Arabic vocabulary
أَنْفَاسsighs in Arabic
أَنْفَاس is how you say “sighs” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ن ف س (n-f-s)noun (broken plural of نَفَسٌ, "breath")Pronounced anfās
Meaning of sighs in Arabic
- sighs — audible breaths released outward, as in longing, relief, or exhaustion
- breaths — the plain plural of نَفَسٌ, tied to the verb تنفّس, 'to breathe, draw breath'
أَنْفَاس is simply the plural of نَفَسٌ ("breath"), so it denotes individual breaths — and, by extension, the audible sighs a person lets out. The same root gives تنفّس ("to breathe"), showing respiration as the thread running through this word.
Words from the same root
- نَفَسٌbreath (singular of anfās)
- تنفّسto breathe, draw breath
- نفّسto relieve grief or ease a burden
- نافسto vie for, desire with emulation
- نَفِيسٌprecious, excellent, highly prized
- نِفَاسٌchildbirth
Common questions
- How do you say "sighs" in Arabic?
- أَنْفَاس (anfās).
- What is the singular of أنفاس؟
- نَفَسٌ (nafas), meaning "breath" — أنفاس is its plural.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
ويرسلها مع أنفاس الأسف حتى جاءه توقيع فتاب عليه
And he sent them with sighs of regret until a decree came to him, and He accepted his repentance.
أَنْفَاسِ — sighs. anfas means 'breaths, sighs' (plural of nafas), heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word.
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