Soul/Self in Arabic – نَفْس

نَفْس

Soul/Self

Feminine Common Broken Fully

Learn the Arabic word نَفْس meaning Soul/Self, including feminine gender and broken plural أَنْفُس, with grammatical forms where available.

Noun Morphology Chart

State	Plural (جمع)	Dual (مثنى)	Singular (مفرد)
Raf (Mantu) Subject	أَنْفُسٌ	نَفْسَانِ	نَفْسٌ
Nasb (Mansub) Object	أَنْفُسًا	نَفْسَيْنِ	نَفْسًا
Jar (Majrur) Possessive	أَنْفُسٍ	نَفْسَيْنِ	نَفْسٍ

Arabic word

Arabic: نَفْس
English meaning: Soul/Self
With the definite article: النَفْس

Grammar

Gender: Feminine
Type: Common noun
Plural: Broken — أَنْفُس
Declension: Fully

Forms

The chart above shows singular, dual and plural forms in the raf (subject), nasb (object) and jar (possessive) cases when those forms can be generated from the stored morphology.

Categories: Quranic Terms

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