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تَنَفَّس
to breathe /taˈnaf.fa.sa/
verbB1#1656 most common
Also: to inhale, to breathe in and out, to take a breath
Example sentences
الطِّفْلُ يَتَنَفَّسُ بِهُدُوءٍ.
The child breathes calmly.
تَنَفَّسْتُ الهَوَاءَ النَّقِيَّ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.
I breathed the fresh air in the morning.
بَعْدَ الرَّكْضِ، تَنَفَّسَ الرَّجُلُ بِصُعُوبَةٍ.
After running, the man breathed with difficulty.
عِنْدَمَا فَتَحَ الطَّبِيبُ النَّافِذَةَ، تَنَفَّسَ المَرِيضُ بِشَكْلٍ أَفْضَلَ.
When the doctor opened the window, the patient breathed better.
تَنَفَّسَتِ المَدِينَةُ الصُّعَدَاءَ بَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ الأَزْمَةِ.
The city breathed a sigh of relief after the crisis ended.
تَنَفَّسَ الشَّعْبُ رُوحَ الحُرِّيَّةِ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ طَوِيلَةٍ مِنَ القَمْعِ.
The people breathed the spirit of freedom after long years of repression.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَنَفَّسُ | تَنَفَّسْتُ | سَأَتَنَفَّسُ |
| 2sg | تَتَنَفَّسُ | تَنَفَّسْتَ | سَتَتَنَفَّسُ |
| 3sg | يَتَنَفَّسُ | تَنَفَّسَ | سَيَتَنَفَّسُ |
| 1pl | نَتَنَفَّسُ | تَنَفَّسْنَا | سَنَتَنَفَّسُ |
| 2pl | تَتَنَفَّسُونَ | تَنَفَّسْتُمْ | سَتَتَنَفَّسُونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَنَفَّسُونَ | تَنَفَّسُوا | سَيَتَنَفَّسُونَ |
Word family
تَنَفُّسbreathing, respiration
نَفَسbreathنَفْسsoul, selfتَنَفُّسِيّrespiratory
مُتَنَفَّسbreathing space, outlet
Etymology
The verb derives from the Semitic triliteral root n-f-s, which carries the linked senses of breath, soul, and self. It is the Form V (تَفَعَّل) reflexive stem built on this root, expressing the act of drawing breath for oneself. The same root yields نَفْس, meaning soul or self, and نَفَس, meaning a single breath.
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