نفخ

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Form 1نَفَخَ بِفَمِهِ10 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarنَفْخٌ نَفَخٌ

Core sense — he blew with his mouth; it (food) inflated him; he had inflated testiclesgenerated

1.1he blew with his mouth; he sent wind out of his mouth—نفّخ

. [Golius and Freytag give نَفَخَ, incorrectly; see the Qur'ān 3:43 and elsewhere.]

Maṣdar تَنْفِيخٌ. This is done in taking rest, and in labour or exertion, and the like.

نَفَخَ is mostly used as an intransitive verb, but sometimes it is transitive, as many have asserted.

he blew the trumpet, or blew into the trumpet—نَفَخَ الصُّورَ

One says نَفَخَ فِيهِ as well.

نَفَخَهُ is a dialectal variant of نَفَخَ فِيهِ.

[he blew the fire; or blew into the fire]—نَفَخَ فِى النَّارِ

[See form 8, last sentence, in the article قوت.]

[he blew into, or inflated, the skin]—نَفَخَ فى الزِّقِّ

Sometimes one says نَفَخَهُ.

نُفْخُوا occurs in a verse of El-Katámee for نُفِخُوا.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred[the devil blew into his nose]—نَفَخَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِى أَنْفِهِ

Said of one who aspires to what is not for him.

1.1.2figurative · مجاز[he inflated, or puffed out, the sides of his mouth]—نَفَخَ شِدْقَيْهِ

The meaning is: he was proud, or affected pride.

1.1.3it (food) inflated him, or filled him—نَفَخَهُ

1.1.4he had inflated testicles—نَفِخَ

Said of a man and of a horse.

1.1.5

Also: it (a beast of carriage) had its pasterns inflated with wind.

When a beast affected in this way walks, the humour subsides.

1.1.6he broke wind—نَفَخَ نِهَا

1.1.7the wind came suddenly—نَفَخَتِ الرِّيحُ

1.1.8figurative · مجازthe road cast [or brought] them suddenly [to a place]—نَفَخَتْ بِهِمُ الطَّرِيقُ

From نفخت الريح.

1.2figurative · مجازthe morning became advanced, and the sun high—نَفَخَتِ الضُّحَى

the day became advanced, the sun being high, an hour before noon—انتفخ النَّهَارُ

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 18

15:29

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَـٰجِدِينَ

"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."

20:102

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ وَنَحْشُرُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ زُرْقًا

The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror).

50:20

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ

And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given).

69:13

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,

78:18

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا

The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;

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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, (K,) aor. نَفُخَ , [accord, to Golius and Freytag, incorrectly, نَفَخَ ; see Kur, iii. 43, &c.] inf. n. نَفْخٌ ; (Msb;) and نفّخ , (K,) inf. n. تَنْفِيخٌ ; (TA;) He blew with his mouth; sent forth wind from his mouth; (K;) this is done in taking rest, and in labour or exertion, and the like. (L.) نَفَخَ is mostly used as a neut. v.; but sometimes it is trans., as many have asserted: you say نَفَخَ الصُّورَ , as well as نَفَخَ فِيهِ , He blew the trumpet, or blew into the trumpet: (MF, TA:) نَفَخَهُ is a dial. form of نَفَخَ فِيهِ : (S:) also, نَفَخَ فِى النَّارِ [he blew the fire; or blew into the fire]: [see 8 (last sentence) in art. قوت :] and نَفَخَ فى الزِّقِّ [he blew into, or inflated, the skin]: and sometimes one says نَفَخَهُ . (Msb.) نُفْخُوا occurs in a verse of El-Katámee for نُفِخُوا . (S.) نَفَخَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِى أَنْفِهِ [The devil blew into his nose]: said of him who aspires to that which is not for him. (TA.) نَفَخَ شِدْقَيْهِ [He inflated, or puffed out, the sides of his mouth; meaning] he was proud, or affected pride. (A.) نَفَخَهُ , aor. نَفُخَ , inf. n. نَفْخٌ , It (food) inflated him, or filled him. (L.) نَفِخَ , aor. نَفَخَ , inf. n. (L) نَفَخٌ , (S, L,) He (a man, S, and a horse, L) had inflated testicles. (S, L.) Also, He (a beast of carriage) had his pasterns inflated with wind. When a beast thus affected walks, the humour subsides. (L.) نَفَخَ نِهَا Pepedit; crepitum ventris emisit. (S, K.) نَفَخَتِ الرِّيحُ The wind came suddenly. (L.) نَفَخَتْ بِهِمُ الطَّرِيقُ The road cast [or brought] them suddenly [to a place]: from نفخت الريح . (L.) نَفَخَتِ الضُّحَى , inf. n. نَفْخٌ , The morning became advanced, and the sun high. (L, K.) You say also انتفخ النَّهَارُ The day became advanced, the sun being high, (S, L,) an hour before noon. (L.)

