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نفي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of negation, denial, and rejection. It extends to the idea of banishment, exile, and removing something from its place or context. It can also refer to proving something false or invalid.

Derived headwords

نَفَىverb
  1. 1.
    to denyboth

    To state that something is not true or does not exist. This is the most common modern usage.

  2. 2.
    to negateboth

    To make something ineffective or invalid; to cancel out.

  3. 3.
    to banishboth

    To force someone to leave their country or homeland as a punishment.

  4. 4.
    to exileclassical

    To expel or banish someone from their native country.

نَفْيnoun
  1. 1.
    denialboth

    The act of stating that something is untrue or does not exist.

  2. 2.
    negationboth

    The act of making something invalid or ineffective.

  3. 3.
    exileboth

    The state of being banished or forced to live away from one's native land.

  4. 4.
    banishmentboth

    The act of expelling someone from a place.

مَنْفِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    banishedboth

    Sent away from one's country or home as a punishment.

  2. 2.
    exiledboth

    Living in exile.

  3. 3.
    negatedboth

    Made invalid or ineffective.

مَنْفَىnoun
  1. 1.
    place of exileboth

    A place where someone is banished to live.

  2. 2.
    exileboth

    The state or condition of being banished.

Parallel reading

نَفَاهُ السُّلْطَانُ إِلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ
The sultan banished him to a distant country.
هَذَا نَفْيٌ لِلْحَقِيقَةِ
This is a denial of the truth.
كَانَ مَنْفِيًّا فِي جَزِيرَةٍ
He was exiled on an island.
أَقَامَ فِي المَنْفَى سَنَوَاتٍ طَوِيلَةً
He lived in exile for many years.
يَنْفِي الشَّاعِرُ الوُجُودَ
The poet negates existence.