نفح

3 نَافَحُوهُمْ ذ (inf. n. مُنَافَحَةٌ, TA) (tropical:) 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.) ― -b2- نافحهُ (tropical:) He contended with him. (K.) ― -b3- نافح عَنْهُ; (S, A;) and عَنْهُ ↓ نَفَحَ, (A,) inf. n. نَفْحٌ. (IAar;) (tropical:) He contended for him, or in defence of him; (S;) repelled from him, and defended him: (IAar, A:) as also ناضح. (TA.)