نفط

See also: نقط‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic נִיפְטָא‎ (nip̄ṭā) / נַפְטָא (nap̄ṭā) / ܢܷܦܛܳܐ‎ (nep̄ṭā) / ܢܱܦܛܳܐ‎ (nap̄ṭā), from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/⁠napṭu⁠/, “petroleum”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naftˤ/, /niftˤ/
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Noun

نِفْط or نَفْط • (nifṭ or nafṭ) m (plural نُفُوط‎ (nufūṭ) or أَنْفَاط‎ (ʔanfāṭ))

(uncountable) oil, petroleum, naphtha
(uncountable, dated) turpentine
(uncountable and countable, obsolete) a flammable mix used in war such as Greek fire
(countable, obsolete) a kind of cannon that projects such substance, lombard

Declension

Declension of noun نِفْط (nifṭ)‎; نَفْط (nafṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ	النِّفْط‎‎; النَّفْط‎ an-nifṭ‎; an-nafṭ	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ
Nominative	نِفْطٌ‎; نَفْطٌ nifṭun‎; nafṭun	النِّفْطُ‎‎; النَّفْطُ‎ an-nifṭu‎; an-nafṭu	نِفْطُ‎; نَفْطُ nifṭu‎; nafṭu
Accusative	نِفْطًا‎‎; نَفْطًا‎ nifṭan‎; nafṭan	النِّفْطَ‎‎; النَّفْطَ‎ an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa	نِفْطَ‎; نَفْطَ nifṭa‎; nafṭa
Genitive	نِفْطٍ‎; نَفْطٍ nifṭin‎; nafṭin	النِّفْطِ‎‎; النَّفْطِ‎ an-nifṭi‎; an-nafṭi	نِفْطِ‎; نَفْطِ nifṭi‎; nafṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَيْن‎‎; نَفْطَيْن‎ nifṭayn‎; nafṭayn	النِّفْطَيْن‎‎; النَّفْطَيْن‎ an-nifṭayn‎; an-nafṭayn	نِفْطَيْ‎‎; نَفْطَيْ‎ nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Nominative	نِفْطَانِ‎‎; نَفْطَانِ‎ nifṭāni‎; nafṭāni	النِّفْطَانِ‎‎; النَّفْطَانِ‎ an-nifṭāni‎; an-nafṭāni	نِفْطَا‎‎; نَفْطَا‎ nifṭā‎; nafṭā
Accusative	نِفْطَيْنِ‎‎; نَفْطَيْنِ‎ nifṭayni‎; nafṭayni	النِّفْطَيْنِ‎‎; النَّفْطَيْنِ‎ an-nifṭayni‎; an-nafṭayni	نِفْطَيْ‎‎; نَفْطَيْ‎ nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Genitive	نِفْطَيْنِ‎‎; نَفْطَيْنِ‎ nifṭayni‎; nafṭayni	النِّفْطَيْنِ‎‎; النَّفْطَيْنِ‎ an-nifṭayni‎; an-nafṭayni	نِفْطَيْ‎‎; نَفْطَيْ‎ nifṭay‎; nafṭay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُفُوط‎‎; أَنْفَاط‎ nufūṭ‎; ʔanfāṭ	النُّفُوط‎‎; الْأَنْفَاط‎ an-nufūṭ‎; al-ʔanfāṭ	نُفُوط‎‎; أَنْفَاط‎ nufūṭ‎; ʔanfāṭ
Nominative	نُفُوطٌ‎‎; أَنْفَاطٌ‎ nufūṭun‎; ʔanfāṭun	النُّفُوطُ‎‎; الْأَنْفَاطُ‎ an-nufūṭu‎; al-ʔanfāṭu	نُفُوطُ‎‎; أَنْفَاطُ‎ nufūṭu‎; ʔanfāṭu
Accusative	نُفُوطًا‎‎; أَنْفَاطًا‎ nufūṭan‎; ʔanfāṭan	النُّفُوطَ‎‎; الْأَنْفَاطَ‎ an-nufūṭa‎; al-ʔanfāṭa	نُفُوطَ‎‎; أَنْفَاطَ‎ nufūṭa‎; ʔanfāṭa
Genitive	نُفُوطٍ‎‎; أَنْفَاطٍ‎ nufūṭin‎; ʔanfāṭin	النُّفُوطِ‎‎; الْأَنْفَاطِ‎ an-nufūṭi‎; al-ʔanfāṭi	نُفُوطِ‎‎; أَنْفَاطِ‎ nufūṭi‎; ʔanfāṭi

Noun

نِفْط or نَفْط • (nifṭ or nafṭ) m (collective, singulative نِفْطَة‎ f (nifṭa) or نَفْطَة‎ (nafṭa))

