نفس

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root 'نفس' primarily relates to the concept of self, soul, or essence. It extends to encompass life, breath, and the physical body. Additionally, it signifies aspects like the eye, envy, and the act of giving birth, as well as concepts of value, desire, and relief.

Derived headwords

النَّفْسnoun

1.
soulboth
The spirit or soul of a person or living being.
2.
lifeboth
The state of being alive, often used when referring to the cessation of life.
3.
bloodclassical
The vital fluid in the body, referred to as 'nafs' in certain contexts.
4.
bodyclassical
The physical form or structure of a person.
5.
eyeclassical
The organ of sight, used metaphorically in the context of the evil eye.

خرجت نفسه — His soul departed.

سالت نفسه — His blood flowed.

تامور نفس المنذر — the blood of al-Mundhir.

نَفْسُ الشَّيْءnoun

1.
the thing itselfboth
Used to emphasize the identity or presence of something or someone, meaning 'the very thing' or 'himself/herself'.

رأيت فلانا نفسه — I saw the man himself.

نَفْسnoun

1.
the soul, spiritboth
the soul, spirit
2.
the bloodboth
the blood
3.
the bodyboth
the body
4.
itself, used for emphasisboth
itself, used for emphasis
5.
with two fatḥas: one of the breathsboth
with two fatḥas: one of the breaths
6.
meaning, he was stingyboth
meaning, he was stingy
7.
it became desiredboth
it became desired
8.
meaning, he relievedboth
meaning, he relieved
9.
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed itboth
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed it

أعطيني نفسا أو نفسين أمعس به منيئتى — Give me a measure or two to treat my hide, for I am in a hurry.

أَنْفَاسnoun

1.
breathsboth
The plural of 'nafas', referring to the act or sound of breathing, or instances of breathing.
2.
draughtsboth
Plural of 'nafas', referring to gulps or large drinks taken at one time.

واحد الأنفاس — one of the breaths.

بأنفاس من الشبم القراح — with draughts of pure, cold water.

تَنَفَّسَverb

1.
the man breathedboth
the man breathed
2.
he sighedboth
he sighed
3.
the morning breathed: it dawnedboth
the morning breathed: it dawned

تنفس الرجل — The man breathed.

تنفس الصعداء — He sighed deeply.

تنفس الصبح — The dawn broke.

تنفست القوس — The bow cracked.

الموج إذا نضح الماء — the waves when they splash water.

نَفَسnoun

1.
the soul, spiritboth
the soul, spirit
2.
the bloodboth
the blood
3.
the bodyboth
the body
4.
itself, used for emphasisboth
itself, used for emphasis
5.
with two fatḥas: one of the breathsboth
with two fatḥas: one of the breaths
6.
meaning, he was stingyboth
meaning, he was stingy
7.
it became desiredboth
it became desired
8.
meaning, he relievedboth
meaning, he relieved
9.
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed itboth
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed it

اكرع في الإناء نفسا أو نفسين — Take a draught or two from the vessel.

نَفِيسadjective

1.
meaning, it is competed for and desiredboth
meaning, it is competed for and desired

شئ نفيس — a valuable thing.

أَنْفَسَverb

1.
meaning, I love and honor it mostboth
meaning, I love and honor it most

أنفسني فلان في كذا — So-and-so made me desire such-and-such.

مُنْفَسnoun

1.
abundanceclassical
A large quantity or amount of wealth or possessions; abundance.

ما يسرني بهذا الأمر منفس ونفيس — I would not be pleased with this matter even if it were an abundance of wealth.

نَفِسَverb

1.
the soul, spiritboth
the soul, spirit
2.
the bloodboth
the blood
3.
the bodyboth
the body
4.
itself, used for emphasisboth
itself, used for emphasis
5.
with two fatḥas: one of the breathsboth
with two fatḥas: one of the breaths
6.
meaning, he was stingyboth
meaning, he was stingy
7.
it became desiredboth
it became desired
8.
meaning, he relievedboth
meaning, he relieved
9.
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed itboth
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed it

نفست عليه الشئ نفاسة إذا لم تره يستأهله — You were stingy with something to him if you did not think he deserved it.

نفست علي بخير قليل — You envied me a small bit of good.

نَفَاسَةnoun

1.
valueclassical
The state of being valuable, precious, or highly desired.
2.
childbirthclassical
The process or state of giving birth; labor.

صار نفيسا مرغوبا فيه — It became valuable and desired.

نفست المرأة نفاسا ونفاسة — The woman gave birth.

