Appendix:South Levantine Arabic roots/ن ف س

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ن ف س • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to the self and breathing

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form II: نفّس (naffas, “to exhale, deflate”)
  • Active Participle: منفّس (mnaffes, “deflated”)
• Form III: نافس (nāfas, “to compete with someone”)
  • Noun Form: منافسة (munāfase, “competition”)
  • Active Participle: منافس (mnāfes, “opponent”)
• Form V: تنفّس (tnaffas, “to breathe, inhale”)
  • Noun Form: تنفّس (tnaffos, “breathing”)
• Form VI: تنافس (tnāfas, “to compete with each other”)

Nouns

• نفس (nafs, “the self; the same”)
• نفس (nafas, “breath, breathing”)

Adjectives

• نفسي (nafsi, “mental”)
• نفساني (nafsāni, “mental”)