Arabic edit

Root
ن و ف (n-w-f)

Verb edit

نَيَّفَ (nayyafa) II, non-past يُنَيِّفُ‎ (yunayyifu)

  1. to exceed, to surpass, to go over, to overreach

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

نَيِّف (nayyifm

  1. excess, surplus

Declension edit

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf), through the diminutive أُنَيْف (ʔunayf).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

نيف (nīf or nayfm (plural نيوف (nyūf) or نيوفة (nyūfa), diminutive نويف (nwayyaf))

  1. (anatomy) nose