Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! The noun نـَفسُ ===================== The noun نـَفسُ is feminine and means "soul." If you use it before another noun it will create Idaafa and change its meaning to "same." **يأکلُ دائما ً في نفس ِ المطعم ِ.** He always eats at the same restaurant. If it follows a noun, it should carry a corresponding pronoun reference to that noun and its case as well. Its function becomes emphatic.
**قابلتُ المُراسِلَ نـَفسَهُ.** I met the correspondant, himself. Previous Next