Arabic

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Root
ن و ف (n w f)
4 terms

Verb

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نَيَّفَ (nayyafa) II (non-past يُنَيِّفُ (yunayyifu), verbal noun تَنْيِيف (tanyīf))

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

Conjugation

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Noun

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نَيِّف (nayyifm

  1. excess, surplus

Declension

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) nose