسه

I saw so-and-so himself.

أصابت فلانا نفس

The evil eye struck so-and-so.

نهى عن الرقية إلا في النملة والحمة والنفس

He forbade incantations except for the ant bite, the sting, and the evil eye.

إنه كان فيها أنفس سبعة

Indeed, there were seven evil eyes in it.

فإن غشيتكم عند طعامكم فألقوا لهن فإن لهن أنفسا

If they (cats) approach you during your meal, throw something to them, for they have eyes (that envy).

نفس عليك فلان ينفس نفسا ونفاسة

So-and-so envied you, feeling envy and jealousy.

والنفس: الفرج من الكرب

And 'nafs' means relief from distress.

إنها من نفس الرحمن

It is from the breath of the Merciful.

أجد نفس ربكم من قبل اليمن

I feel the relief of your Lord coming from the direction of Yemen.

وكل تروح بين شربتين نفس

And every pause between two drinks is a 'nafas'.

نهى عن التنفس في الإناء

He forbade breathing into the vessel.

شراب غير ذي نفس

A drink that is not 'dhu nafas' (stale or unpleasant).