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Form 1نَفَثَ12 senses · 1 main
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 enchantmentنَفَثَ 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 mouthنَفَثَهُ مِنْ فِيهِ

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1.1.3figurative · مجازGod cast, or put, the thing into the heartنَفَثَ اللّٰهُ الشَّىْءِ فِى القَلْبِ
1.1.4figurative · مجازsuch a thing was inspired, or put, into my mindنَفِثَ فِى رُوعِى كَذَا
1.1.5figurative · مجازhe (the Holy Spirit [Gabriel]) inspired, or cast, or put, into my mind, or heartنَفَثَ 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 angerنَفَثَ عَلَىَّ غَضَبًا

[See also نَفَتَ.]

1.1.8the serpent ejects venom from its mouth when it inflicts a wound with its noseالحَيَّةُ تَنْفِثُ السَّمَّ إِذَا نَكَزَتْ
1.1.9it (a wound) emitted bloodنَفَثَ
1.1.10he enchanted himنَفَثَهُ

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 boilingنَفَثَتِ 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.)

Derived nouns 8

Nounنَفْثُ الشَّيْطَانِ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — poetry, as something blown out of the mouthgenerated

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Poetry: called نفث because it is like something a man spits, or blows, from his mouth, like an incantation. (A 'Obeyd.)

1.1this is of the poetry of such a oneذَا مِنْ نَفَثَاتِ فُلَانٍ
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Poetry: (K, from a trad.:) called نفث because it is like a thing which a man spits, or blows, ( يَنْفِثُ ,) from his mouth, like incantation. (A 'Obeyd.) ذَا مِنْ نَفَثَاتِ فُلَانٍ This is of the poetry of such a one. (TA.)
Nounدَمٌ نَفِيثٌ1 sense

Core sense — blood emitted by a wound or veingenerated

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Blood emitted by a wound or a vein.

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Blood emitted by a wound (S, K) or vein. (TA.)
Nounمِئْنَاثٌ كَأَنَّهَا نُفَاثٌ1 sense

Core sense — a plain that produces many plants, as though spitting them forthgenerated

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[A plain land that produces many plants, or herbs, or much herbage,] as though blowing forth, or spitting forth, the plants, or herbs.

[The correctness of نُفَاثٌ is questioned by El-Khattábee. May it not be a mistake for نَفَّاثٌ ?]

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[A plain land that produces many plants, or herbs, or much herbage,] as though blowing forth, or spitting forth, the pleats, or herbs. (L, from a trad.) [The correctness of نُفَاثٌ is questioned by El-Khattábee. May it not be a mistake for نَفَّاثٌ ?]
Nounنُفَاثَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — what one blows, or spits, from the mouth; a particle of a tooth-stick spit outgenerated

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What one blows, or spits, from the mouth.

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What a person having a disease in his chest blows forth or spits out, يَنْفِثُ.

1.2if he asked me for a particle of a tooth-stick left in my mouth, I would not give it to himلَوْ سَأَلَنِى نُفَاثَةَ سِوَاكٍ مَا أَعْطَيْتُهُ

What remains in one's mouth, of a سِوَاك or tooth-stick, and is spit out.

A particle broken off ( شَظِيَّةٌ; but in the K, شَطِيبَةٌ ) from a سواك or tooth-stick, remaining in the mouth, and spit out.

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What one blows, or spits, ( يَنْفِثُ ,) from his mouth. (S.) What a person having a disease in his chest blows forth or spits out, يَنْفِثُ . (K.) What remains in one's mouth, of a سِوَاك , or tooth-stick, and is spit out: (S:) a particle broken off ( شَظِيَّةٌ : so in the L &c.: in the K, شَطِيبَةٌ :) from a سواك , or tooth-stick, remaining in the mouth, and spit out. (L, K.) One says, لَوْ سَأَلَنِى نُفَاثَةَ سِوَاكٍ مَا أَعْطَيْتُهُ If he asked me for a particle of a tooth-stick, remaining in my mouth, I would not give him (it). (S.)
Nounنَفِيثَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain kind of foodgenerated

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A certain kind of food.

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A certain kind of food. (See نَفِيتَة and وَطِيْئَة .)
Nounنَفَّاثٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an enchanter, one who enchants habituallygenerated

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An enchanter; one who is in the habit of enchanting.

Feminine formed with ة.

1.1the women who blow, without spitting, upon the knots which they tie in a thread, or stringالنَّفَّاثَاتُ فِى العُقَدِ

Qur'ān 113. 4. They say something at the same time; the meaning is the enchantresses.

[See a verse cited under عَاضِهٌ.]

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An enchanter; one who is in the habit of enchanting: fem. with ة . (Msb.) النَّفَّاثَاتُ فِى العُقَدِ [Kur, cxiii. 4,] The women who blow, without spitting, saying something at the same time, upon the knots which they tie in a thread, or string: (Jel:) meaning the enchantresses. (S, K, Jel.) [See a verse cited voce عَاضِهٌ .]
Nounنَافِثٌ1 sense

Core sense — enchantinggenerated

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Enchanting.

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Enchanting. (Msb.)
Nounمَنْفُوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man enchantedgenerated

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A man enchanted.

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A man enchanted. (A.)