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نفت

نفت

See also: نقب

Arabic

Verb

نَفَتْ (nafat) (form I)

  1. third-person feminine singular past active of نَفَا (nafā)
  2. third-person feminine singular past active of نَفَى (nafā)

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian npt' (naft, moist, damp; naphta), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎳𐎫 (naft, naphta); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [næft]

Noun

Dari نفت
Iranian Persian نفت
Tajik нафт (naft)

نفت (naft) (plural نفت‌ها (naft-hâ))

  1. petroleum, oil
  2. kerosene (US), paraffin (UK)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (petroleum): نفت خام (naft-e xâm)
  • (kerosene): نفت سفید (naft-e sefid), نفت چراغ (naft-e čerâğ)

Derived terms

  • نفتی (nafti)
  • نفت خام (naft-e xâm)
  • نفت سفید (naft-e sefid)
  • نفت چراغ (naft-e čerâğ)
  • نفت کوره (naft-e kure)