Appendix:Arabic roots/ن ف د

Arabic

Root

ن ف د • (n f d)

1. related to consumption, exhaustion

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: نَفَدَ (nafada, “to be used up, exhausted, depleted; to run out, come to an end”)
  • Verbal noun: نَفَاد (nafād), نَفَد (nafad)
  • Active participle: نَافِد (nāfid)
  • Passive participle: مَنْفُود (manfūd)
• Form IV: أَنْفَدَ (ʔanfada, “to use up, exhaust, deplete”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْفَاد (ʔinfād)
  • Active participle: مُنْفِد (munfid)
  • Passive participle: مُنْفَد (munfad)
• Form X: اِسْتَنْفَدَ (istanfada)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِنْفَاد (istinfād)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَنْفِد (mustanfid)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَنْفَد (mustanfad)

Nouns

• نَفَدة (nafada)
• نَافِدة (nāfida, “void, vacuum”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “Arabic roots/ن ف د”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz