نفس

نَفْس \ life: sb.’s existence as a living person: Many lives were lost in the war. soul: a person’s spirit, which is thought not to die with his body. \ بِشِقّ الأَنْفُس \ scarcely: hardly; nearly not at all: He was so weak that he could scarcely stand. barely: only just; hardly: I have barely enough to eat. narrowly: only just: He narrowly escaped from death. \ See Also بِشِقّ النَّفْس \ جَعَلَ نفسَه \ bring oneself to do sth.: to make oneself do sth.: He couldn’t bring himself to kill the bird. \ نَفْس \ same: not different; not another: We were born on the same day. His birthday is the same as mine. This is the same hat that I wore yesterday. If you’re having coffee, I’ll have the same. He thinks the same (thoughts) as I do. self: the actual person or thing: He told me himself or He himself told me. I asked the boy himself if he was willing. One must learn a thing oneself before one can teach it. very: (giving special force to the -est form of an adj.): This is the very worst thing that could happen: On that very day, I arrived home. He’s the very man that I need. \ نَفْس الكمية \ as much as: the same amount (of) as: I ate as much (meat) as you did.