نجف
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ن ج ف (n-j-f) originally stemming from the butting together of horns; hence the wide semantic range "to push or thrust", "to gore or stab", "to knock about", "to be pushed about".
Verb edit
نَجَفَ • (najafa) I, non-past يَنْجَفُ (yanjafu)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
نَجَفَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun نَجْف)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
نَجْف najf | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nājif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
manjūf | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | najaftu |
najafta |
نَجَفَ najafa |
najaftumā |
najafā |
najafnā |
najaftum |
najafū | |||
f | najafti |
najafat |
najafatā |
najaftunna |
najafna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanjafu |
tanjafu |
yanjafu |
tanjafāni |
yanjafāni |
nanjafu |
tanjafūna |
yanjafūna | |||
f | tanjafīna |
tanjafu |
tanjafāni |
tanjafna |
yanjafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanjafa |
tanjafa |
yanjafa |
tanjafā |
yanjafā |
nanjafa |
tanjafū |
yanjafū | |||
f | tanjafī |
tanjafa |
tanjafā |
tanjafna |
yanjafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanjaf |
tanjaf |
yanjaf |
tanjafā |
yanjafā |
nanjaf |
tanjafū |
yanjafū | |||
f | tanjafī |
tanjaf |
tanjafā |
tanjafna |
yanjafna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | injaf |
injafā |
injafū |
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f | injafī |
injafna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | nujiftu |
nujifta |
نُجِفَ nujifa |
nujiftumā |
nujifā |
nujifnā |
nujiftum |
nujifū | |||
f | nujifti |
nujifat |
nujifatā |
nujiftunna |
nujifna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunjafu |
tunjafu |
yunjafu |
tunjafāni |
yunjafāni |
nunjafu |
tunjafūna |
yunjafūna | |||
f | tunjafīna |
tunjafu |
tunjafāni |
tunjafna |
yunjafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunjafa |
tunjafa |
yunjafa |
tunjafā |
yunjafā |
nunjafa |
tunjafū |
yunjafū | |||
f | tunjafī |
tunjafa |
tunjafā |
tunjafna |
yunjafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunjaf |
tunjaf |
yunjaf |
tunjafā |
yunjafā |
nunjaf |
tunjafū |
yunjafū | |||
f | tunjafī |
tunjaf |
tunjafā |
tunjafna |
yunjafna |
Verb edit
نَجَفَ • (najafa) I, non-past يَنْجَفُ (yanjafu)
- to bolt or to lock a door
- to barricade, to set up a blockade
- to shield or block
- to push back, to be a barrier or resistance against another thing
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
نَجَفَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun نِجَاف)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
nijāf | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nājif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
manjūf | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | najaftu |
najafta |
نَجَفَ najafa |
najaftumā |
najafā |
najafnā |
najaftum |
najafū | |||
f | najafti |
najafat |
najafatā |
najaftunna |
najafna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanjafu |
tanjafu |
yanjafu |
tanjafāni |
yanjafāni |
nanjafu |
tanjafūna |
yanjafūna | |||
f | tanjafīna |
tanjafu |
tanjafāni |
tanjafna |
yanjafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanjafa |
tanjafa |
yanjafa |
tanjafā |
yanjafā |
nanjafa |
tanjafū |
yanjafū | |||
f | tanjafī |
tanjafa |
tanjafā |
tanjafna |
yanjafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanjaf |
tanjaf |
yanjaf |
tanjafā |
yanjafā |
nanjaf |
tanjafū |
yanjafū | |||
f | tanjafī |
tanjaf |
tanjafā |
tanjafna |
yanjafna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | injaf |
injafā |
injafū |
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f | injafī |
injafna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | nujiftu |
nujifta |
نُجِفَ nujifa |
nujiftumā |
nujifā |
nujifnā |
nujiftum |
nujifū | |||
f | nujifti |
nujifat |
nujifatā |
nujiftunna |
nujifna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunjafu |
tunjafu |
yunjafu |
tunjafāni |
yunjafāni |
nunjafu |
tunjafūna |
