nafaʿa

be useful, be advantageous

نَفَعَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ن ف ع

Forms

Present: يَنْفَعُ

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	نَفَعَ	يَنْفَعُ	—
she هِيَ	نَفَعَت	تَنْفَعُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	نَفَعا	يَنْفَعانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	نَفَعَتا	تَنْفَعانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	نَفَعُوا	يَنْفَعُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	نَفَعْنَ	يَنْفَعْنَ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	نَفَعْتَ	تَنْفَعُ	اِنْفَعْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	نَفَعْتِ	تَنْفَعِينَ	اِنْفَعِي
you two أَنْتُما	نَفَعْتُما	تَنْفَعانِ	اِنْفَعَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	نَفَعْتُم	تَنْفَعُونَ	اِنْفَعُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	نَفَعْتُنَّ	تَنْفَعْنَ	اِنْفَعْنَ
I أَنا	نَفَعْتُ	أَنْفَعُ	—
we نَحْنُ	نَفَعْنا	نَنْفَعُ	—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries

نَفَعَهُ Form I It profited him; availed him

It profited him; availed him; was of use or benefit, or was useful or beneficial, to him. ― -b2- نَفَعَهُ مِنْهُ: see an ex. voce جَدٌّ. ― -b3- يَنْفَعُ لِكَذَا, and مِنْ كَذَا, It (a medicine) is good, beneficial, or profitable, as a remedy, for, or against, such a thing, meaning such a disease or the like.
نَفَّعَهُ Form II He caused

, inf. n. تَنْفِيعٌ, He caused نَفْع to come to him. (TA.)
اِنْتَفَعَ بِهِ Form VIII He benefited or profited by it; made use of it; had the use of it; enjoyed it

He benefited or profited by it; made use of it; had the use of it; enjoyed it; like تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ. See 10.
اِسْتَنْفَعَهُ Form X He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him

He sought, or demanded, his profiting him, or being useful to him. (IAar, TA.) ― -b2- And اِسْتَنَفَعَ sometimes occurs in the sense of ↓ اِنْتَفَعَ. (TA.)
نَفْعٌ contr. of ضَرٌّ

contr. of ضَرٌّ: (TA:) or a thing whereof one makes use for the attainment of good: (B:) or good: or a means of attaining one's desire. (Msb.)
مَنْفَعَةٌ A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility; or benefit

[A cause, or means, of advantage, profit, utility; or benefit: and simply, advantage; profit, or profitableness; utility, use, usefulness; or benefit:] contr. of مَضَرَّةٌ. (S, art. ضر.)

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