نفیس

See also: نقيس and نفيش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نَفِيس (nafīs).

Adjective

نفیس • (nefis)

  1. excellent, fine, good

Descendants
  • Turkish: nefis

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nefis2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفِيس (nafīs).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.fíːs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nä.fíːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nä.fís]

Readings
Classical reading? nafīs
Dari reading? nafīs
Iranian reading? nafis
Tajik reading? nafis

Adjective

نفیس • (nafis)

  1. precious, costly
  2. exquisite, excellent, fine
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