نظيف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ظ ف‎ (n-ẓ-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.ðˤiːf/
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Adjective

نَظِيف • (naẓīf) (feminine نَظِيفَة‎ (naẓīfa), common plural نِظَاف‎ (niẓāf), masculine plural نَظِيفُون‎ (naẓīfūn) or نُظَفَاء‎ (nuẓafāʔ), feminine plural نَظِيفَات‎ (naẓīfāt), elative أَنْظَف‎ (ʔanẓaf))

clean, pure, cleanly

Declension

Declension of adjective نَظِيف (naẓīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَظِيف naẓīf	النَّظِيف‎ an-naẓīf	نَظِيفَة‎ naẓīfa	النَّظِيفَة‎ an-naẓīfa
Nominative	نَظِيفٌ naẓīfun	النَّظِيفُ‎ an-naẓīfu	نَظِيفَةٌ‎ naẓīfatun	النَّظِيفَةُ‎ an-naẓīfatu
Accusative	نَظِيفًا‎ naẓīfan	النَّظِيفَ‎ an-naẓīfa	نَظِيفَةً‎ naẓīfatan	النَّظِيفَةَ‎ an-naẓīfata
Genitive	نَظِيفٍ naẓīfin	النَّظِيفِ‎ an-naẓīfi	نَظِيفَةٍ‎ naẓīfatin	النَّظِيفَةِ‎ an-naẓīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَظِيفَيْن‎ naẓīfayn	النَّظِيفَيْن‎ an-naẓīfayn	نَظِيفَتَيْن‎ naẓīfatayn	النَّظِيفَتَيْن‎ an-naẓīfatayn
Nominative	نَظِيفَانِ‎ naẓīfāni	النَّظِيفَانِ‎ an-naẓīfāni	نَظِيفَتَانِ‎ naẓīfatāni	النَّظِيفَتَانِ‎ an-naẓīfatāni
Accusative	نَظِيفَيْنِ‎ naẓīfayni	النَّظِيفَيْنِ‎ an-naẓīfayni	نَظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ naẓīfatayni	النَّظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ an-naẓīfatayni
Genitive	نَظِيفَيْنِ‎ naẓīfayni	النَّظِيفَيْنِ‎ an-naẓīfayni	نَظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ naẓīfatayni	النَّظِيفَتَيْنِ‎ an-naẓīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَظِيفِين‎‎; نُظَفَاء‎‎; نِظَاف‎ naẓīfīn‎; nuẓafāʔ‎; niẓāf	النَّظِيفِين‎‎; النُّظَفَاء‎‎; النِّظَاف‎ an-naẓīfīn‎; an-nuẓafāʔ‎; an-niẓāf	نَظِيفَات‎‎; نِظَاف‎ naẓīfāt‎; niẓāf	النَّظِيفَات‎‎; النِّظَاف‎ an-naẓīfāt‎; an-niẓāf
Nominative	نَظِيفُونَ‎‎; نُظَفَاءُ‎‎; نِظَافٌ‎ naẓīfūna‎; nuẓafāʔu‎; niẓāfun	النَّظِيفُونَ‎‎; النُّظَفَاءُ‎‎; النِّظَافُ‎ an-naẓīfūna‎; an-nuẓafāʔu‎; an-niẓāfu	نَظِيفَاتٌ‎‎; نِظَافٌ‎ naẓīfātun‎; niẓāfun	النَّظِيفَاتُ‎‎; النِّظَافُ‎ an-naẓīfātu‎; an-niẓāfu
Accusative	نَظِيفِينَ‎‎; نُظَفَاءَ‎‎; نِظَافًا‎ naẓīfīna‎; nuẓafāʔa‎; niẓāfan	النَّظِيفِينَ‎‎; النُّظَفَاءَ‎‎; النِّظَافَ‎ an-naẓīfīna‎; an-nuẓafāʔa‎; an-niẓāfa	نَظِيفَاتٍ‎‎; نِظَافًا‎ naẓīfātin‎; niẓāfan	النَّظِيفَاتِ‎‎; النِّظَافَ‎ an-naẓīfāti‎; an-niẓāfa
Genitive	نَظِيفِينَ‎‎; نُظَفَاءَ‎‎; نِظَافٍ‎ naẓīfīna‎; nuẓafāʔa‎; niẓāfin	النَّظِيفِينَ‎‎; النُّظَفَاءِ‎‎; النِّظَافِ‎ an-naẓīfīna‎; an-nuẓafāʔi‎; an-niẓāfi	نَظِيفَاتٍ‎‎; نِظَافٍ‎ naẓīfātin‎; niẓāfin	النَّظِيفَاتِ‎‎; النِّظَافِ‎ an-naẓīfāti‎; an-niẓāfi

Descendants

Maltese: nadif
Moroccan Arabic: نضيف‎ (nḍīf)
→ Persian: نظیف‎ (nazif)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: नज़ीफ़ (nazīf)
  
  Urdu: نظیف‎ (nazīf)
→ Somali: nadiif

References

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

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