Form 2نَفَّخَ1 sense

Core sense — he blew into something, he inflated itgenerated

2.1

See form 1.

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see 1.

Form 5تَنَفَّخَ1 sense

Core sense — it became inflated, or puffygenerated

5.1

See form 8.

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see 8.

Form 8انتفخ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became inflated, or puffy; he was angrygenerated

8.1it became inflated, or puffy; it became swollen—تنفّخ

Said of a thing, such as a skin.

The same in meaning as وَرِمَ, in the article ورم.

8.1.1he became inflated, or filled, by food—انتفخ

See form 1.

8.1.2figurative · مجازthe bigness [or swelling] of the new moons—إِنْتِفَاخُ الأَهِلَّةِ

Occurring in a tradition about the signs of the last day. [See انتفج.]

8.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred[he became inflated against me; that is,] he was angry with me—انتفخ عَلَىَّ

[he behaved angrily to him]—انتفخ لَهُ

Mentioned in the article زحر.

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It (a thing, S, as a skin, Msb,) became inflated, or puffy; (S, A, Msb;) as also تنفّخ : (A:) also, it became swollen; i. q. وَرِمَ . (K, art. ورم .) انتفخ He became inflated, or filled, by food. (L.) See 1. إِنْتِفَاخُ الأَهِلَّةِ The bigness [or swelling] of the new moons. Occurring in a trad. respecting the signs of the last day. (L.) [See انتفج .] انتفخ عَلَىَّ [He became inflated against me; i. e.] he was angry with me. (TA.) And انتفخ لَهُ [He behaved angrily to him]. (TA in art. زحر .)

Derived nouns 15

Nounنَفْخٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — flatulence; boastfulness, arrogance, pridegenerated

Flatulence.

1.1figurative · مجاز

And from this: boastfulness, arrogance, pride — inflation with pride.

Pride was called نَفْخُ الشَّيْطَانِ by Mohammad, in the article همز.

1.2figurative · مجازa boastful, arrogant, proud man; [a man inflated with pride]—رَجُلٌ ذُو نَفْخٍ

Also ذو نَفْجِ.

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[Flatulence. And hence,] Boastfulness; arrogance; pride; (S, K;) [inflation with pride]: pride was termed by Mohammad نَفْخُ الشَّيْطَانِ . (TA, art. همز .) رَجُلٌ ذُو نَفْخٍ , as also ذو نَفْجِ , A boastful, arrogant, proud man; (S;) [a man inflated with pride].

Nounنُفُخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a young man full of youthful vigourgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

A young man full of youthfulness [or youthful plumpness or vigour].

Without ة, said of a girl.

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A young man (TA) full of youthfulness [or youthful plumpness or vigour]; (K;) and so, without ة , a damsel. (TA.)

Nounنَفْخَةٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — inflation of the belly by food; the blast of the horn; a slight odourgenerated

1he has an inflation of the body—بِهِ نفخةٌ

Also نُفْخَةٌ and نِفْخَةٌ: inflation of the belly by food and the like.

I feel an inflation of the body—أَجِدُ نفخةً

1.1

[And a flatulent humour of any kind: a meaning well known.]

1.2the blast [of the horn] of the day of resurrection—النَّفْخَةُ

1.3a slight odour—نَفْخَةٌ

Different from نَفْحَةٌ, which is a plentiful odour.

1.4figurative · مجازthe chief part of youth—نَفْخَةُ الشَّبَابِ

the time of the season when the earth produces herbs, or herbage—نَفْخَةُ الرَّبِيعِ

The season referred to is called الربيع.

Or نُفْخَةُ الربيع and نِفْخَتُهُ: the time of that season when the vegetation has come to an end.

1.5a disease that attacks a horse and makes his testicles swell—نُفْخَةٌ

1.6

See نُفَّاخٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَفْخَة

69:13

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ

Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,

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and نُفْخَةٌ and نِفْخَةٌ Inflation of the belly (S, K) by food &c. (TA.) You say بِهِ نفخةٌ He has an inflation of the body: (K:) and أَجِدُ نفخةً I experience an inflation of the body. (S.) [And A flatulent humour of any kind: a meaning well known.] النَّفْخَةُ The blast [of the horn] of the day of resurrection. (L.) نَفْخَةٌ A slight odour: differing from نَفْحَةٌ , which is a plenteous odour. (L.) نَفْخَةُ الشَّبَابِ The chief part of youth. (L.) نَفْخَةُ الرَّبِيعِ The time of the season called الربيع when the earth produces herbs, or herbage: (A:) or نُفْخَةُ الربيع , and نِفْخَتُهُ , the time of that season when vegetation has ended. (AZ:) نُفْخَةٌ A disease that attacks a horse, and makes his testicles to swell. (L.) See نُفَّاخٌ .

Nounنَفْخَآءُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — elevated good or fertile ground with no sand or stones; soft raised landgenerated

Applied to land or ground: the same as نَبْخَآءُ, or elevated and good or fertile ground, in which there is no sand and no stones, producing a few trees.

