نجف

See also: نحف, نحق, and نخف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن ج ف (n-j-f) originally stemming from the butting together of horns; hence the wide semantic range "to push or thrust", "to gore or stab", "to knock about", "to be pushed about".

Verb

نَجَفَ • (najafa) I (non-past يَنْجُفُ (yanjufu), verbal noun نَجْف (najf))

1. to fashion a point or tip
2. to carve or sharpen an arrow
3. to make a broad spearhead
4. to cut down (a tree) at the root
5. to dig (a well) (and widen its bottom)
6. to scour (rocks) (of the wind)
7. to milk (a sheep) dry
8. to drain (a well)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَجَفَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun نَجْف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَجْف najf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاجِف nājif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْجُوف manjūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَفْتُ najaftu	نَجَفْتَ najafta	نَجَفَ najafa		نَجَفْتُمَا najaftumā	نَجَفَا najafā		نَجَفْنَا najafnā	نَجَفْتُمْ najaftum	نَجَفُوا najafū
	f		نَجَفْتِ najafti	نَجَفَتْ najafat			نَجَفَتَا najafatā			نَجَفْتُنَّ najaftunna	نَجَفْنَ najafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجُفُ ʔanjufu	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu	يَنْجُفُ yanjufu		تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	يَنْجُفَانِ yanjufāni		نَنْجُفُ nanjufu	تَنْجُفُونَ tanjufūna	يَنْجُفُونَ yanjufūna
	f		تَنْجُفِينَ tanjufīna	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu			تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni			تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجُفَ ʔanjufa	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa	يَنْجُفَ yanjufa		تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā		نَنْجُفَ nanjufa	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
	f		تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa			تَنْجُفَا tanjufā			تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجُفْ ʔanjuf	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf	يَنْجُفْ yanjuf		تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā		نَنْجُفْ nanjuf	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
	f		تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf			تَنْجُفَا tanjufā			تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْجُفْ unjuf			اُنْجُفَا unjufā				اُنْجُفُوا unjufū
	f		اُنْجُفِي unjufī							اُنْجُفْنَ unjufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِفْتُ nujiftu	نُجِفْتَ nujifta	نُجِفَ nujifa		نُجِفْتُمَا nujiftumā	نُجِفَا nujifā		نُجِفْنَا nujifnā	نُجِفْتُمْ nujiftum	نُجِفُوا nujifū
	f		نُجِفْتِ nujifti	نُجِفَتْ nujifat			نُجِفَتَا nujifatā			نُجِفْتُنَّ nujiftunna	نُجِفْنَ nujifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْجَفُ ʔunjafu	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu	يُنْجَفُ yunjafu		تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	يُنْجَفَانِ yunjafāni		نُنْجَفُ nunjafu	تُنْجَفُونَ tunjafūna	يُنْجَفُونَ yunjafūna
	f		تُنْجَفِينَ tunjafīna	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu			تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni			تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْجَفَ ʔunjafa	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa	يُنْجَفَ yunjafa		تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā		نُنْجَفَ nunjafa	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
	f		تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa			تُنْجَفَا tunjafā			تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْجَفْ ʔunjaf	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf	يُنْجَفْ yunjaf		تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā		نُنْجَفْ nunjaf	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
	f		تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf			تُنْجَفَا tunjafā			تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna

Verb

نَجَفَ • (najafa) I (non-past يَنْجُفُ (yanjufu), verbal noun نِجَاف (nijāf))

1. to bolt or to lock a door
2. to barricade, to set up a blockade
3. to shield or block
4. to push back, to be a barrier or resistance against another thing

