منفي

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ف ي (n-f-y)

Derived from the passive participle of the verb نَفَى (nafā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /man.fijj/

Adjective

مَنْفِيّ • (manfiyy) (feminine مَنْفِيَّة (manfiyya), masculine plural مَنْفِيُّونَ (manfiyyūna), feminine plural مَنْفِيَّات (manfiyyāt))

  1. banished, exiled
  2. (grammar) negative
    Antonym: مُثْبَت (muṯbat)

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: mənfi
  • Persian: منفی
  • Ottoman Turkish: منفی
  • Uyghur: مەنپىي (menpiy)
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