nefis
,-fsi 1. real self (of a person); essence, essential nature (of a person or thing). 2. the flesh, the body (as opposed to the soul). 3. one´s bodily appetites, the cravings of the flesh. --ine düşkün (someone) who indulges his/her fleshly desires. --ini körletmek 1. to gratify a fleshly craving. 2. to stave off one´s hunger (for food). -- mücadelesi struggle between mind and body; struggle between body and soul. --ine uymak to yield to the flesh, let one´s flesh get the best of one. --ine yedirememek /ı/ to be unable to bring oneself (to do something). --ini yenmek to overcome one´s fleshly cravings.