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَجَفَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal noun نِجَاف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نِجَاف nijāf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاجِف nājif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْجُوف manjūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَفْتُ najaftu	نَجَفْتَ najafta	نَجَفَ najafa		نَجَفْتُمَا najaftumā	نَجَفَا najafā		نَجَفْنَا najafnā	نَجَفْتُمْ najaftum	نَجَفُوا najafū
	f		نَجَفْتِ najafti	نَجَفَتْ najafat			نَجَفَتَا najafatā			نَجَفْتُنَّ najaftunna	نَجَفْنَ najafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجُفُ ʔanjufu	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu	يَنْجُفُ yanjufu		تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni	يَنْجُفَانِ yanjufāni		نَنْجُفُ nanjufu	تَنْجُفُونَ tanjufūna	يَنْجُفُونَ yanjufūna
	f		تَنْجُفِينَ tanjufīna	تَنْجُفُ tanjufu			تَنْجُفَانِ tanjufāni			تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجُفَ ʔanjufa	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa	يَنْجُفَ yanjufa		تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā		نَنْجُفَ nanjufa	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
	f		تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفَ tanjufa			تَنْجُفَا tanjufā			تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجُفْ ʔanjuf	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf	يَنْجُفْ yanjuf		تَنْجُفَا tanjufā	يَنْجُفَا yanjufā		نَنْجُفْ nanjuf	تَنْجُفُوا tanjufū	يَنْجُفُوا yanjufū
	f		تَنْجُفِي tanjufī	تَنْجُفْ tanjuf			تَنْجُفَا tanjufā			تَنْجُفْنَ tanjufna	يَنْجُفْنَ yanjufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُنْجُفْ unjuf			اُنْجُفَا unjufā				اُنْجُفُوا unjufū
	f		اُنْجُفِي unjufī							اُنْجُفْنَ unjufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِفْتُ nujiftu	نُجِفْتَ nujifta	نُجِفَ nujifa		نُجِفْتُمَا nujiftumā	نُجِفَا nujifā		نُجِفْنَا nujifnā	نُجِفْتُمْ nujiftum	نُجِفُوا nujifū
	f		نُجِفْتِ nujifti	نُجِفَتْ nujifat			نُجِفَتَا nujifatā			نُجِفْتُنَّ nujiftunna	نُجِفْنَ nujifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْجَفُ ʔunjafu	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu	يُنْجَفُ yunjafu		تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni	يُنْجَفَانِ yunjafāni		نُنْجَفُ nunjafu	تُنْجَفُونَ tunjafūna	يُنْجَفُونَ yunjafūna
	f		تُنْجَفِينَ tunjafīna	تُنْجَفُ tunjafu			تُنْجَفَانِ tunjafāni			تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْجَفَ ʔunjafa	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa	يُنْجَفَ yunjafa		تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā		نُنْجَفَ nunjafa	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
	f		تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفَ tunjafa			تُنْجَفَا tunjafā			تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْجَفْ ʔunjaf	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf	يُنْجَفْ yunjaf		تُنْجَفَا tunjafā	يُنْجَفَا yunjafā		نُنْجَفْ nunjaf	تُنْجَفُوا tunjafū	يُنْجَفُوا yunjafū
	f		تُنْجَفِي tunjafī	تُنْجَفْ tunjaf			تُنْجَفَا tunjafā			تُنْجَفْنَ tunjafna	يُنْجَفْنَ yunjafna

Verb

نَجَّفَ • (najjafa) II (non-past يُنَجِّفُ (yunajjifu), verbal noun تَنْجِيف (tanjīf))

1. to be blown by the wind
2. to drift, to be pushed
3. to shake, to be knocked about
4. to push up into a heap

