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)

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