"ነፍስ" meaning in Ge'ez

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Noun

Forms: näfs [romanization], ነፍሳት [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”). Compare, Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ, Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”), 𒍣 (napištu, “life”),Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”), Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš). Etymology templates: {{inh|gez|sem-pro|*napš-||breath, spirit}} Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”), {{cog|syc|ܢܦܫܐ}} Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ, {{cog|he|נֶפֶשׁ}} Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, {{cog|akk|𒆒|gloss=to breath|tr=napašu}} Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”), {{cog|ar|نَفْس|t=a soul, a life}} Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”), {{cog|uga|𐎐𐎔𐎌}} Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš) Head templates: {{head|gez|noun|plural|ነፍሳት|autotrinfl=1|g=f}} ነፍስ • (näfs) f (plural ነፍሳት (näfsat))
  1. breath, soul, spirit
    Sense id: en-ነፍስ-gez-noun-NK0Zv-sk Categories (other): Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*napš-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "breath, spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *napš- (“breath, spirit”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܢܦܫܐ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "נֶפֶשׁ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "𒆒",
        "gloss": "to breath",
        "tr": "napašu"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "نَفْس",
        "t": "a soul, a life"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uga",
        "2": "𐎐𐎔𐎌"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ነፍሳት",
      "roman": "näfsat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ነፍስ • (näfs) f (plural ነፍሳት (näfsat))",
      "name": "head"
    }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breath, soul, spirit"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "breath",
          "breath"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ነፍስ"
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        "3": "*napš-",
        "4": "",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܢܦܫܐ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܢܦܫܐ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "נֶפֶשׁ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "𒆒",
        "gloss": "to breath",
        "tr": "napašu"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒆒 (napašu, “to breath”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "نَفْس",
        "t": "a soul, a life"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic نَفْس (nafs, “a soul, a life”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uga",
        "2": "𐎐𐎔𐎌"
      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎐𐎔𐎌 (npš)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "näfs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ነፍሳት",
      "roman": "näfsat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ነፍሳት",
        "autotrinfl": "1",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ነፍስ • (näfs) f (plural ነፍሳት (näfsat))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gez",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Ge'ez feminine nouns",
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        "Ge'ez nouns",
        "Ge'ez terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Ge'ez terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breath, soul, spirit"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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