Example
لا ريب أن الحياة ثمينة لكن نفسك في حياتك أثمن.
No doubt that life is precious but even more precious than life itself is your own soul.
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Words from the same root
ن ف سArabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of النفس, so their meanings are related: learn them together.
- نفس self
- نَفْس الـ ... the same ...
- نفس الشيء the same thing
- نفسه خضراء His soul is green (lecherous)
- وإذا كانت النفوس كبارا تعبت في مرادها الأجسام When spirits are strong and willing it would be hard for the bodies to have their desires fulfilled