نفاج

Arabic

Etymology

Characteristic adjective from the root ن ف ج (n-f-j).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naf.faːd͡ʒ/

Adjective

نَفَّاج • (naffāj) (feminine نَفَّاجَة (naffāja), masculine plural نَفَّاجُونَ (naffājūna), feminine plural نَفَّاجَات (naffājāt))

1. (higher register) arrogant, snobbish, flaunting
   • 2015 July 27, حسام السراي, “ar: فاضل العزاوي: ما بقي من (جماعة كركوك) هو إبداع شعرائها”, in IraqWriters.com‎^[1]:

     تِلْكَ ٱلْخُصْلَةُ ٱلَّتِي يَكَادُ يَنْفَرِدُ بِهَا ٱلْعِرَاقِيُّونَ. وَكَانَ ثَمَّةَ أَيْضًا نَفَّاجُونَ أَدْعِيَاءُ وَفَاشِلُونَ يُحَرِّضُونَ هَٰذَا ضِدَّ ذَاكَ،

     tilka l-ḵuṣlatu llatī yakādu yanfaridu bihā l-ʕirāqiyyūna. wakāna ṯammata ʔayḍan naffājūna ʔadʕiyāʔu wafāšilūna yuḥarriḍūna hāḏā ḍidda ḏāka,

     This bunch from which the Iraqis almost isolated themselves. And there were also pretentious snobs and losers who instigates this against that.

Declension

Declension of adjective نَفَّاج (naffāj)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفَّاج naffāj	النَّفَّاج an-naffāj	نَفَّاجَة naffāja	النَّفَّاجَة an-naffāja
Nominative	نَفَّاجٌ naffājun	النَّفَّاجُ an-naffāju	نَفَّاجَةٌ naffājatun	النَّفَّاجَةُ an-naffājatu
Accusative	نَفَّاجًا naffājan	النَّفَّاجَ an-naffāja	نَفَّاجَةً naffājatan	النَّفَّاجَةَ an-naffājata
Genitive	نَفَّاجٍ naffājin	النَّفَّاجِ an-naffāji	نَفَّاجَةٍ naffājatin	النَّفَّاجَةِ an-naffājati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفَّاجَيْن naffājayn	النَّفَّاجَيْن an-naffājayn	نَفَّاجَتَيْن naffājatayn	النَّفَّاجَتَيْن an-naffājatayn
Nominative	نَفَّاجَانِ naffājāni	النَّفَّاجَانِ an-naffājāni	نَفَّاجَتَانِ naffājatāni	النَّفَّاجَتَانِ an-naffājatāni
Accusative	نَفَّاجَيْنِ naffājayni	النَّفَّاجَيْنِ an-naffājayni	نَفَّاجَتَيْنِ naffājatayni	النَّفَّاجَتَيْنِ an-naffājatayni
Genitive	نَفَّاجَيْنِ naffājayni	النَّفَّاجَيْنِ an-naffājayni	نَفَّاجَتَيْنِ naffājatayni	النَّفَّاجَتَيْنِ an-naffājatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَفَّاجِين naffājīn	النَّفَّاجِين an-naffājīn	نَفَّاجَات naffājāt	النَّفَّاجَات an-naffājāt
Nominative	نَفَّاجُونَ naffājūna	النَّفَّاجُونَ an-naffājūna	نَفَّاجَاتٌ naffājātun	النَّفَّاجَاتُ an-naffājātu
Accusative	نَفَّاجِينَ naffājīna	النَّفَّاجِينَ an-naffājīna	نَفَّاجَاتٍ naffājātin	النَّفَّاجَاتِ an-naffājāti
Genitive	نَفَّاجِينَ naffājīna	النَّفَّاجِينَ an-naffājīna	نَفَّاجَاتٍ naffājātin	النَّفَّاجَاتِ an-naffājāti