نفى

See also: نفا, نفي, نقئ, and نقي

Arabic

Root
ن ف ي (n-f-y)

Alternative forms

• نَفَا (nafā) — rare

Verb

نَفَى • (nafā) I, non-past يَنْفِي‎ (yanfī)

1. to carry off, to remove, to relegate
2. to expel, to drive away, to banish
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:33:

     أَوْ يُنْفَوْا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ

     ʔaw yunfaw mina l-ʔarḍi

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. to pour off its water (cloud)
4. to deny
5. to negate

   نَفْيُ النَّفْيِ إِثْبَات

   nafyu n-nafyi ʔiṯbāt

   The negation of negation is affirmation

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَفَى

(form-I final-weak, verbal noun نَفْي)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَفْي nafy
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَافٍ nāfin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْفِيّ manfiyy
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	نَفَيْتُ nafaytu	نَفَيْتَ nafayta	نَفَى nafā		نَفَيْتُمَا nafaytumā	نَفَيَا nafayā		نَفَيْنَا nafaynā	نَفَيْتُمْ nafaytum	نَفَوْا nafaw
	f		نَفَيْتِ nafayti	نَفَتْ nafat			نَفَتَا nafatā			نَفَيْتُنَّ nafaytunna	نَفَيْنَ nafayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْفِي ʔanfī	تَنْفِي tanfī	يَنْفِي yanfī		تَنْفِيَانِ tanfiyāni	يَنْفِيَانِ yanfiyāni		نَنْفِي nanfī	تَنْفُونَ tanfūna	يَنْفُونَ yanfūna
	f		تَنْفِينَ tanfīna	تَنْفِي tanfī			تَنْفِيَانِ tanfiyāni			تَنْفِينَ tanfīna	يَنْفِينَ yanfīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْفِيَ ʔanfiya	تَنْفِيَ tanfiya	يَنْفِيَ yanfiya		تَنْفِيَا tanfiyā	يَنْفِيَا yanfiyā		نَنْفِيَ nanfiya	تَنْفُوا tanfū	يَنْفُوا yanfū
	f		تَنْفِي tanfī	تَنْفِيَ tanfiya			تَنْفِيَا tanfiyā			تَنْفِينَ tanfīna	يَنْفِينَ yanfīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْفِ ʔanfi	تَنْفِ tanfi	يَنْفِ yanfi		تَنْفِيَا tanfiyā	يَنْفِيَا yanfiyā		نَنْفِ nanfi	تَنْفُوا tanfū	يَنْفُوا yanfū
	f		تَنْفِي tanfī	تَنْفِ tanfi			تَنْفِيَا tanfiyā			تَنْفِينَ tanfīna	يَنْفِينَ yanfīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْفِ infi			اِنْفِيَا infiyā				اِنْفُوا infū
	f		اِنْفِي infī							اِنْفِينَ infīna
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	نُفِيتُ nufītu	نُفِيتَ nufīta	نُفِيَ nufiya		نُفِيتُمَا nufītumā	نُفِيَا nufiyā		نُفِينَا nufīnā	نُفِيتُمْ nufītum	نُفُوا nufū
	f		نُفِيتِ nufīti	نُفِيَتْ nufiyat			نُفِيَتَا nufiyatā			نُفِيتُنَّ nufītunna	نُفِينَ nufīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْفَى ʔunfā	تُنْفَى tunfā	يُنْفَى yunfā		تُنْفَيَانِ tunfayāni	يُنْفَيَانِ yunfayāni		نُنْفَى nunfā	تُنْفَوْنَ tunfawna	يُنْفَوْنَ yunfawna
	f		تُنْفَيْنَ tunfayna	تُنْفَى tunfā			تُنْفَيَانِ tunfayāni			تُنْفَيْنَ tunfayna	يُنْفَيْنَ yunfayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْفَى ʔunfā	تُنْفَى tunfā	يُنْفَى yunfā		تُنْفَيَا tunfayā	يُنْفَيَا yunfayā		نُنْفَى nunfā	تُنْفَوْا tunfaw	يُنْفَوْا yunfaw
	f		تُنْفَيْ tunfay	تُنْفَى tunfā			تُنْفَيَا tunfayā			تُنْفَيْنَ tunfayna	يُنْفَيْنَ yunfayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْفَ ʔunfa	تُنْفَ tunfa	يُنْفَ yunfa		تُنْفَيَا tunfayā	يُنْفَيَا yunfayā		نُنْفَ nunfa	تُنْفَوْا tunfaw	يُنْفَوْا yunfaw
	f		تُنْفَيْ tunfay	تُنْفَ tunfa			تُنْفَيَا tunfayā			تُنْفَيْنَ tunfayna	يُنْفَيْنَ yunfayna

Verb

نَفَّى • (naffā) II, non-past يُنَفِّي‎ (yunaffī)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • Al-Mutanabbi

     إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي شَكٍّ مِنَ ٱلسَّيْفِ فَٱبْلُهُ / فَإِمَّا تُنَفِّيهِ وَإِمَّا تُعِدُّهُ