نَافَسَverb

1.
if he desired it in a competitive manner in generosityboth
if he desired it in a competitive manner in generosity

نافست في الشئ منافسة ونفاسا — I competed for the thing.

تنافسوا فيه — They competed for it.

نَفْسَةnoun

1.
respiteclassical
A period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant; a pause.

لك في هذا الأمر نفسة — You have a respite in this matter.

نَفَّسَverb

1.
the soul, spiritboth
the soul, spirit
2.
the bloodboth
the blood
3.
the bodyboth
the body
4.
itself, used for emphasisboth
itself, used for emphasis
5.
with two fatḥas: one of the breathsboth
with two fatḥas: one of the breaths
6.
meaning, he was stingyboth
meaning, he was stingy
7.
it became desiredboth
it became desired
8.
meaning, he relievedboth
meaning, he relieved
9.
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed itboth
God relieved his distress, meaning, He removed it

نفست عنه كربته — He relieved him of his distress.

نفس الله عنه كربته — May God relieve him of his distress.

النُّفَسَاءnoun

1.
woman in childbirthclassical
A woman who has just given birth.

فهي نفساء ونسوة نقاس — She is a woman in childbirth, and women in childbirth.

مَنْفُوسadjective

1.
the child who was bornboth
the child who was born

ما من نفس منفوسة إلا وقد كتب مكانها من الجنة والنار — There is no soul born but that its place in Paradise and Hell has been written.

نَفَاسnoun

1.
plural of nufasāʾboth
plural of nufasāʾ

النفاس: ولاد المرأة إذا وضعت — Childbirth: a woman's delivery when she has given birth.

نافست في الشئ منافسة ونفاسا — I competed for the thing.

نَفَسَاءnoun

1.
a woman who has given birthboth
a woman who has given birth
2.
it is pluralized as fiʿālboth
it is pluralized as fiʿāl

امرأتان نفساوان — Two women in childbirth.

Parallel reading

نجا سالم والنفس منه بشدقه * ولم ينج إلا جفن سيف ومئزرا *

Salim survived, and his life was hanging by a thread, and nothing survived but the sheath of a sword and a loincloth.

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

That which does not have flowing blood 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 Suhaym brought into their homes the blood of al-Mundhir.

ثلاثة أنفس

three persons

أصابت فلانا نفس

The evil eye struck so-and-so.

نفسته بنفس، إذا أصبته بعين

You afflicted him with the evil eye, if you struck him with your eye.

رأيت فلانا نفسه

I saw the man himself.

جاءني بنفسه

He came to me himself.

هب لي نفسا من دباغ

Give me a measure of tanning agent.

أعطيني نفسا أو نفسين أمعس به منيئتى فإنى أفدة

Give me a measure or two to treat my hide, for I am in a hurry.

وقد تنفس الرجل

And the man breathed.

تنفس الصعداء

He sighed.

تنفس الصبح

The dawn broke.

تنفست القوس

The bow cracked.

عيني جودا عبرة أنفاسا

My eyes, flow with tears, hour after hour.

اكرع في الإناء نفسا أو نفسين

Take a draught or two from the vessel.

تعـلل وهي ساغبة بنيها * بأنفاس من الشبم القراح

She soothed her hungry young ones with draughts of pure, cold water.

أنت في نفس من أمرك

You have ease in your matter.

شئ نفيس

a valuable thing.

هذا أنفس مالي

This is the most cherished of my possessions.

أنفسني فلان في كذا

So-and-so made me desire such-and-such.

ما يسرني بهذا الأمر منفس ونفيس

I would not be pleased with this matter even if it were an abundance of wealth.

نفست عليه الشئ نفاسة إذا لم تره يستأهله

You were stingy with something to him if you did not think he deserved it.

نفست علي بخير قليل

You envied me a small bit of good.

نافست في الشئ منافسة ونفاسا

I competed for the thing.

تنافسوا فيه

They competed for it.

لك في هذا الأمر نفسة

You have a respite in this matter.

نفست عنه تنفيسا

You relieved him.

نفس الله عنه كربته

May God relieve him of his distress.

فهي نفساء ونسوة نقاس

She is a woman in childbirth, and women in childbirth.

ما من نفس منفوسة إلا وقد كتب مكانها من الجنة والنار

There is no soul born but that its place in Paradise and Hell has been written.

ورث فلان قبل أن ينفس فلان

So-and-so inherited before so-and-so was born.

لنا صرخة ثم إسكاتة * كما طرقت بنفاس بكر

We have a cry, then silence, like a virgin's first birth.

نفست المرأة بالكسر نفاسا ونفاسة

The woman gave birth (labor).