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نفح

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Form 1نَفَحَ12 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُتَفَحَتَفُحَmaṣdarنَفْحٌ

Core sense — it diffused its odour; the wind blew; he gave him a giftgenerated

1.1

It (perfume) diffused its odour.; maṣdar نَفْحٌ, نُفُوحٌ, نُفَاحٌ, and نَفَحَانٌ.

1.1.1figurative · مجازthe wind blew, or blew gently; it began to stir—نَفَحَتِ الرِّيحُ

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نَفَحَتْ and لَفَحَتْ are synonymous, except that the effect of النَّفْح is greater than that of اللَّفْح.

According to As, or IAar, نَفْحٌ is said of a cold, or cool, wind, and لَفْحٌ of a hot wind: [but see نَفْحَةٌ.]

1.1.2figurative · مجازthe south wind blew upon it with its cold—نَفَحَتْهُ الجنوب بِبَرْدِهَا
1.1.3figurative · مجازthe vein spirted forth blood—نَفَحَ العِرْقَ

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the stab spirted forth blood—نَفَحَتِ الطَّعْنَةُ بِالدَّمِ
1.1.4figurative · مجازhe churned the milk once—نَفَحَ اللَّبَنَ نَفْحَةَ
1.2figurative · مجازhe struck him, or it, lightly with the sword—نَفَحَهُ بالسَّيْفِ

He reached, or hit, him, or it with the sword from a distance, by a side-blow, شَزْرًا.

1.2.1he struck, or beat—نَفَحَ

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1.2.2he threw, or cast—نَفَحَ

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1.2.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe pushed, or repelled, a thing away from himself—نَفَحَ شَيْئًا
1.2.4the horse, or the like, kicked with its hind leg—نَفَحَتِ الدَّابَّةُ

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Or with its hoof, or with the extremity of its hoof.

النَّفْحُ is said to be with one hind leg, and الرَّمْحُ with both hind legs together.

the she-camel kicked with her hind leg—نَفَحَتِ النَّاقَةُ
he made the horse's kick of no account, so that its owner had nothing to pay—أَبْطَلَ نَفْحَ الدَّابَّةِ

[See form 3 in art. عقب.]

1.3figurative · مجازhe gave him a thing—نَفَحَهُ بِشَىْءٍ

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1.3.1figurative · مجازhe gave him a gift, or conferred a favour on him—نَفَحَهُ نَفْحَةً

[See an example under عَرَبَة.]

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, aor. تَفَحَ , (S, L, K,) inf. n. نَفْحٌ (L, K) and نُفُوحٌ (L) and نُفَاحٌ and نَفَحَانٌ , (K,) It (perfume) diffused its odour. (S, L, K.) نَفَحَتِ الرِّيحُ , (S, Msb, K,) aor. تَفُحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ , (Msb,) The wind blew: (S, Msb, K:) or blew gently; began to be in a state of commotion: (A:) نَفَحَتْ and لَفَحَتْ are syn., except that the effect of النَّفْح is greater than that of اللَّفْح : (Zj:) or, accord. to As, (S,) or IAar, (TA,) نَفْحٌ relates to a cold, or cool, wind; and لَفْحٌ , to a hot wind: (S, TA.) [but see نَفْحَةٌ ]. نَفَحَتْهُ الجنوب بِبَرْدِهَا The south wind blew upon it with its cold, or coolness. (IB.) نَفَحَ العِرْقَ , (aor. تَفَحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ , S,) The vein ejected, or spirted forth, blood. (S, K.) And in like manner, نَفَحَتِ الطَّعْنَةُ بِالدَّمِ The stab ejected, or spirted forth, blood. (TA.) نَفَحَ اللَّبَنَ نَفْحَةَ He churned the milk once. (A.) نَفَحَهُ بالسَّيْفِ He struck him, or it, lightly, or slightly, with the sword: (A:) he reached, or hit, him, or it, ( تَنَاوَلَهُ ,) with the sword (S, L, K) from a distance, (S, L,) by a side-blow, شَزْرًا . (L.) نَفَحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ , He struck, smote, or beat. (L.) See 3. نَفَحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ , He threw, or cast. (L.) نَفَحَ شَيْئًا He thrust, or pushed, or repelled, a thing from him. (L.) نَفَحَتِ الدَّابَّةُ , aor. تَفَحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ , The horse, or the like, kicked, or struck, with its hind leg: (L:) or, with its hoof: (Msb:) or, with the extremity of its hoof: النَّفْحُ is said to be with one hind leg: and الرَّمْحُ , with both hind legs together. (L.) نَفَحَتِ النَّاقَةُ The she-camel struck, or kicked, with her hind leg. (S.) أَبْطَلَ نَفْحَ الدَّابَّةِ He made the kicking of the horse, or the like, with its hind leg, to be of no account; not to require anything to be paid by its owner. (L.) [See 3 in art. عقب .] نَفَحَهُ بِشَىْءٍ , (inf. n. نَفْحٌ , Msb,) He gave him a thing. (S, K.) نَفَحَهُ نَفْحَةً He gave him a gift; or conferred upon him a favour]. (S.) [See an ex. voce عَرَبَة .]
Form 3نَافَحُوهُمْ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarمُنَافَحَةٌ نَفْحٌ

