نفث
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 نَفَثَ ذ , 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.) ― -b2- لَا بُدَّ لِلْمَصْدُورِ أَنْ يَنْفِثَ [ He who has a disease in his chest must spit ]. A proverb. (S.) ― -b3- نَفَثَهُ مِنْ فِيهِ, aor. نَفِثَ , inf. n. نَفْثٌ, He ejected it from his mouth. (Msb.) ― -b4- [Hence,] نَفَثَ اللّٰهُ الشَّىْءِ فِى القَلْبِ (tropical:) God cast, or put, the thing into the heart. (Msb) ― -b5- نَفِثَ فِى رُوعِى كَذَا (tropical:) Such a thing was inspired, or put, into my mind. (A.) ― -b6- نَفَثَ فِى رُوعِى (tropical:) He (the Holy Spirit [Gabriel]) inspired, or cast, or put, into my mind, or heart. (Nh, from a trad.) ― -b7- [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.) ― -b8- نَفَثَ عَلَىَّ غَضَبًا as though meaning He blew at me by reason of the violence of his anger. (L.) [See also نَفَتَ.] ― -b9- الحَيَّةُ تَنْفِثُ السَّمَّ اـِذَا نَكَزَتْ [ The serpent ejects venom from its mouth when it inflicts a wound with its nose ]. (S.) ― -b10- نَفَثَ It (a wound) emitted blood. (TA.) ― -b11- [From the blowing or spitting upon the knots:] نَفَثَهُ, inf. n. نَفْثٌ, He enchanted him. (Msb.) ― -b12- 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.)
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