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَجَّفَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْجِيف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْجِيف tanjīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَجِّف munajjif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَجَّف munajjaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَّفْتُ najjaftu	نَجَّفْتَ najjafta	نَجَّفَ najjafa		نَجَّفْتُمَا najjaftumā	نَجَّفَا najjafā		نَجَّفْنَا najjafnā	نَجَّفْتُمْ najjaftum	نَجَّفُوا najjafū
	f		نَجَّفْتِ najjafti	نَجَّفَتْ najjafat			نَجَّفَتَا najjafatā			نَجَّفْتُنَّ najjaftunna	نَجَّفْنَ najjafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَجِّفُ ʔunajjifu	تُنَجِّفُ tunajjifu	يُنَجِّفُ yunajjifu		تُنَجِّفَانِ tunajjifāni	يُنَجِّفَانِ yunajjifāni		نُنَجِّفُ nunajjifu	تُنَجِّفُونَ tunajjifūna	يُنَجِّفُونَ yunajjifūna
	f		تُنَجِّفِينَ tunajjifīna	تُنَجِّفُ tunajjifu			تُنَجِّفَانِ tunajjifāni			تُنَجِّفْنَ tunajjifna	يُنَجِّفْنَ yunajjifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَجِّفَ ʔunajjifa	تُنَجِّفَ tunajjifa	يُنَجِّفَ yunajjifa		تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	يُنَجِّفَا yunajjifā		نُنَجِّفَ nunajjifa	تُنَجِّفُوا tunajjifū	يُنَجِّفُوا yunajjifū
	f		تُنَجِّفِي tunajjifī	تُنَجِّفَ tunajjifa			تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā			تُنَجِّفْنَ tunajjifna	يُنَجِّفْنَ yunajjifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَجِّفْ ʔunajjif	تُنَجِّفْ tunajjif	يُنَجِّفْ yunajjif		تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā	يُنَجِّفَا yunajjifā		نُنَجِّفْ nunajjif	تُنَجِّفُوا tunajjifū	يُنَجِّفُوا yunajjifū
	f		تُنَجِّفِي tunajjifī	تُنَجِّفْ tunajjif			تُنَجِّفَا tunajjifā			تُنَجِّفْنَ tunajjifna	يُنَجِّفْنَ yunajjifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَجِّفْ najjif			نَجِّفَا najjifā				نَجِّفُوا najjifū
	f		نَجِّفِي najjifī							نَجِّفْنَ najjifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِّفْتُ nujjiftu	نُجِّفْتَ nujjifta	نُجِّفَ nujjifa		نُجِّفْتُمَا nujjiftumā	نُجِّفَا nujjifā		نُجِّفْنَا nujjifnā	نُجِّفْتُمْ nujjiftum	نُجِّفُوا nujjifū
	f		نُجِّفْتِ nujjifti	نُجِّفَتْ nujjifat			نُجِّفَتَا nujjifatā			نُجِّفْتُنَّ nujjiftunna	نُجِّفْنَ nujjifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَجَّفُ ʔunajjafu	تُنَجَّفُ tunajjafu	يُنَجَّفُ yunajjafu		تُنَجَّفَانِ tunajjafāni	يُنَجَّفَانِ yunajjafāni		نُنَجَّفُ nunajjafu	تُنَجَّفُونَ tunajjafūna	يُنَجَّفُونَ yunajjafūna
	f		تُنَجَّفِينَ tunajjafīna	تُنَجَّفُ tunajjafu			تُنَجَّفَانِ tunajjafāni			تُنَجَّفْنَ tunajjafna	يُنَجَّفْنَ yunajjafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَجَّفَ ʔunajjafa	تُنَجَّفَ tunajjafa	يُنَجَّفَ yunajjafa		تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	يُنَجَّفَا yunajjafā		نُنَجَّفَ nunajjafa	تُنَجَّفُوا tunajjafū	يُنَجَّفُوا yunajjafū
	f		تُنَجَّفِي tunajjafī	تُنَجَّفَ tunajjafa			تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā			تُنَجَّفْنَ tunajjafna	يُنَجَّفْنَ yunajjafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَجَّفْ ʔunajjaf	تُنَجَّفْ tunajjaf	يُنَجَّفْ yunajjaf		تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā	يُنَجَّفَا yunajjafā		نُنَجَّفْ nunajjaf	تُنَجَّفُوا tunajjafū	يُنَجَّفُوا yunajjafū
	f		تُنَجَّفِي tunajjafī	تُنَجَّفْ tunajjaf			تُنَجَّفَا tunajjafā			تُنَجَّفْنَ tunajjafna	يُنَجَّفْنَ yunajjafna

Noun

نَجَف • (najaf) m (plural نِجَاف (nijāf))

1. elevated place not reached by water, hill, dike
2. embankment, battlement
3. dune especially those that drift or are pushed around or formed by the wind

Declension

Declension of noun نَجَف (najaf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجَف najaf	النَّجَف an-najaf	نَجَف najaf
Nominative	نَجَفٌ najafun	النَّجَفُ an-najafu	نَجَفُ najafu
Accusative	نَجَفًا najafan	النَّجَفَ an-najafa	نَجَفَ najafa
Genitive	نَجَفٍ najafin	النَّجَفِ an-najafi	نَجَفِ najafi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجَفَيْن najafayn	النَّجَفَيْن an-najafayn	نَجَفَيْ najafay
Nominative	نَجَفَانِ najafāni	النَّجَفَانِ an-najafāni	نَجَفَا najafā
Accusative	نَجَفَيْنِ najafayni	النَّجَفَيْنِ an-najafayni	نَجَفَيْ najafay
Genitive	نَجَفَيْنِ najafayni	النَّجَفَيْنِ an-najafayni	نَجَفَيْ najafay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِجَاف nijāf	النِّجَاف an-nijāf	نِجَاف nijāf
Nominative	نِجَافٌ nijāfun	النِّجَافُ an-nijāfu	نِجَافُ nijāfu
Accusative	نِجَافًا nijāfan	النِّجَافَ an-nijāfa	نِجَافَ nijāfa
Genitive	نِجَافٍ nijāfin	النِّجَافِ an-nijāfi	نِجَافِ nijāfi

Etymology 2

From دُرّ النَجَف (durr an-najaf, “the pearls of Najaf”), named from the city Najaf, the surrounding hills of which are famed for their abundant quartz deposits.

