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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of negating or denying something. It can also refer to the act of spitting or expelling something from the mouth.

Derived headwords

نَفَىverb
  1. 1.
    to denyboth

    To state that something is not true or does not exist.

  2. 2.
    to negateboth

    To assert the falsehood of a statement or proposition.

  3. 3.
    to exileboth

    To banish someone from their country or place of residence.

يَنْفُوهُverb
  1. 1.
    to deny (it)both

    The present tense form of the verb 'to deny', referring to denying something specific.

يَنْفِيهِverb
  1. 1.
    to deny (it)both

    An alternative present tense form of the verb 'to deny', referring to denying something specific.

Parallel reading

نَفَاهُ
He denied it.
يَنْفُوهُ
He denies it.
يَنْفِيهِ
He denies it.