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تَنَفُّس
breathing /taˈnaf.fus/
nounB1#1522 most common
Also: respiration, the act of breathing
Example sentences
التَّنَفُّس مُهِمّ.
Breathing is important.
التَّنَفُّس العَميق يُساعِد على الهُدوء.
Deep breathing helps with calm.
شَعَرَ بِصُعوبة في التَّنَفُّس بَعدَ الجَري.
He felt difficulty breathing after running.
يَعتَمِد التَّنَفُّس على عَمَل الرِّئَتَين والقَلب مَعًا.
Breathing depends on the lungs and heart working together.
راقَبَ الطَّبيب مُعَدَّل التَّنَفُّس عِندَ المَريض طَوالَ اللَّيل.
The doctor monitored the patient's breathing rate all night.
يُعَلِّم المُدَرِّب الرِّياضِيِّينَ تَقنِياتِ التَّنَفُّس للسَّيطَرة على التَّوَتُّر تَحتَ الضَّغط.
The coach teaches athletes breathing techniques to control tension under pressure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَنَفُّسٌ | تَنَفُّساتٌ |
| Genitive | تَنَفُّسٍ | تَنَفُّساتٍ |
| Accusative | تَنَفُّسًا | تَنَفُّساتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَنَفُّسُ | يا تَنَفُّساتُ |
Word family
تَنَفَّسَto breathe
نَفَسbreathنَفْسself, soulتَنَفُّسِيّrespiratory
مُتَنَفَّسa vent, an outlet for air
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the form V verb تَنَفَّسَ, "to breathe." It is built on the triliteral root ن-ف-س, which carries the sense of breath, soul, and self. The same root gives نَفْس (self, soul) and نَفَس (breath).
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