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Meaning of نفس | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2
na.ˈfas

Definitions

  1. breath
  2. self
  3. soul, psyche, spirit, mind (split into multiple categories in Sufi psychology)
    usually
  4. the carnal soul, the id, concupiscence
    usually

Equivalents

العربية الأنا نفس
Bosanski ego idem si сам
Català ego es jo
Dansk ego
Deutsch Ego ich selbst sich
Ελληνικά εγώ
English breathing ego Oneself soul
Esperanto egoo mem
Español ego sí mismo uno mismo yo
فارسی خود
Français Ego moi soi-même
Galego eu si si mesmo
עברית אגו
Hrvatski ego idem si сам
Magyar én Mága önmaga szelf
Íslenska sjálf
Italiano ego ego se se stessa se stesso
한국어 자기 자신 자아
Kurdî ego ên en êş es EU mem mîna se şig şoul
Latina idem
Nederlands ego zich zichzelf
Polski siebie sobie
Português ego eu se si
Русский сам себе себя эго я
Српски ego idem si сам
Svenska sig sig själv
தமிழ் தான்
తెలుగు అహం తాను
ไทย ตัวเอง
Türkçe ego
اردو خاکسار خود
Tiếng Việt cái tôi mình

Examples

“یار از برای نفس گرفتن طریق نیست ما نفْس خویشتن بکُشیم از برای یار”

It is not the way to have a lover for the sake of concupiscence; We kill our carnal soul for the sake of the lover.

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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