Core sense — they fought them face to face; he defended himgenerated

3.1figurative · مجاز

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They fought them with swords face to face, encountering them in war with neither shields nor anything else before their faces; synonymous with كَافَحُوهُمْ, which originally means they came so close in fight that the breath of each party reached the other.

3.1.1figurative · مجازhe contended with him—نافحهُ
3.1.2figurative · مجازhe contended for him, in his defence; he repelled harm from him and defended him—نافح عَنْهُ

نَفَحَ عَنْهُ is used in the same way.

Also ناضح.

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(inf. n. مُنَافَحَةٌ , TA) They contended with them with swords face to face; or encountered them in war face to face, having before their faces neither shields nor anything else; syn. كَافَحُوهُمْ : (S, K:) originally signifying they approached them in fight so near that the breath of each party reached the other (TA.) نافحهُ He contended with him. (K.) نافح عَنْهُ ; (S, A;) and نَفَحَ عَنْهُ , (A,) inf. n. نَفْحٌ . (IAar;) He contended for him, or in defence of him; (S;) repelled from him, and defended him: (IAar, A:) as also ناضح . (TA.)

Derived nouns 7

Nounنَفْحَةٌ10 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an odour; a blast of wind; a giftgenerated

1it has a good, or sweet, odour—لَهُ نَفْحَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ

An odour, whether good or bad; or a plenteous odour, unlike نَفْخَةٌ, which is a slight odour. Plural نَفَحَاتٌ.

it has a bad, or foul, odour—خَبِيثَةٌ
1.1figurative · مجازa blast, or breath, of wind—نَفْحَةٌ
1.2figurative · مجازa pleasant and fragrant blast of the east wind—نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ الصَّبَا
a grievous blast of hot wind—نفحةٌ مِنْ سَمُومٍ
1.3figurative · مجاز — inferreda part, or portion, of punishment—نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ العَذَابِ

Or a grievous blast of punishment; or a most violent infliction of punishment.

1.4figurative · مجازthe first gush of blood from a wound—نَفْحَةٌ الدَّمِ

Khálid Ibn-Jembeh.

1.5figurative · مجازa single churning of milk—نَفْحَةٌ

The word for the churning is مَحْضَةٌ in the A and TA; in the CK and a manuscript copy of the K it is مَحْضَة, with the ح unpointed.

1.6

[See sense 1.]

1.7figurative · مجازa gift—نَفْحةٌ

[Plural نَفَحَاتٌ.]

1.8acts of kindness, or favours, never cease to come from such a one—لا تَزَالُ لِفُلَان نَفَحَاتٌ منَ المَعْرُوفِ
1.9figurative · مجاز

تعَرَّضُوا لِنَفَحَاتِ رَحْمَةِ ٱللّٰهِ: see art. عرض, under تَعَرَّضَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَفْحَة
21:46
وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!"