نَهْدَآءُ is the same, except that it is flatter and more extensive.

Or soft land in which there is elevation; or swollen earth that breaks in pieces when trodden on. Mentioned under رَخَّآءُ.

Plural نَفَاخِىُّ. It takes a plural form proper to nouns, because it is an adjective in which the quality of a noun predominates.

1.1the upper part of the shank-bone—نَفْخَآءُ

That is, of the ساق [the shank, or tibia].

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(applied to land, or ground, S) i. q. نَبْخَآءُ : (S, L, K:) or elevated and good or fertile ground, in which is no sand nor stones, producing a few trees; and so نَهْدَآءُ , except that this latter is more flat and extensive: or soft land, in which is elevation: (L:) or tumid earth, that breaks in pieces when trodden upon: (TA, voce رَخَّآءُ :) pl. نَفَاخِىُّ : it has a form of pl. proper to substs, because it is an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates. (L.) نَفْخَآءُ The upper part of the bone of the ساق [or shank, or tibia]. (K.)

Nounنَفِيخٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who is employed to blow a firegenerated

One who is employed to blow a fire.

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One who is employed to blow a fire. (K.)

Nounنُفَّاخٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an inflation of a humour caused by disease; a humourgenerated

An inflation of a humour caused by disease, arising in any part; a humour.

Also نَفْخَةٌ.

1.1

See نُفَّاخَةٌ.

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An inflation of a humour occasioned by disease, (T, K,) arising in any part: (T:) a humour; as also نَفْخَةٌ . (L.) See نُفَّاخَةٌ .

Nounنُفَّاخَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a bubble on water; the air-bladder of a fish; a bladder of a plantgenerated

A bubble upon water.

In some copies of the K, الحجارة is put by mistake for الحَجَاةُ.

1.1

[The air-bladder of a fish;] an inflated thing in the belly of a fish, which they say is its نِصَاب [apparently meaning its most essential part, or element], by means of which it rises in the water and moves to and fro.

1.2

A bladder of a plant, mentioned under قَتَادٌ and elsewhere.

Ism waḥda of نُفَّاخٌ, mentioned under عُشَّرٌ.

[And in anatomy, a cell.]

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A bubble upon water. (L, K [but in some copies of the K, for الحَجَاةُ is erroneously put الحجارة .]) [The air-bladder of a fish;] an inflated thing in the belly of a fish, which is (as they assert, L,) its نِصَاب [app. meaning its most essential part, or element,] by means of which it rises in the water, and moves to and fro. (L, K.) A bladder of a plant (S, O, L, voce قَتَادٌ , &c.) N. un. of نُفَّاخٌ (AHn, in TA, voce عُشَّرٌ .) [And in anatomy, A cell.]

Nounمَا بِالدَّارِ نَافِخُ ضَرَمَةٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — there is no one at all in the housegenerated

[There is not in the house a blower of a fire; that is,] there is no one in the house.

1.1[a man inflating, or puffing out, his sides;] inflated, and ready to do mischief, or evil—نَافِخٌ حِضْنَيْهِ

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[There is not in the house a blower of a fire; i. e.,] there is not in the house any one. (S.) نَافِخٌ حِضْنَيْهِ [A man inflating, or puffing out, his sides;] inflated, and ready to do mischief, or evil. (L, from a trad.)

Nounأَنْفَخُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having inflated testicles, said of a man or a horsegenerated

A man, and a horse, having inflated testicles.

Synonym of آدَرُ, in the article ادر.

1.1

Also: a beast of carriage having its pasterns inflated with wind: see نَفِخَ.

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A man, (S, L, K,) and a horse, (L,) having inflated testicles: (S, L, K:) syn. of آدَرُ . (Mgh, in art, ادر .) Also, A beast of carriage having his pasterns inflated with wind: see نَفِخَ . (L.)

Nounرَجُلٌ أُنْفُخَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man full of fat, inflated with flabby fatgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also إِنْفِخَانٌ and أُنْفُخَانِىٌّ and إِنْفِخَانِىٌّ, the feminine formed with ة: a man full of fat, inflated with flabby fat.

And so رحل مَنْفُوخٌ; plural مَنْفُوخُوَن.

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, and إِنْفِخَانٌ , and أُنْفُخَانِىٌّ , and إِنْفِخَانِىٌّ , fem. with ة , A man full of fat; (K;) inflated with flaccid fat, and so رحل مَنْفُوخٌ ; pl. مَنْفُوخُوَن . (TA.)

Nounمِنْفَخٌ1 sense

Core sense — the instrument with which a fire is blown; bellowsgenerated

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: see what follows.

Nounمِنْفَاخٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the instrument with which a fire is blown; a blacksmith's bellowsgenerated

Also مِنْفَخٌ: the instrument with which a fire is blown; a blacksmith's bellows; the thing with which a fire or something else is blown; the thing into which one blows.