النَّفْسُ

A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – النَّفْسُ is a noun

A noun may either be 1) Definite or indefinite 2) Masculine or feminine 3) Singular, dual or plural 4) Nominative, accusative or genitive

النَّفْسُ is the natural state of this definite noun and it is in this state ( مَرْفُوْعٌ) when the noun is: 1) the subject المُبْتَدَأُ or 2) the predicate الخَبَرُ or 3) اسْمُ كَانَ or 4) خَبَرُ إِنَّ or 5) الفَاعِلُ subject of a verb in the active voice or 6) نَائِبُ الفَاعِلِ subject of a verb in the passive voice or 7) it’s a noun of dependent declension a) نَعْتٌ / صِفَطٌ adjectives b) التَّوْكِيْدُ emphatic c) المَعْطُوْفٌ conjunction d) البَدَلُ synonym

Soul; Person; Self; Spirit; Mind; Inner desire or feeling

To be precious, in request, console, cheer

Surah/Below is the 1 verse in the holy Quran, containing the nounالنَّفْسُ
Verse 
89-26O the soul in rest and satisfactionيَآ أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ المُطْمَئِنَّةُ