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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An odour, whether good or bad: or a plenteous odour; differing from نَفْخَةٌ , which is a slight odour: (AHn, in L, art. نفخ :) pl. نَفَحَاتٌ . (L.) You say لَهُ نَفْحَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ , (S, L.) and خَبِيثَةٌ , (L,) It has a good, or sweet, and a bad, or foul, odour. (L.) نَفْحَةٌ A blast, or breath, of wind. (K.) نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ الصَّبَا A pleasant and fragrant blast of the east wind. And نفحةٌ مِنْ سَمُومٍ A grievous blast of hot wind. (AHeyth.) نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ العَذَابِ A part, or portion, of punishment: (S, K:) or a grievous blast of punishment: (AHeyth:) or a most violent infliction of punishment. (L.) نَفْحَةٌ الدَّمِ The first gush of blood from a wound. (Khálid Ibn-Jembeh, L.) نَفْحَةٌ A single churning ( مَحْضَةٌ so in the A and TA: in. the CK and a MS copy of the K. مَحْضَة , with ح unpointed:) of milk. (A, K.) [See 1.] نَفْحةٌ A gift: (Msb:) [pl. نَفَحَاتٌ ]. لا تَزَالُ لِفُلَان نَفَحَاتٌ منَ المَعْرُوفِ (S, L) There cease not to be attributable to such a one acts of kindness, or favours. (L.) تعَرَّضُوا لِنَفَحَاتِ رَحْمَةِ ٱللّٰهِ (TA:) see art. عرض , voce تَعَرَّضَ .
Nounرِيحٌ نَفُوحٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a wind that blows violently; a kicking horse; a bow that shoots fargenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A wind that blows violently and raises the dust.

1.1figurative · مجازa south wind that blows coldly, or coolly—يَمَانِيَّةٌ نَفُوحٌ
1.2a horse, or the like, that kicks with its hind leg—دَابَّةٌ نَفُوحٌ

Or that strikes with the extremity of its hoof. [See form 1.]

1.3figurative · مجازa she-camel whose milk comes out without being drawn from the teat—نَفُوحٌ

Also an udder that does not retain its milk. See نَفَّاحٌ.

2figurative · مجازa bow that sends the arrow far, or drives it with force—قَوْسٌ نفُوحٌ

Also نَفِيحَةٌ and مِنْفَحَةٌ, each of these two words being a name for a bow; plural of the former نَفُائِحُ.

نَفيحةٌ means a branch of the tree called نَبْع, of which a bow is made.

[See also نَفِيجَةٌ, with ح.]

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A wind that blows violently, and raises the dust. (L.) يَمَانِيَّةٌ نَفُوحٌ A south wind (S, IB) that blows coldly, or coolly (IB.) دَابَّةٌ نَفُوحٌ A horse, or the like, that kicks with its kind leg: or, with the extremity of its hoof. (L.) [See 1.] نَفُوحٌ A she-camel whose milk comes forth without its being drawn from the teat: (S, K:) and an udder that does not retain its milk. (AZ.) See نَفَّاحٌ . قَوْسٌ نفُوحٌ A bow that sends the arrow far; or that impels the arrow with force: (S, A, K:) as also نَفِيحَةٌ (K) and مِنْفَحَةٌ : (TA:) each of which two words is a name for a bow: (S, with respect to the former, and TA, with respect to the latter:) pl. of the former نَفُائِحُ : (S:) and نَفيحةٌ signifies a branch of the tree called نَبْع , of which a bow is made. (ISk, S, K.) [See also نَفِيجَةٌ , with ح .]
Nounنَفِيحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a branch of a tree from which a bow is madegenerated

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See نَفُوحٌ.

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: see نَفُوحٌ .
Nounمِسْكٌ نَفَّاحٌ4 senses · 3 main

Core sense — diffusing much odour; giving many giftsgenerated

1

[Musk that diffuses much odour, or fragrance.]

2figurative · مجازa stab that spirts forth much blood, or spirts it violently—طَعْنَةٌ نَفَّاحَةٌ
a stab that ejects its blood quickly—طَعْنَةٌ نَفُوحٌ
3figurative · مجازone who gives many gifts—نَفَّاحٌ
3.1the Bestower of [many] benefits upon mankind, or upon the creation—النَّفَّاحُ

An adjective applied to God, but disapproved by some, because it is not so applied in the Qur'ān or the traditions.

Also النَّفَّاحُ بِالخَيْرِ.

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[Musk that diffuses much odour or fragrance]. (A, art. خطر .) طَعْنَةٌ نَفَّاحَةٌ A stab that ejects, or spirts forth, blood, much, or vehemently. (TA.) طَعْنَةٌ نَفُوحٌ A stab that ejects its blood quickly. (T.) نَفَّاحٌ One who gives many gifts. (TA.) النَّفَّاحُ , (K,) or النَّفَّاحُ بِالخَيْرِ , (TA,) The Bestower of [many] benefits upon mankind, or the creation: (K:) an epithet applied to God; but disapproved by some, because not so applied in the Kur-án or the traditions.
Nounنَافِحٌ1 sense

Core sense — diffusing odour, fragrantgenerated

1a bag, or vesicle, of musk diffusing odour, fragrant—نَافِجَةٌ نَافِحَةٌ

Diffusing odour; fragrant.

