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نَفِد
to run out (be used up, depleted) /naˈfida/
verbB2#3986 most common
Also: to be depleted, to be exhausted (of a supply), to be sold out
Example sentences
نَفِدَ الحَليبُ.
The milk ran out.
نَفِدَ الوَقتُ.
Time ran out.
نَفِدَت بَطّارِيَّةُ هاتِفي.
My phone's battery ran out.
نَفِدَ صَبري مِن كَثرَةِ الانتِظارِ.
My patience ran out from so much waiting.
عِندَما يَنفَدُ الوَقودُ، تَتَوَقَّفُ السَّيّارَةُ فَجأَةً في مُنتَصَفِ الطَّريقِ.
When the fuel runs out, the car stops suddenly in the middle of the road.
نَفِدَت الكَمِيّاتُ المُتَوَفِّرَةُ مِن هذا الكِتابِ بِسُرعَةٍ بِسَبَبِ الإِقبالِ الكَبيرِ عَلَيهِ، مِمّا اضطَرَّ النّاشِرَ إِلى طِباعَةِ نُسخَةٍ إِضافِيَّةٍ.
The available stock of this book ran out quickly because of the high demand for it, which forced the publisher to print an extra run.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَنفَدُ | نَفِدْتُ | سَأَنفَدُ |
| 2sg | تَنفَدُ | نَفِدْتَ | سَتَنفَدُ |
| 3sg | يَنفَدُ | نَفِدَ | سَيَنفَدُ |
| 1pl | نَنفَدُ | نَفِدْنا | سَنَنفَدُ |
| 2pl | تَنفَدونَ | نَفِدْتُم | سَتَنفَدونَ |
| 3pl | يَنفَدونَ | نَفِدوا | سَيَنفَدونَ |
Word family
أَنفَدَto use up, exhaust something
اِستَنفَدَto exhaust fully, deplete deliberately
نَفادdepletion, running out
نافِدdepleted, sold out, out of stock
لا نَفاد لَهinexhaustible (set phrase)
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Semitic root n-f-d, which carries the core sense of a stock or supply reaching its end. Classical Arabic dictionaries already use it for water, provisions, and patience running out. The root stayed stable through Modern Standard Arabic and is common in everyday speech about shortages and depletion.
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