منفس

Arabic

Root
ن ف س (n-f-s)

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb نَفَّسَ (naffasa, to relieve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /man.fas/

Noun

مَنْفَس • (manfas) f (plural مَنَافِس (manāfis))

  1. breather, air hole, outlet, vent, breathing hole

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: minfes
  • Azerbaijani: mənfəs
  • Ottoman Turkish: منفس
    • Turkish: menfes

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْفَس (manfas).

Noun

منفس • (menfes) (plural منافس (menafes))

  1. air hole, spiracle, a hole in any surface that allows air or other gases to pass

Descendants

  • Turkish: menfes

Further reading

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