yunjafūna | |||
f | tunjafīna |
tunjafu |
tunjafāni |
tunjafna |
yunjafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunjafa |
tunjafa |
yunjafa |
tunjafā |
yunjafā |
nunjafa |
tunjafū |
yunjafū | |||
f | tunjafī |
tunjafa |
tunjafā |
tunjafna |
yunjafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunjaf |
tunjaf |
yunjaf |
tunjafā |
yunjafā |
nunjaf |
tunjafū |
yunjafū | |||
f | tunjafī |
tunjaf |
tunjafā |
tunjafna |
yunjafna |
Verb edit
نَجَّفَ • (najjafa) II, non-past يُنَجِّفُ (yunajjifu)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
نَجَّفَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
tanjīf | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
munajjif | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
munajjaf | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | najjaftu |
najjafta |
نَجَّفَ najjafa |
najjaftumā |
najjafā |
najjafnā |
najjaftum |
najjafū | |||
f | najjafti |
najjafat |
najjafatā |
najjaftunna |
najjafna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunajjifu |
tunajjifu |
yunajjifu |
tunajjifāni |
yunajjifāni |
nunajjifu |
tunajjifūna |
yunajjifūna | |||
f | tunajjifīna |
tunajjifu |
tunajjifāni |
tunajjifna |
yunajjifna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunajjifa |
tunajjifa |
yunajjifa |
tunajjifā |
yunajjifā |
nunajjifa |
tunajjifū |
yunajjifū | |||
f | tunajjifī |
tunajjifa |
tunajjifā |
tunajjifna |
yunajjifna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunajjif |
tunajjif |
yunajjif |
tunajjifā |
yunajjifā |
nunajjif |
tunajjifū |
yunajjifū | |||
f | tunajjifī |
tunajjif |
tunajjifā |
tunajjifna |
yunajjifna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | نَجِّفْ najjif |
najjifā |
najjifū |
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f | najjifī |
najjifna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | nujjiftu |
nujjifta |
نُجِّفَ nujjifa |
nujjiftumā |
nujjifā |
nujjifnā |
nujjiftum |
nujjifū | |||
f | nujjifti |
nujjifat |
nujjifatā |
nujjiftunna |
nujjifna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔunajjafu |
tunajjafu |
yunajjafu |
tunajjafāni |
yunajjafāni |
nunajjafu |
tunajjafūna |
yunajjafūna | |||
f | tunajjafīna |
tunajjafu |
tunajjafāni |
tunajjafna |
yunajjafna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔunajjafa |
tunajjafa |
yunajjafa |
tunajjafā |
yunajjafā |
nunajjafa |
tunajjafū |
yunajjafū | |||
f | tunajjafī |
tunajjafa |
tunajjafā |
tunajjafna |
yunajjafna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔunajjaf |
tunajjaf |
yunajjaf |
tunajjafā |
yunajjafā |
nunajjaf |
tunajjafū |
yunajjafū | |||
f | tunajjafī |
tunajjaf |
tunajjafā |
tunajjafna |
yunajjafna |
Noun edit
نَجَف • (najaf) m (plural نِجَاف (nijāf))
- elevated place not reached by water, hill, dike
- embankment, battlement
- dune especially those that drift or are pushed around or formed by the wind
Declension edit
Declension of noun نَجَف (najaf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَجَف najaf |
النَّجَف an-najaf |
نَجَف najaf |
Nominative | نَجَفٌ najafun |
النَّجَفُ an-najafu |
نَجَفُ najafu |
Accusative | نَجَفًا najafan |
النَّجَفَ an-najafa |
نَجَفَ najafa |
Genitive | نَجَفٍ najafin |
النَّجَفِ an-najafi |
نَجَفِ najafi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَجَفَيْن najafayn |
النَّجَفَيْن an-najafayn |
نَجَفَيْ najafay |
Nominative | نَجَفَانِ najafāni |
النَّجَفَانِ an-najafāni |
نَجَفَا najafā |
Accusative | نَجَفَيْنِ najafayni |
النَّجَفَيْنِ an-najafayni |
نَجَفَيْ najafay |
Genitive | نَجَفَيْنِ najafayni |
النَّجَفَيْنِ an-najafayni |
نَجَفَيْ najafay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نِجَاف nijāf |
النِّجَاف an-nijāf |
نِجَاف nijāf |
Nominative | نِجَافٌ nijāfun |
النِّجَافُ an-nijāfu |
نِجَافُ nijāfu |
Accusative | نِجَافًا nijāfan |
النِّجَافَ an-nijāfa |
نِجَافَ nijāfa |
Genitive | نِجَافٍ nijāfin |
النِّجَافِ an-nijāfi |
نِجَافِ nijāfi |
Etymology 2 edit
From دُرّ النَجَف (durr an-najaf, “the pearls of Najaf”), named from the city Najaf, the surrounding hills of which are famed for their abundant quartz deposits.
