نفيس

See also: نقيس‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ف س‎ (n-f-s).

Adjective

نَفِيس • (nafīs) (feminine نَفِيسَة‎ (nafīsa), elative أَنْفَس‎ (ʾanfas))

precious, costly, valuable, good

Declension

Declension of adjective نَفِيس (nafīs)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفِيس nafīs	النَّفِيس‎ an-nafīs	نَفِيسَة‎ nafīsa	النَّفِيسَة‎ an-nafīsa
Nominative	نَفِيسٌ nafīsun	النَّفِيسُ‎ an-nafīsu	نَفِيسَةٌ‎ nafīsatun	النَّفِيسَةُ‎ an-nafīsatu
Accusative	نَفِيسًا‎ nafīsan	النَّفِيسَ‎ an-nafīsa	نَفِيسَةً‎ nafīsatan	النَّفِيسَةَ‎ an-nafīsata
Genitive	نَفِيسٍ nafīsin	النَّفِيسِ‎ an-nafīsi	نَفِيسَةٍ‎ nafīsatin	النَّفِيسَةِ‎ an-nafīsati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفِيسَيْن‎ nafīsayn	النَّفِيسَيْن‎ an-nafīsayn	نَفِيسَتَيْن‎ nafīsatayn	النَّفِيسَتَيْن‎ an-nafīsatayn
Nominative	نَفِيسَانِ‎ nafīsāni	النَّفِيسَانِ‎ an-nafīsāni	نَفِيسَتَانِ‎ nafīsatāni	النَّفِيسَتَانِ‎ an-nafīsatāni
Accusative	نَفِيسَيْنِ‎ nafīsayni	النَّفِيسَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsayni	نَفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ nafīsatayni	النَّفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsatayni
Genitive	نَفِيسَيْنِ‎ nafīsayni	النَّفِيسَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsayni	نَفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ nafīsatayni	النَّفِيسَتَيْنِ‎ an-nafīsatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	نَفِيسَات‎ nafīsāt	النَّفِيسَات‎ an-nafīsāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	نَفِيسَاتٌ‎ nafīsātun	النَّفِيسَاتُ‎ an-nafīsātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	نَفِيسَاتٍ‎ nafīsātin	النَّفِيسَاتِ‎ an-nafīsāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	نَفِيسَاتٍ‎ nafīsātin	النَّفِيسَاتِ‎ an-nafīsāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نفيس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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