نفير

Arabic

Root
ن ف ر (n f r)
8 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.fiːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

نَفِير • (nafīr) m (plural أَنْفَار (ʔanfār))

1. trumpet, horn
2. band, company (of people)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:6:

     وَأَمْدَدْنَاكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ أَكْثَرَ نَفِيرًا

     waʔamdadnākum biʔamwālin wabanīna wajaʕalnākum ʔakṯara nafīran

     They said, “We would give you the upper hand over them and aid you with wealth and offspring, causing you to outnumber them.”

Declension

Declension of noun نَفِير (nafīr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفِير nafīr	النَّفِير an-nafīr	نَفِير nafīr
Nominative	نَفِيرٌ nafīrun	النَّفِيرُ an-nafīru	نَفِيرُ nafīru
Accusative	نَفِيرًا nafīran	النَّفِيرَ an-nafīra	نَفِيرَ nafīra
Genitive	نَفِيرٍ nafīrin	النَّفِيرِ an-nafīri	نَفِيرِ nafīri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفِيرَيْن nafīrayn	النَّفِيرَيْن an-nafīrayn	نَفِيرَيْ nafīray
Nominative	نَفِيرَانِ nafīrāni	النَّفِيرَانِ an-nafīrāni	نَفِيرَا nafīrā
Accusative	نَفِيرَيْنِ nafīrayni	النَّفِيرَيْنِ an-nafīrayni	نَفِيرَيْ nafīray
Genitive	نَفِيرَيْنِ nafīrayni	النَّفِيرَيْنِ an-nafīrayni	نَفِيرَيْ nafīray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْفَار ʔanfār	الْأَنْفَار al-ʔanfār	أَنْفَار ʔanfār
Nominative	أَنْفَارٌ ʔanfārun	الْأَنْفَارُ al-ʔanfāru	أَنْفَارُ ʔanfāru
Accusative	أَنْفَارًا ʔanfāran	الْأَنْفَارَ al-ʔanfāra	أَنْفَارَ ʔanfāra
Genitive	أَنْفَارٍ ʔanfārin	الْأَنْفَارِ al-ʔanfāri	أَنْفَارِ ʔanfāri