منافق

Arabic

Root
ن ف ق (n-f-q)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَافَقَ (nāfaqa, to be a hypocrite).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.naː.fiq/

Noun

مُنَافِق • (munāfiq) m

  1. active participle of نَافَقَ (nāfaqa).
  2. hypocrite
  3. (Islam) religious hypocrite, a person who pretends to be Muslim

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Baalbaki, Rohi (1995) “منافق”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
  • Баранов, Х. К. (2011) “منافق”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “منافق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “منافق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ف ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.naː.fiɡ/, [mʊ.naː.fɪɡ]

Noun

منافق • (munāfig) m (plural منافقين (munāfgīn), feminine مُنافْقة (munāfga))

  1. hypocrite

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ف ق
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.naː.fiq/, [muˈnæː.fɪq]
  • (file)

Noun

منافق • (munāfiq) m (plural منافقين (munāfiqīn), feminine منافقة (munāfiqa))

  1. hypocrite
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