     ʔiḏā kunta fī šakkin mina s-sayfi fabluhu / faʔimmā tunaffīhi waʔimmā tuʕidduhu

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَفَّى

(form-II final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْفِيَة tanfiya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَفٍّ munaffin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَفًّى munaffan
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	نَفَّيْتُ naffaytu	نَفَّيْتَ naffayta	نَفَّى naffā		نَفَّيْتُمَا naffaytumā	نَفَّيَا naffayā		نَفَّيْنَا naffaynā	نَفَّيْتُمْ naffaytum	نَفَّوْا naffaw
	f		نَفَّيْتِ naffayti	نَفَّتْ naffat			نَفَّتَا naffatā			نَفَّيْتُنَّ naffaytunna	نَفَّيْنَ naffayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفِّي ʔunaffī	تُنَفِّي tunaffī	يُنَفِّي yunaffī		تُنَفِّيَانِ tunaffiyāni	يُنَفِّيَانِ yunaffiyāni		نُنَفِّي nunaffī	تُنَفُّونَ tunaffūna	يُنَفُّونَ yunaffūna
	f		تُنَفِّينَ tunaffīna	تُنَفِّي tunaffī			تُنَفِّيَانِ tunaffiyāni			تُنَفِّينَ tunaffīna	يُنَفِّينَ yunaffīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفِّيَ ʔunaffiya	تُنَفِّيَ tunaffiya	يُنَفِّيَ yunaffiya		تُنَفِّيَا tunaffiyā	يُنَفِّيَا yunaffiyā		نُنَفِّيَ nunaffiya	تُنَفُّوا tunaffū	يُنَفُّوا yunaffū
	f		تُنَفِّي tunaffī	تُنَفِّيَ tunaffiya			تُنَفِّيَا tunaffiyā			تُنَفِّينَ tunaffīna	يُنَفِّينَ yunaffīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفِّ ʔunaffi	تُنَفِّ tunaffi	يُنَفِّ yunaffi		تُنَفِّيَا tunaffiyā	يُنَفِّيَا yunaffiyā		نُنَفِّ nunaffi	تُنَفُّوا tunaffū	يُنَفُّوا yunaffū
	f		تُنَفِّي tunaffī	تُنَفِّ tunaffi			تُنَفِّيَا tunaffiyā			تُنَفِّينَ tunaffīna	يُنَفِّينَ yunaffīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَفِّ naffi			نَفِّيَا naffiyā				نَفُّوا naffū
	f		نَفِّي naffī							نَفِّينَ naffīna
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	نُفِّيتُ nuffītu	نُفِّيتَ nuffīta	نُفِّيَ nuffiya		نُفِّيتُمَا nuffītumā	نُفِّيَا nuffiyā		نُفِّينَا nuffīnā	نُفِّيتُمْ nuffītum	نُفُّوا nuffū
	f		نُفِّيتِ nuffīti	نُفِّيَتْ nuffiyat			نُفِّيَتَا nuffiyatā			نُفِّيتُنَّ nuffītunna	نُفِّينَ nuffīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَفَّى ʔunaffā	تُنَفَّى tunaffā	يُنَفَّى yunaffā		تُنَفَّيَانِ tunaffayāni	يُنَفَّيَانِ yunaffayāni		نُنَفَّى nunaffā	تُنَفَّوْنَ tunaffawna	يُنَفَّوْنَ yunaffawna
	f		تُنَفَّيْنَ tunaffayna	تُنَفَّى tunaffā			تُنَفَّيَانِ tunaffayāni			تُنَفَّيْنَ tunaffayna	يُنَفَّيْنَ yunaffayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَفَّى ʔunaffā	تُنَفَّى tunaffā	يُنَفَّى yunaffā		تُنَفَّيَا tunaffayā	يُنَفَّيَا yunaffayā		نُنَفَّى nunaffā	تُنَفَّوْا tunaffaw	يُنَفَّوْا yunaffaw
	f		تُنَفَّيْ tunaffay	تُنَفَّى tunaffā			تُنَفَّيَا tunaffayā			تُنَفَّيْنَ tunaffayna	يُنَفَّيْنَ yunaffayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَفَّ ʔunaffa	تُنَفَّ tunaffa	يُنَفَّ yunaffa		تُنَفَّيَا tunaffayā	يُنَفَّيَا yunaffayā		نُنَفَّ nunaffa	تُنَفَّوْا tunaffaw	يُنَفَّوْا yunaffaw
	f		تُنَفَّيْ tunaffay	تُنَفَّ tunaffa			تُنَفَّيَا tunaffayā			تُنَفَّيْنَ tunaffayna	يُنَفَّيْنَ yunaffayna

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “نفى”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 706
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نفى”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 318
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نفى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 1139

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ف ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَفَى (nafā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.fa/, [ˈna.fa]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

نفى • (nafa) I (present بنفي (binfi))

1. to deny
2. to deport, to banish, to exile, to expel

   Synonyms: طرد (ṭarad), أبعد (ʔabʕad)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نفى (nafa)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نفيت (nafēt)	نفيت (nafēt)	نفى (nafa)		نفينا (nafēna)	نفيتو (nafētu)	نفو (nafu)
	f		نفيتي (nafēti)	نفت (nafat)
present	m	بنفي (banfi)	بتنفي (btinfi)	بينفي (binfi)		مننفي (mninfi)	بتنفو (btinfu)	بنفو (binfu)
	f		بتنفي (btinfi)	بتنفي (btinfi)
subjunctive	m	انفي (anfi)	تنفي (tinfi)	ينفي (yinfi)		ننفي (ninfi)	تنفو (tinfu)	ينفو (yinfu)
	f		تنفي (tinfi)	تنفي (tinfi)
imperative	m		انفي (infi)				انفو (infu)
	f		انفي (infi)