نفیس

See also: نقيس and نفيش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نَفِيس (nafīs).

Adjective

نفیس • (nefis)

1. excellent, fine, good

Descendants

• Turkish: nefis
• → Albanian: neps

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nefis2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفِيس (nafīs).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.fíːs]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.fíːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.fís]

Readings
Classical reading?	nafīs
Dari reading?	nafīs
Iranian reading?	nafis
Tajik reading?	nafis

Adjective

نفیس • (nafis)

1. precious, costly
2. exquisite, excellent, fine