Arabic word sheet
نَفَعَ
To benefit, to be of use
- Type
- verb
- Root
- ن ف ع
Meaning and usage
To benefit, to be of use
To bring someone some good or advantage, to serve him: said of a person, a thing or an action. The opposite of harming.
نَفَعَ الدَّرْسُ الطُّلَّابَ كَثِيرًا.
The lesson benefited the students greatly.
Word family
What the root means ن ف ع
The root carries the idea of usefulness, of benefit: the opposite of doing harm. From it come benefit, the advantage drawn from a thing, making use of it and the person who is of great service.
benefit, usefulness
نَفْعٌ
advantage, something useful
مَنْفَعَةٌ
to make use of, to profit by
اِنْتَفَعَ
of great service to others
نَفَّاعٌ
to seek someone's help or benefit
اِسْتَنْفَعَ
Synonyms
to be of use to, to bring a gain to
أَفَادَ
Stresses what is gained or learnt through the thing, whereas the headword is simply the opposite of harming.
Opposites
to harm
ضَرَّ