nfr

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Translingual

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Symbol

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nfr

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nafaanra.

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *fir- (to be good) with an additional *nV- prefix.[1] Compare also Tamahaq ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵔ (ifrar, best) and Saho feer (good).

Pronunciation

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  • (adjective): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈnaːfiɾ//ˈnaːfiʔ//ˈnaːfa//ˈnoːfə/

Verb

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nfrf
r

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) of superior or admirable quality, to be(come) fine, good, or wonderful
    • 12th Dynasty, coffin of Nakhtankh, British Museum EA 35285:
      q Z1
      r
      st
      Q6
      nfrf&r&t miizspr
      f
      nfrf
      r
      n
      R50
      […] qrst nfrt m jz.f nfr n ẖrt-nṯr […]
      […] a good burial in his wonderful tomb of the necropolis […]
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) pleasant or gratifying to the senses
    1. (intransitive) to be(come) beautiful or fair, to look good
    2. (intransitive, of scents and flowers) to smell good
    3. (intransitive, of food and drinks) to taste good
  3. (intransitive, of periods of time) to be(come) pleasant or enjoyable to live through
  4. (intransitive, of people) to acquire or have good or pleasant qualities, to be capable, agreeable, or benevolent
  5. (intransitive, of work) to be done well or competently
  6. (intransitive, of medicine) to be(come) effective
  7. (intransitive, of names) to acquire or have a good reputation

Inflection

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Adjective

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nfrf
r
  1. perfective active participle of nfr: fine, beautiful, pleasant, etc.

Inflection

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Along with bjn and ꜥꜣ, nfr is one of the few Egyptian adjectives that continued to show remnants of gender and number inflection into Late Egyptian (and beyond).[3]

Alternative forms

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See the ‘Alternative forms’ section under the verb above.

Derived terms

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See the ‘Derived terms’ under the verb above.

Descendants

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Noun

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nfrf
r

 m

  1. fine or good person
  2. (with following genitive) benefactor (of someone), welldoer
  3. (with following plural genitive) the best (person) among…, the best one of…

Inflection

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See the ‘Alternative forms’ section under the verb above.

Derived terms

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Noun

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nfrf
r

 m

  1. good, goodness, pleasingness (in opposition to bjn)
  2. good qualities or deeds (of a person)
  3. something fine, good, beautiful, pleasing

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Interjection

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nfrf
r
  1. good, sure, fine
  2. correct, that’s right

Adverb

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nfrf
r
  1. well

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See the ‘Alternative forms’ section under the verb above.

Particle

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nfrf
r

 proclitic

  1. not even, not at all

Usage notes

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In Middle Egyptian, this particle is found only in the constructions nfr pw, nfr n, and nfr ꜣ.

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Derived terms

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  • nfrw (depletion, deficiency, zero)

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*fir-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. 2.0 2.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 39, 56
  3. ^ Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 66