النفس

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root 'النفس' (al-nafs) broadly encompasses concepts related to the soul, spirit, life force, and essence. It extends to cover the physical body, blood, and even the eye (as a source of envy). The root also relates to personal attributes like will, pride, honor, and desire, as well as abstract notions of relief, spaciousness, and provision.

Derived headwords

النَّفْسnoun

1.
Soul, spiritboth
The immaterial essence of a living being, often considered the seat of consciousness and emotion.
2.
Bloodclassical
Specifically referring to flowing blood, as in the context of ritual purity.
3.
Bodyboth
The physical form of a person or creature.
4.
Self, essenceboth
The core identity or reality of a person or thing.
5.
Envy, evil eyeclassical
The harmful effect of one's gaze, stemming from envy or malice.
6.
Will, desireboth
Personal inclination, intention, or volition.
7.
Honor, prideboth
A sense of self-respect, dignity, or high-mindedness.
8.
Defect, flawclassical
A blemish or imperfection.
9.
Punishmentclassical
Retribution or penalty.

نَفْسَهverb

1.
To afflict with the evil eyeclassical
To strike someone or something with the evil eye, causing harm.

نَافَسَverb

1.
To envy, covetboth
To desire something that someone else possesses, often with a competitive spirit.
2.
To competeboth
To strive against others for a prize or in a particular field.

نَفَسnoun

1.
Breathboth
The act or sound of breathing; a single inhalation or exhalation.
2.
Relief, respiteboth
A period of ease or relaxation after a period of difficulty or stress.
3.
Spaciousness, roomboth
Ample space or freedom in a situation or matter.
4.
Sip, gulpboth
A small amount of liquid taken into the mouth.
5.
Satiety, fullnessboth
The state of being satisfied, especially after eating or drinking.
6.
Long speechclassical
An extended or lengthy discourse.

نَفَسًاnoun

1.
Relief, easingclassical
The act of providing relief or making something easier, often used metaphorically for divine intervention.

نَفَسًاadjective

1.
Long (book)classical
Describing a book or writing as being lengthy and extensive.

نَفَسًاnoun

1.
Relief (from suffering)classical
The act of alleviating distress or hardship.

نَفْسًاnoun

1.
Spaciousness, satisfactionclassical
A state of ample provision and contentment, often related to drink.

نَافِسadjective

1.
Fifth (arrow)classical
Referring to the fifth arrow in the game of MAYSIR (gambling with arrows).

نَفِيسadjective

1.
Valuable, preciousboth
Possessing great worth or importance; highly esteemed.
2.
Abundant (wealth)classical
Describing a large quantity of wealth or possessions.

مَنْفُوسadjective

1.
Coveted, desiredboth
Something that is competed for or highly desired by others.

مُنْفَسadjective

1.
Coveted, desiredboth
Something that is competed for or highly desired by others.
2.
Abundant (wealth)classical
Describing a large quantity of wealth or possessions.

نَفِسَverb

1.
To be valuable, preciousboth
To possess great worth or importance; to be highly esteemed.

نَفَاسَةnoun

1.
Value, preciousnessboth
The quality of being valuable or highly esteemed.
2.
Envy, stinginessclassical
A feeling of envy or resentment towards someone else's good fortune, or reluctance to give.

نَفَاسًاnoun

1.
Value, preciousnessboth
The quality of being valuable or highly esteemed.

نَفْسًاnoun

1.
Value, preciousnessboth
The quality of being valuable or highly esteemed.

نَفِسَverb

1.
To be stingy, begrudgeclassical
To be reluctant to give or share; to withhold something out of envy or possessiveness.
2.
To envyclassical
To feel discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

نَفْسَverb

1.
To be stingy, begrudgeclassical
To be reluctant to give or share; to withhold something out of envy or possessiveness.

نُفَاسnoun

1.
Childbirthboth
The process of a woman giving birth to a child.

نُفَسَاءnoun

1.
Woman in childbirthboth
A woman who has recently given birth.

نُفَسَاءnoun

1.
Woman in childbirthboth
A woman who has recently given birth.

نَفِسَتْverb

1.
To give birthboth
To undergo childbirth.
2.
To menstruateboth
To experience the monthly shedding of the uterine lining.

مَنْفُوسadjective

1.
Bornboth
Having been born; delivered.

نَفْسَةnoun

1.
Respite, delayclassical
A period of grace or allowance; a postponement.

نُفُوسَةname

1.
Nufusa (mountains)classical
A proper noun referring to mountains located in the Maghreb region.

أَنْفَسَverb

1.
To please, delightclassical
To cause someone to feel pleased or impressed.
2.
To desire, covetclassical
To have a strong wish for something.