Plural نَوَافِحُ.

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Diffusing odour; fragrant. Ex. نَافِجَةٌ نَافِحَةٌ A bag, or vesicle, of mush diffusing odour, or fragrant: pl. نَوَافِحُ . (A.)
Nounإِنْفَحَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — rennet, the rennet-bag of a kid or lambgenerated

1

Said to be the most common form of the word; one should not say أَنْفَحَةٌ, though this is mentioned by Ibn-Et-Teiyánee and the author of the 'Eyn. Sometimes it is written and pronounced إِنْفَحَّةٌ, or this is the most common and most approved form; and sometimes إِنْفِحَةٌ and مِنْفَحَةٌ and بِنْفَحَةٌ, with ب in the place of the م.

[The rennet, or rennet-bag, of a kid or lamb; i.e.] a substance that comes out of the belly of a kid, containing coagulated milk which is termed لِبَأْ, used as a means of turning fresh milk into cheese. (IDrst)

Or a thing taken out of the belly of a sucking kid, or lamb, yellow in colour, and squeezed in some cotton, which is soaked in milk, whereupon the milk becomes thick, like cheese.

Or the stomach of a lamb or kid before it eats; when it eats, it is called كَرِش.

F charges J with inadvertence for explaining انفحة by the term كَرِش; but J does not explain it by that term absolutely, and F adds to his own explanation what makes it exactly the same as J's, [except that he makes it relate to a kid only,] saying: “when the kid eats, it,” that is the انفحة, “is called كَرِش.”

Only a ruminating animal has an انفحة.

The plural is أَنَافِحُ.

Any انفحة, especially that of the hare, if hung upon the thumb of a person suffering from a fever, cures him.

1.1a kind of tree—إِنْفَحَةٌ

A tree resembling the بَاذِنْجَان.

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(S, K, &c.) said to be the most common form of the word, (TA,) for which one should not say أَنْفَحَةٌ , (ISk,) but this is mentioned by Ibn-Et-Teiyánee and the author of the 'Eyn, (MF,) and sometimes it is written and pronounced إِنْفَحَّةٌ , (K,) or this is the most common form, (Msb,) and most approved, (ISk,) and sometimes إِنْفِحَةٌ , (K,) and مِنْفَحَةٌ , (IAar, S, K,) and بِنْفَحَةٌ , (IAar, K,) with ب in the place of the م , (TA,) [The rennet, or rennet-bag, of a kid or lamb; i. e.] A substance that comes forth from the belly of a kid, containing coagulated milk which is termed لِبَأْ , used as a means of converting fresh milk into cheese: (IDrst:) or a thing that is taken forth from the belly of a sucking-pig, (or lamb, Msb,) of a yellow colour, and squeezed in some cotton, (which is soaked, into milk, L, Msb,) whereupon it (i. e. the milk, MF) becomes thick, like cheese: (L, Msb, K:) or the stomach ( كَرِش ) of a lamb or kid before it eats: (AZ, S, Msb:) when it eats, it is called كَرِش . (AZ, S.) F imputes inadvertence to J in his explaining انفحة by the term كَرِش ; but he does not explain it by this term absolutely; and F adds to his own explanation what makes it exactly the same as that of J, [except that he makes it relate to a kid only,] saying “ when the kid eats, it, ” that is the انفحة , “ is called كَرِش . ” (MF.) None but a ruminating animal has an انفحة . (Lth.) The pl. is أَنَافِحُ . (S, K.) Any انفحة , especially [that of] the hare, if hung upon the thumb of a person suffering from a fever, cures him. (K.) إِنْفَحَةٌ also signifies A kind of tree ( شَجَر ) resembling the بَاذِنْجَان . (K.)
Nounمِنْفَحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — rennet, the rennet-bag of a kid or lambgenerated

1

See نَفُوحٌ and إِنفَحَةٌ.

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: see نَفُوحٌ and إِنفَحَةٌ .