Noun

نَجَف • (najaf) m (collective, singulative نَجَفَة f (najafa))

1. quartz, crystal
2. chandelier

Declension

Declension of noun نَجَف (najaf)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجَف najaf	النَّجَف an-najaf	نَجَف najaf
Nominative	نَجَفٌ najafun	النَّجَفُ an-najafu	نَجَفُ najafu
Accusative	نَجَفًا najafan	النَّجَفَ an-najafa	نَجَفَ najafa
Genitive	نَجَفٍ najafin	النَّجَفِ an-najafi	نَجَفِ najafi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجَفَة najafa	النَّجَفَة an-najafa	نَجَفَة najafat
Nominative	نَجَفَةٌ najafatun	النَّجَفَةُ an-najafatu	نَجَفَةُ najafatu
Accusative	نَجَفَةً najafatan	النَّجَفَةَ an-najafata	نَجَفَةَ najafata
Genitive	نَجَفَةٍ najafatin	النَّجَفَةِ an-najafati	نَجَفَةِ najafati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجَفَتَيْن najafatayn	النَّجَفَتَيْن an-najafatayn	نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay
Nominative	نَجَفَتَانِ najafatāni	النَّجَفَتَانِ an-najafatāni	نَجَفَتَا najafatā
Accusative	نَجَفَتَيْنِ najafatayni	النَّجَفَتَيْنِ an-najafatayni	نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay
Genitive	نَجَفَتَيْنِ najafatayni	النَّجَفَتَيْنِ an-najafatayni	نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجَفَات najafāt	النَّجَفَات an-najafāt	نَجَفَات najafāt
Nominative	نَجَفَاتٌ najafātun	النَّجَفَاتُ an-najafātu	نَجَفَاتُ najafātu
Accusative	نَجَفَاتٍ najafātin	النَّجَفَاتِ an-najafāti	نَجَفَاتِ najafāti
Genitive	نَجَفَاتٍ najafātin	النَّجَفَاتِ an-najafāti	نَجَفَاتِ najafāti

References

• “نجف” in Almaany
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 20
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نجف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 245
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “نجف”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1206
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نجف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, pages 1103–1104
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نجف”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 1249–1250

Etymology 3

Verb

نجف (form I)

1. نَجِفُّ (najiffu) /na.d͡ʒif.fu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of جَفَّ (jaffa)
2. نَجِفَّ (najiffa) /na.d͡ʒif.fa/: inflection of جَفَّ (jaffa):
   1. first-person plural non-past active subjunctive
   2. first-person plural non-past active jussive
3. نَجِفِّ (najiffi) /na.d͡ʒif.fi/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَفَّ (jaffa)

Etymology 4

Verb

نجف (form I)

1. نَجْفُ (najfu) /nad͡ʒ.fu/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَفَا (jafā)
2. نُجْفَ (nujfa) /nud͡ʒ.fa/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of جَفَا (jafā)

Etymology 5

Verb

نجف (form I)

1. نَجُفْ (najuf) /na.d͡ʒuf/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of جَافَ (jāfa)
2. نُجَفْ (nujaf) /nu.d͡ʒaf/: first-person plural non-past passive jussive of جَافَ (jāfa)

Etymology 6

Verb

نجف (form I)

1. نَجِفُ (najifu) /na.d͡ʒi.fu/: first-person plural non-past active indicative of وَجَفَ (wajafa)
2. نَجِفَ (najifa) /na.d͡ʒi.fa/: first-person plural non-past active subjunctive of وَجَفَ (wajafa)
3. نَجِفْ (najif) /na.d͡ʒif/: first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَجَفَ (wajafa)

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæɡæf/

Noun

نجف • (nagaf)

1. plural of نجفة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).

Proper noun

نجف • (Necef)

1. Najaf (a city)

Descendants

• Turkish: Necef

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [na.ˈd͡ʒaf]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.d͡ʒǽf]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]

Readings
Classical reading?	najaf
Dari reading?	najaf
Iranian reading?	najaf
Tajik reading?	najaf

Proper noun

Dari	نجف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Наҷаф

نجف • (najaf)

1. Najaf (a city in Iraq)