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Etymological Dictionary of Arabic
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nafṭ نَفْط , var. nifṭ 
ID 869 • Sw – • BP 948 • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√NFṬ 
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naphtha, petroleum, (mineral) oil – WehrCowan1979. 
▪ From protSem *napṭ‑ ‘naphtha’ – Huehnergard2011.
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▪ (Huehnergard2011:) Engl naphtha, from Grk náphtha, from a Sem source akin to and Gz and Ar ↗nafṭ, Aram nepṭā, Akk napṭu ‘naphtha’. 
► BP#2521nafṭī, adj., of naphtha, soaked in naphtha; oil-, petroleum- (in compounds): nsb-adj. | miṣbāḥ ~, n., oil lamp.

For other values attached to the root, see ↗NFṬ, ↗nafṭaẗ 
NFʕ نفع 
ID – • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 19May2023
√NFʕ 
“root” 
▪ NFʕ_1 ‘...’ ↗...
▪ NFʕ_2 ‘...’ ↗...
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♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘benefit, use, advantage, be useful, make use of; walking stick, dealers in walking sticks’ 
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NFQ نفق 
ID … • Sw – • BP – • APD … • © SG | 15Feb2021
√NFQ 
“root” 
▪ NFQ_1 ‘…’ ↗…
▪ NFQ_2 ‘…’ ↗…

♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘a desert rat’s tunnel, (of a desert rat) to go into one tunnel entrance and come out of another; (of an animal) to die; to find a good market, to become depleted; to spend, to donate for a good cause, to support one’s family’ 
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