مُنْفِسadjective

1.
Abundant, plentifulclassical
Existing or occurring in large amounts; plentiful.

تَنَفَّسَverb

1.
To breatheboth
To inhale and exhale.
2.
To dawnclassical
Describing the first light of morning appearing.
3.
To crack, splitclassical
Describing the sound or action of something breaking or splitting, like a bow.
4.
To splash, sprinkleclassical
Describing the action of water, like waves.
5.
To drink in sipsboth
To drink by taking small amounts, separating each sip.

تَنَافَسَverb

1.
To compete, vieboth
To strive against others for a prize or in a particular field, often with mutual desire.

Parallel reading

وخرجت نفسه

and his soul departed

ما لا نفس له سائلة لا ينجس الماء

that which does not have flowing blood does not make water impure

نفسته بنفس: أصبته بعين

He afflicted it with the evil eye: he struck it with the evil eye.

تعلم ما في نفسي ولا أعلم ما في نفسك

You know what is in my self, and I do not know what is in your self

وعين الشيء جاءني بنفسه

and the very essence of the thing came to me

ويحذركم الله نفسه

and Allah warns you of Himself

واحد الأنفاس

the singular of breaths

والفسحة في الأمر

and spaciousness in the matter

كتب كتابا نفسا: طويلا

He wrote a book, 'nafsa': meaning long.

فإنها من نفس الرحمن

for it is from the breath of the Most Merciful

أجد نفس ربكم من قبل اليمن

I find the relief of your Lord from before Yemen

والمعنى: أنها تفرج الكرب، وتنشر الغيث، وتذهب الجدب

And the meaning is: it relieves distress, brings forth rain, and removes drought.

وشراب ذو نفس: فيه سعة وري

And a drink with 'nafas': it has spaciousness and satiety.

وغير ذي نفس: كريه آجن، إذا ذاقه ذائق، لم يتنفس فيه

And without 'nafas': it is foul and stale; if one tastes it, he does not find satisfaction in it.

والنافس: خامس سهام الميسر

And 'al-Nafis': the fifth of the arrows of MAYSIR.

وشيء نفيس ومنفوس ومنفس: يتنافس فيه، ويرغب

And something 'nafis', 'manfus', and 'munfas': it is competed for, and desired.

وقد نفس، ككرم، نفاسة ونفاسا ونفسا

And it became valuable, like 'karuma', with 'nafasa', 'nafasa', and 'nafsan'.

والنفيس: المال الكثير

And 'al-nafis': abundant wealth.

ونفس به، كفرح: ضن

And he was stingy with it, like 'faraha': he was miserly.

وعليه بخير: حسد

And towards him with good: he envied.

وعليه الشيء نفاسة: لم يره أهلا له

And towards him the thing, 'nafasa': he did not see him worthy of it.

والنفاس، بالكسر: ولادة المرأة

And 'al-nifas', with kasr: a woman's childbirth.

فإذا وضعت، فهي نفساء، كالثؤباء

And when she gives birth, she is 'nafsa', like 'tha'ba'.

وقد نفست، كسمع وعني، والولد منفوس، وحاضت

And she gave birth, like 'sami'a' and 'aniya', and the child was 'manfus', and she menstruated.

ولك نفسة، بالضم: مهلة

And you have 'nafsah', with damma: a respite.

وأنفسه: أعجبه

And 'ansahu': it pleased him.

وفي الأمر: رغبه

And in the matter: he desired it.

ومال منفس ومنفس: كثير

And wealth 'munfis' and 'munfas': abundant.

وتنفس الصبح: تبلج

And the morning 'tanaffasa': it dawned.

والقوس: تصدعت

And the bow: it cracked.

والموج: نضح الماء

And the waves: they splashed water.

وفي الإناء: شرب من غير أن يبينه عن فيه

And in the vessel: he drank without separating it from his mouth.

وشرب بثلاثة أنفاس، فأبانه عن فيه في كل نفس، ضد

And he drank in three breaths, separating it from his mouth in each breath, the opposite.

كان يتنفس في الإناء

He used to breathe into the vessel.

ونهى عن التنفس في الإناء

And he forbade breathing into the vessel.

ونافس فيه: رغب على وجه المباراة في الكرم، كتنافس

And he competed in it: he desired it out of emulation in generosity, like 'tanāfasa'.