blisters, blebs, pustules
(obsolete) matchsticks

Declension

Declension of noun نِفْط (nifṭ)‎; نَفْط (nafṭ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ	النِّفْط‎‎; النَّفْط‎ an-nifṭ‎; an-nafṭ	نِفْط‎; نَفْط nifṭ‎; nafṭ
Nominative	نِفْطٌ‎; نَفْطٌ nifṭun‎; nafṭun	النِّفْطُ‎‎; النَّفْطُ‎ an-nifṭu‎; an-nafṭu	نِفْطُ‎; نَفْطُ nifṭu‎; nafṭu
Accusative	نِفْطًا‎‎; نَفْطًا‎ nifṭan‎; nafṭan	النِّفْطَ‎‎; النَّفْطَ‎ an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa	نِفْطَ‎; نَفْطَ nifṭa‎; nafṭa
Genitive	نِفْطٍ‎; نَفْطٍ nifṭin‎; nafṭin	النِّفْطِ‎‎; النَّفْطِ‎ an-nifṭi‎; an-nafṭi	نِفْطِ‎; نَفْطِ nifṭi‎; nafṭi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَة‎‎; نَفْطَة‎ nifṭa‎; nafṭa	النِّفْطَة‎‎; النَّفْطَة‎ an-nifṭa‎; an-nafṭa	نِفْطَة‎‎; نَفْطَة‎ nifṭat‎; nafṭat
Nominative	نِفْطَةٌ‎‎; نَفْطَةٌ‎ nifṭatun‎; nafṭatun	النِّفْطَةُ‎‎; النَّفْطَةُ‎ an-nifṭatu‎; an-nafṭatu	نِفْطَةُ‎‎; نَفْطَةُ‎ nifṭatu‎; nafṭatu
Accusative	نِفْطَةً‎‎; نَفْطَةً‎ nifṭatan‎; nafṭatan	النِّفْطَةَ‎‎; النَّفْطَةَ‎ an-nifṭata‎; an-nafṭata	نِفْطَةَ‎‎; نَفْطَةَ‎ nifṭata‎; nafṭata
Genitive	نِفْطَةٍ‎‎; نَفْطَةٍ‎ nifṭatin‎; nafṭatin	النِّفْطَةِ‎‎; النَّفْطَةِ‎ an-nifṭati‎; an-nafṭati	نِفْطَةِ‎‎; نَفْطَةِ‎ nifṭati‎; nafṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَتَيْن‎‎; نَفْطَتَيْن‎ nifṭatayn‎; nafṭatayn	النِّفْطَتَيْن‎‎; النَّفْطَتَيْن‎ an-nifṭatayn‎; an-nafṭatayn	نِفْطَتَيْ‎‎; نَفْطَتَيْ‎ nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Nominative	نِفْطَتَانِ‎‎; نَفْطَتَانِ‎ nifṭatāni‎; nafṭatāni	النِّفْطَتَانِ‎‎; النَّفْطَتَانِ‎ an-nifṭatāni‎; an-nafṭatāni	نِفْطَتَا‎‎; نَفْطَتَا‎ nifṭatā‎; nafṭatā
Accusative	نِفْطَتَيْنِ‎‎; نَفْطَتَيْنِ‎ nifṭatayni‎; nafṭatayni	النِّفْطَتَيْنِ‎‎; النَّفْطَتَيْنِ‎ an-nifṭatayni‎; an-nafṭatayni	نِفْطَتَيْ‎‎; نَفْطَتَيْ‎ nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Genitive	نِفْطَتَيْنِ‎‎; نَفْطَتَيْنِ‎ nifṭatayni‎; nafṭatayni	النِّفْطَتَيْنِ‎‎; النَّفْطَتَيْنِ‎ an-nifṭatayni‎; an-nafṭatayni	نِفْطَتَيْ‎‎; نَفْطَتَيْ‎ nifṭatay‎; nafṭatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِفْطَات‎‎; نَفْطَات‎ nifṭāt‎; nafṭāt	النِّفْطَات‎‎; النَّفْطَات‎ an-nifṭāt‎; an-nafṭāt	نِفْطَات‎‎; نَفْطَات‎ nifṭāt‎; nafṭāt
Nominative	نِفْطَاتٌ‎‎; نَفْطَاتٌ‎ nifṭātun‎; nafṭātun	النِّفْطَاتُ‎‎; النَّفْطَاتُ‎ an-nifṭātu‎; an-nafṭātu	نِفْطَاتُ‎‎; نَفْطَاتُ‎ nifṭātu‎; nafṭātu
Accusative	نِفْطَاتٍ‎‎; نَفْطَاتٍ‎ nifṭātin‎; nafṭātin	النِّفْطَاتِ‎‎; النَّفْطَاتِ‎ an-nifṭāti‎; an-nafṭāti	نِفْطَاتِ‎‎; نَفْطَاتِ‎ nifṭāti‎; nafṭāti
Genitive	نِفْطَاتٍ‎‎; نَفْطَاتٍ‎ nifṭātin‎; nafṭātin	النِّفْطَاتِ‎‎; النَّفْطَاتِ‎ an-nifṭāti‎; an-nafṭāti	نِفْطَاتِ‎‎; نَفْطَاتِ‎ nifṭāti‎; nafṭāti

Derived terms

نَفْطِيّ‎ (nafṭiyy, relative adjective)
نَفِيط‎ (nafīṭ, “pustulose”)
نَفَّاطَة‎ (naffāṭa, “a place where naphtha is extracted; a kind of lamp or the burning core therein; an instrument to throw Greek fire”)
نَفَّاط‎ (naffāṭ, “somebody in an army who throws Greek fire; torch-bearer”)
نَفَّطَ‎ (naffaṭa) and أَنْفَطَ‎ (ʔanfaṭa, “to cause to be blistered”)
نَفِطَ‎ (nafiṭa, “to blister, to obtain pustules”)

Descendants

→ Amharic: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
→ Ge'ez: ነፍጥ (näfṭ, “naphtha; rifle”)
→ Harari: ንፍጢ (nəfṭi, “rifle”)
→ Tigrinya: ነፍጢ (näfṭi, “rifle”)

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “نفط”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 703b–784a
Freytag, Georg (1837), “نفط”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 316a
Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “نفط”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1314a
Lane, Edward William (1863), “نفط”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2833a
Wehr, Hans (1979), “نفط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1157

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