نفح

1 نَفَحَ ذ , 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.) ― -b2- نَفَحَتِ الرِّيحُ, (S, Msb, K,) aor. تَفُحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ, (Msb,) (tropical:) 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]. ― -b3- نَفَحَتْهُ الجنوب بِبَرْدِهَا (tropical:) The south wind blew upon it with its cold, or coolness. (IB.) ― -b4- نَفَحَ العِرْقَ, (aor. تَفَحَ , inf. n. نَفْحٌ, S,) (tropical:) The vein ejected, or spirted forth, blood. (S, K.) And in like manner, نَفَحَتِ الطَّعْنَةُ بِالدَّمِ (tropical:) The stab ejected, or spirted forth, blood. (TA.) ― -b5- نَفَحَ اللَّبَنَ نَفْحَةَ (tropical:) He churned the milk once. (A.) -A2- نَفَحَهُ بالسَّيْفِ (tropical:) 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.) ― -b2- نَفَحَ, inf. n. نَفْحٌ, He struck, smote, or beat. (L.) See 3. ― -b3- نَفَحَ, inf. n. نَفْحٌ, He threw, or cast. (L.) ― -b4- نَفَحَ شَيْئًا (assumed tropical:) He thrust, or pushed, or repelled, a thing from him. (L.) ― -b5- 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.] -A3- نَفَحَهُ بِشَىْءٍ, (inf. n. نَفْحٌ, Msb,) (tropical:) He gave him a thing. (S, K.) ― -b2- نَفَحَهُ نَفْحَةً (tropical:) He gave him a gift; or conferred upon him a favour ]. (S.) [See an ex. voce عَرَبَة.]