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نفح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

نَفْحَةٌ ذ 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.) ― -b2- نَفْحَةٌ (tropical:) A blast, or breath, of wind. (K.) ― -b3- نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ الصَّبَا (tropical:) A pleasant and fragrant blast of the east wind. And نفحةٌ مِنْ سَمُومٍ (tropical:) A grievous blast of hot wind. (AHeyth.) ― -b4- نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ العَذَابِ (assumed tropical:) A part, or portion, of punishment: (S, K:) or a grievous blast of punishment: (AHeyth:) or a most violent infliction of punishment. (L.) ― -b5- نَفْحَةٌ الدَّمِ (tropical:) The first gush of blood from a wound. (Khálid Ibn-Jembeh, L.) ― -b6- نَفْحَةٌ (tropical:) 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.) ― -b7- [See 1.] ― -b8- نَفْحةٌ (tropical:) A gift: (Msb:) [pl. نَفَحَاتٌ]. ― -b9- لا تَزَالُ لِفُلَان نَفَحَاتٌ منَ المَعْرُوفِ (S, L) There cease not to be attributable to such a one acts of kindness, or favours. (L.) ― -b10- تعَرَّضُوا لِنَفَحَاتِ رَحْمَةِ ا@للّٰهِ (tropical:) (TA:) see art. عرض, voce تَعَرَّضَ.

Derived headwords

نَفْحَةٌ
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لَهُ نَفْحَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ
نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ الصَّبَا
نفحةٌ مِنْ
نَفْحَةٌ مِنَ العَذَابِ
نَفْحَةٌ الدَّمِ
لا تَزَالُ لِفُلَان نَفَحَاتٌ منَ المَعْرُوفِ
لِنَفَحَاتِ رَحْمَةِ ا@للّٰهِ