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نافِذَة
window /naːˈfi.ða/
nounB1#1591 most common
Also: pop-up window (computing), opening
Example sentences
النّافِذَة كَبيرَة.
The window is big.
اِفْتَحِ النّافِذَة مِن فَضْلِك.
Open the window, please.
أَنظُرُ إِلى الشّارِع مِن النّافِذَة.
I look at the street from the window.
أَغلَقتُ النّافِذَة لِأَنَّ الجَوَّ بارِد.
I closed the window because the weather is cold.
كانَت أَشِعَّةُ الشَّمسِ تَدخُلُ عَبرَ نافِذَةِ الغُرفَةِ في الصَّباح.
The sun's rays were entering through the room's window in the morning.
تُتيحُ هٰذِهِ النّافِذَةُ المُنبَثِقَةُ لِلمُستَخدِمِ تَأكيدَ العَمَلِيَّةِ قَبلَ تَنفيذِها.
This pop-up window lets the user confirm the operation before carrying it out.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نافِذَةٌ | نَوافِذُ |
| Genitive | نافِذَةٍ | نَوافِذَ |
| Accusative | نافِذَةً | نَوافِذَ |
| Vocative | يا نافِذَةُ | يا نَوافِذُ |
Word family
نَفَذَto pass through, penetrate
تَنفيذexecution, implementation
نافِذin force, penetratingمَنفَذoutlet, passage, port
نُفوذinfluence, sway
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic root n-f-dh, which carries the sense of passing or penetrating through. A window is the opening through which light and air pass. The active participle form yields a noun for the thing that lets passage occur.
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