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نَفْسِيّ
psychological /nafˈsijj/
adjectiveA2#1245 most common
Also: mental, psychic, emotional
Example sentences
هَذا مَرَض نَفْسِيّ.
This is a psychological illness.
هُوَ طَبيب نَفْسِيّ.
He is a psychiatrist.
تَعَرَّضَتْ لِضَغْط نَفْسِيّ كَبير في العَمَل.
She was under great psychological pressure at work.
يُعاني الطِّفْل مِن اِضْطِراب نَفْسِيّ بَعْدَ الحادِث.
The child suffers from a psychological disorder after the accident.
أَكَّدَ الخَبير أَنَّ الدَّعْم النَّفْسِيّ ضَرورِيّ لِلنّاجينَ مِن الكارِثَة.
The expert confirmed that psychological support is essential for survivors of the disaster.
إِنَّ الأَثَر النَّفْسِيّ لِلحَرْب يَمْتَدّ عَبْرَ الأَجْيال وَيَتْرُك نُدوباً عَميقَة.
The psychological impact of war extends across generations and leaves deep scars.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَفْسِيٌّ | نَفْسِيّونَ |
| Genitive | نَفْسِيٍّ | نَفْسِيّينَ |
| Accusative | نَفْسِيّاً | نَفْسِيّينَ |
| Vocative | نَفْسِيُّ | نَفْسِيّونَ |
Word family
نَفْسsoul, self, psycheنَفَسbreath
تَنَفَّسَto breathe
نَفْسانِيّpsychic, psychological
عِلْم النَّفْسpsychology
Etymology
The word is built on the noun نَفْس (nafs), meaning soul, self, or breath, plus the nisba suffix ـِيّ that turns a noun into a relative adjective. The triliteral root ن-ف-س links the ideas of breathing and the living self. So نَفْسِيّ means pertaining to the self or psyche, and in modern usage it settles on the sense psychological.
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