نافع

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَفَعَ‎ (nafaʕa, “to be useful, to benefit”), from the root ن ف ع‎ (n-f-ʕ).

Adjective

نَافِع • (nāfiʕ) (feminine نَافِعَة‎ (nāfiʕa), masculine plural نَافِعُون‎ (nāfiʕūn), feminine plural نَافِعَات‎ (nāfiʕāt) or نَوَافِع‎ (nawāfiʕ), elative أَنْفَع‎ (ʔanfaʕ))

Declension

Declension of adjective نَافِع (nāfiʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَافِع nāfiʕ	النَّافِع‎ an-nāfiʕ	نَافِعَة‎ nāfiʕa	النَّافِعَة‎ an-nāfiʕa
Nominative	نَافِعٌ nāfiʕun	النَّافِعُ‎ an-nāfiʕu	نَافِعَةٌ‎ nāfiʕatun	النَّافِعَةُ‎ an-nāfiʕatu
Accusative	نَافِعًا‎ nāfiʕan	النَّافِعَ‎ an-nāfiʕa	نَافِعَةً‎ nāfiʕatan	النَّافِعَةَ‎ an-nāfiʕata
Genitive	نَافِعٍ nāfiʕin	النَّافِعِ‎ an-nāfiʕi	نَافِعَةٍ‎ nāfiʕatin	النَّافِعَةِ‎ an-nāfiʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَافِعَيْن‎ nāfiʕayn	النَّافِعَيْن‎ an-nāfiʕayn	نَافِعَتَيْن‎ nāfiʕatayn	النَّافِعَتَيْن‎ an-nāfiʕatayn
Nominative	نَافِعَانِ‎ nāfiʕāni	النَّافِعَانِ‎ an-nāfiʕāni	نَافِعَتَانِ‎ nāfiʕatāni	النَّافِعَتَانِ‎ an-nāfiʕatāni
Accusative	نَافِعَيْنِ‎ nāfiʕayni	النَّافِعَيْنِ‎ an-nāfiʕayni	نَافِعَتَيْنِ‎ nāfiʕatayni	النَّافِعَتَيْنِ‎ an-nāfiʕatayni
Genitive	نَافِعَيْنِ‎ nāfiʕayni	النَّافِعَيْنِ‎ an-nāfiʕayni	نَافِعَتَيْنِ‎ nāfiʕatayni	النَّافِعَتَيْنِ‎ an-nāfiʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَافِعِين‎ nāfiʕīn	النَّافِعِين‎ an-nāfiʕīn	نَافِعَات‎‎; نَوَافِع‎ nāfiʕāt‎; nawāfiʕ	النَّافِعَات‎‎; النَّوَافِع‎ an-nāfiʕāt‎; an-nawāfiʕ
Nominative	نَافِعُونَ‎ nāfiʕūna	النَّافِعُونَ‎ an-nāfiʕūna	نَافِعَاتٌ‎‎; نَوَافِعُ‎ nāfiʕātun‎; nawāfiʕu	النَّافِعَاتُ‎‎; النَّوَافِعُ‎ an-nāfiʕātu‎; an-nawāfiʕu
Accusative	نَافِعِينَ‎ nāfiʕīna	النَّافِعِينَ‎ an-nāfiʕīna	نَافِعَاتٍ‎‎; نَوَافِعَ‎ nāfiʕātin‎; nawāfiʕa	النَّافِعَاتِ‎‎; النَّوَافِعَ‎ an-nāfiʕāti‎; an-nawāfiʕa
Genitive	نَافِعِينَ‎ nāfiʕīna	النَّافِعِينَ‎ an-nāfiʕīna	نَافِعَاتٍ‎‎; نَوَافِعَ‎ nāfiʕātin‎; nawāfiʕa	النَّافِعَاتِ‎‎; النَّوَافِعِ‎ an-nāfiʕāti‎; an-nawāfiʕi

Synonyms

مُفِيد‎ (mufīd)

Antonyms

ضَارّ‎ (ḍārr), مُضِرّ‎ (muḍirr)

Derived terms

رُبَّ ضَارَّةٍ نَافِعَةٌ‎ (rubba ḍārratin nāfiʕatun, proverb)

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “نفع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː.faʕ/

Noun

نافع • (nāfaʕ) m (usually uncountable)

aniseed

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَافِع‎ (nāfiʕ)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.fiʔ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.fe̞ʔ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.feː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.feː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.feʔ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.feʔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nāfi'
Dari reading^?	nāfe'
Iranian reading^?	nâfe'
Tajik reading^?	nofeʾ

Noun


Iranian Persian	نافع
Dari	نافع
Tajik	нафеъ

نافع • (nâfe') (comparative نافع‌تَر‎ (nâfe'-tar), superlative نافع‌تَرین‎ (nâfe'-tarin))

useful, profitable, beneficial, advantageous
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3221:
  ‏جوی خود را کی تواند پاک کرد / نافع از علم خدا شد علم مرد‌‌‎
  juy-i-xôd râ kî tawânad pâk kard / nâfi' az 'ilm-i-xudâ šud 'ilm-i-mard
  Who is able to cleanse the channel of his (sensual) self? Man's knowledge is made beneficial by God's knowledge.
salutary

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “نافع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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