Where does “نفع” come from?

نفع (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

نفع (South Levantine Arabic): to be beneficial, to be useful

Definitions

  1. to be beneficial, to be useful

Ancestry of “نفع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنفعto profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic نفع →