نفاق

Arabic

Noun

نَفَاق • (nafāq) m

1. verbal noun of نَفَقَ (nafaqa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun نَفَاق (nafāq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَفَاق nafāq	النَّفَاق an-nafāq	نَفَاق nafāq
Nominative	نَفَاقٌ nafāqun	النَّفَاقُ an-nafāqu	نَفَاقُ nafāqu
Accusative	نَفَاقًا nafāqan	النَّفَاقَ an-nafāqa	نَفَاقَ nafāqa
Genitive	نَفَاقٍ nafāqin	النَّفَاقِ an-nafāqi	نَفَاقِ nafāqi

Noun

نِفَاق • (nifāq) m

1. verbal noun of نَافَقَ (nāfaqa) (form III)
2. hypocrisy

Declension

Declension of noun نِفَاق (nifāq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفَاق nifāq	النِّفَاق an-nifāq	نِفَاق nifāq
Nominative	نِفَاقٌ nifāqun	النِّفَاقُ an-nifāqu	نِفَاقُ nifāqu
Accusative	نِفَاقًا nifāqan	النِّفَاقَ an-nifāqa	نِفَاقَ nifāqa
Genitive	نِفَاقٍ nifāqin	النِّفَاقِ an-nifāqi	نِفَاقِ nifāqi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: نفاق (nifāq)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ف ق
3 terms

From Arabic نِفَاق (nifāq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈfaːq/

Noun

نِفاق • (nifāq) m

1. hypocrisy

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِفَاق (nifāq)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ni.fɑːq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪ.fɑːq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪ.fɑːq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɪ.fɑːq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.fɔːq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ne.fɒːɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.fɔq]

Readings
Classical reading?	nifāq
Dari reading?	nifāq
Iranian reading?	nefâğ
Tajik reading?	nifoq

Noun

Dari	نفاق
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нифоқ

نفاق • (nifāq)

1. discord
2. hypocrisy
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3533:

     واگشایم هفت سوراخ نفاق
     در ضیای ماه بی‌‌خسف و محاق

     wāgušāyam haft sūrax-i-nifāq
     dar ziyā-i-māh bē-xasf u mahāq

     I will lay bare the seven rifts (sins) of hypocrisy
     in the light of the moon that suffers no eclipse or waning.

References

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نفاق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفَاق (nafāq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.fɑːq/
• Rhymes: -ɑːq

Noun

نفاق • (nafāq) m (Hindi spelling नफ़ाक़)

1. schism
2. (Christianity) great schism (east–west schism)

   نفاق عظیم ― nafāq 'azim ― great schism