Noun edit
نَجَف • (najaf) m (collective, singulative نَجَفَة f (najafa))
Declension edit
Declension of noun نَجَف (najaf)
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَجَف najaf |
النَّجَف an-najaf |
نَجَف najaf |
Nominative | نَجَفٌ najafun |
النَّجَفُ an-najafu |
نَجَفُ najafu |
Accusative | نَجَفًا najafan |
النَّجَفَ an-najafa |
نَجَفَ najafa |
Genitive | نَجَفٍ najafin |
النَّجَفِ an-najafi |
نَجَفِ najafi |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَجَفَة najafa |
النَّجَفَة an-najafa |
نَجَفَة najafat |
Nominative | نَجَفَةٌ najafatun |
النَّجَفَةُ an-najafatu |
نَجَفَةُ najafatu |
Accusative | نَجَفَةً najafatan |
النَّجَفَةَ an-najafata |
نَجَفَةَ najafata |
Genitive | نَجَفَةٍ najafatin |
النَّجَفَةِ an-najafati |
نَجَفَةِ najafati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَجَفَتَيْن najafatayn |
النَّجَفَتَيْن an-najafatayn |
نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay |
Nominative | نَجَفَتَانِ najafatāni |
النَّجَفَتَانِ an-najafatāni |
نَجَفَتَا najafatā |
Accusative | نَجَفَتَيْنِ najafatayni |
النَّجَفَتَيْنِ an-najafatayni |
نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay |
Genitive | نَجَفَتَيْنِ najafatayni |
النَّجَفَتَيْنِ an-najafatayni |
نَجَفَتَيْ najafatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَجَفَات najafāt |
النَّجَفَات an-najafāt |
نَجَفَات najafāt |
Nominative | نَجَفَاتٌ najafātun |
النَّجَفَاتُ an-najafātu |
نَجَفَاتُ najafātu |
Accusative | نَجَفَاتٍ najafātin |
النَّجَفَاتِ an-najafāti |
نَجَفَاتِ najafāti |
Genitive | نَجَفَاتٍ najafātin |
النَّجَفَاتِ an-najafāti |
نَجَفَاتِ najafāti |
References edit
- “نجف” in Almaany
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 20
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “نجف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 245
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “نجف”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1206
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نجف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[3], London: W.H. Allen, pages 1103–1104
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نجف”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 1249–1250
Egyptian Arabic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
نجف • (nagaf)
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).
Proper noun edit
نجف • (Necef)
- Najaf (a city)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: Necef
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [na.ˈd͡ʒaf]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.d͡ʒǽf]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.d͡ʒǽf]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | najaf |
Dari reading? | najaf |
Iranian reading? | najaf |
Tajik reading? | najaf |
Proper noun edit
Dari | نجف |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Наҷаф |
نجف • (najaf)