نَفْس
nafsin
soul, self
প্রাণ, আত্মা, নিজ
Learn it in lesson 4About this word
Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: ن ف س
Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an
- Singular (mufrad)نَفْسٍۢ140 times
- Plural (jamʿ)أَنفُسَهُمْ155 times
Forms in the Qur'an
- أَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesanfusahum · 29 times29 times
- أَنفُسِهِمْtheir (inner) soulsanfusihim · 18 times18 times
- نَفْسٍۢsoulnafsin · 16 times16 times
- أَنفُسِكُمْyourselvesanfusikum · 10 times10 times
- أَنفُسَكُمْyourselvesanfusakum · 9 times9 times
- أَنفُسُهُمْ(about) themselvesanfusuhum · 9 times9 times
Words from the same root
More words from the root ن ف س — know one root, recognise many words.
- تَنَفَّسَit breathesশ্বাস নেয়
- مُتَنافِسthe aspirersপ্রতিযোগীরা
- يَتَنافَسِlet aspireপ্রতিযোগিতা করুক
Examples from the Qur'an
And when the souls are paired
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it