muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarنَفْثٌ نَفِيثٌ
Core sense — he blew, or spat, from the mouth; he enchanted; it boiledgenerated
1.1he spat, ejecting a little spittle, upon the knot, in enchantment—نَفَثَ فى العُقْدَةِ
Muḍāriʿ نَفِثَ and نَفُثَ; maṣdar نَفْثٌ and نَفَثَانٌ. [He puffed, or blew, without spitting; or he sputtered, blowing out a little spittle in fine scattered drops; or] he spat; or he [did as though he] spat without ejecting spittle.
Or النَّفْثُ is like النَّفْخُ, blowing, and less than التَّفْلُ, spitting or ejecting spittle from the mouth; or like blowing, with the emission of spittle (Keshsháf); or like blowing, as done in enchantment, without spittle, the action, if accompanied by spittle, being termed التفل, and this is the most correct explanation ('Ináyeh); or gentle blowing without spittle; or more than blowing, or like blowing, but less than spitting: sometimes without spittle, so differing from التفل, and sometimes with a little spittle, so differing from النفخ; or the emitting of wind from the mouth together with a little spittle.
1.1.1[he who has a disease in his chest must spit]—لَا بُدَّ لِلْمَصْدُورِ أَنْ يَنْفِثَ
A proverb.
1.1.2he ejected it from his mouth—نَفَثَهُ مِنْ فِيهِ
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1.1.3figurative · مجازGod cast, or put, the thing into the heart—نَفَثَ اللّٰهُ الشَّىْءِ فِى القَلْبِ
1.1.4figurative · مجازsuch a thing was inspired, or put, into my mind—نَفِثَ فِى رُوعِى كَذَا
1.1.5figurative · مجازhe (the Holy Spirit [Gabriel]) inspired, or cast, or put, into my mind, or heart—نَفَثَ فِى رُوعِى
1.1.6[if such a one blew, or spat, upon you, he would throw you down on your side]—لَوْ نَفَثَ عَلَيْكَ فُلَانٌ قَطَّرَكَ
Said to one who tries his strength with someone stronger than himself.
1.1.7as though meaning he blew at me from the violence of his anger—نَفَثَ عَلَىَّ غَضَبًا
[See also نَفَتَ.]
1.1.8the serpent ejects venom from its mouth when it inflicts a wound with its nose—الحَيَّةُ تَنْفِثُ السَّمَّ إِذَا نَكَزَتْ
1.1.9it (a wound) emitted blood—نَفَثَ
1.1.10he enchanted him—نَفَثَهُ
From blowing or spitting upon the knots.
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1.1.11the cooking-pot boiled; or boiled and threw forth what resembled arrows, from the violence of its boiling—نَفَثَتِ القِدْرُ
It is used when the pot begins to boil.
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[See also نَفَتَت.]
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, aor. نَفِثَ and نَفُثَ , inf. n. نَفْثٌ (S, K) and نَفَثَانٌ , (TA,) [He puffed; or blew, without spitting: or he sputtered, or blew forth a little spittle in minute scattered particles: or] he spat: or he [did as though he] spat without ejecting spittle: and نَفَثَ فى العُقْدَةِ signifies he spat, ejecting a little spittle, upon the knot, in enchantment: (Msb:) or النَّفْثُ is like النَّفْخُ , or blowing, and less than التَّفْلُ , or spitting, or ejecting spittle from the mouth: (S, K:) or like blowing, with [the emission of] spittle: (Keshsháf;) or like blowing, as done in enchantment, without spittle: the action, if accompanied by spittle, being termed التفل : this is the most correct explanation: ('Ináyeh:) or gentle blowing without spittle: ( الاذكار :) or more than blowing; or like blowing; but less than spitting: sometimes without spittle, thus differing from التفل ; and sometimes with a little spittle, thus differing from النفخ : or the emitting wind from the mouth, together with a little spittle. (MF.) لَا بُدَّ لِلْمَصْدُورِ أَنْ يَنْفِثَ [He who has a disease in his chest must spit]. A proverb. (S.) نَفَثَهُ مِنْ فِيهِ , aor. نَفِثَ , inf. n. نَفْثٌ , He ejected it from his mouth. (Msb.) [Hence,] نَفَثَ اللّٰهُ الشَّىْءِ فِى القَلْبِ God cast, or put, the thing into the heart. (Msb) نَفِثَ فِى رُوعِى كَذَا Such a thing was inspired, or put, into my mind. (A.) نَفَثَ فِى رُوعِى He (the Holy Spirit [Gabriel]) inspired, or cast, or put, into my mind, or heart. (Nh, from a trad.) [You say,] لَوْ نَفَثَ عَلَيْكَ فُلَانٌ قَطَّرَكَ [If such a one blew, or spat, upon thee, he would throw thee down upon thy side.]. Said to one who tries his strength with one superior to him. (A.) نَفَثَ عَلَىَّ غَضَبًا as though meaning He blew at me by reason of the violence of his anger. (L.) [See also نَفَتَ .] الحَيَّةُ تَنْفِثُ السَّمَّ إِذَا نَكَزَتْ [The serpent ejects venom from its mouth when it inflicts a wound with its nose]. (S.) نَفَثَ It (a wound) emitted blood. (TA.) [From the blowing or spitting upon the knots:] نَفَثَهُ , inf. n. نَفْثٌ , He enchanted him. (Msb.) نَفَثَتِ القِدْرُ , aor. نَفِثَ , inf. n. نَفِيثٌ and نَفْثٌ , The cooking-pot boiled: or, boiled, and threw forth what resembled arrows, by reason of the vehemence of its boiling. (Msb.) [See also نَفَتَت .] It is when it begins to boil. (TA.)