نفث

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of spitting or expelling something from the mouth, often with a connotation of breath or a slight expulsion. It extends to metaphorical uses like the devil's 'spitting' on things and the 'spitting' of sorcerers.

Derived headwords

نَفَثَverb

1.
to spitboth
To expel saliva or other matter from the mouth, similar to blowing but less forceful than spitting.

يَنْفِثُverb

1.
to spitboth
Present tense of the verb 'to spit', indicating the ongoing action.

نَفْثnoun

1.
spittingboth
The act of spitting or expelling something from the mouth.

نَفَثَ الشَّيْطَانُverb

1.
the devil whispered/instigatedclassical
Metaphorically refers to the devil's instigation or whispering of evil thoughts.

ونفث الشيطان الشعر — And the devil's spitting [was] the hair.

النَّفَّاثَاتُ فِي الْعُقَدِnoun

1.
sorceressesclassical
Refers to women who practice sorcery, specifically those who blow upon knots.

{النفاثات في العقد} — {those who blow upon knots}

النَّفَّاثَةُnoun

1.
what is spat outclassical
That which is expelled from the mouth by someone suffering from a chest ailment.
2.
head of a tribeclassical
Figuratively, the leader or chief of a group of people.
3.
a piece of miswakclassical
A small piece of miswak (tooth-cleaning twig) that remains in the mouth and is spat out.

والنفاثة، ككناسة: ما ينفثه المصدور من فيه — And the naffathah, like kunassah: what is spat out by the one with a chest ailment from his mouth

وأبو قوم — and the head of a people

والشطيبة من السواك تبقى في الفم فتنفث — and the small piece of miswak that remains in the mouth and is spat out.

دَمٌ نَفِيثٌadjective

1.
spat bloodclassical
Blood that has been expelled or spat out, typically from a wound.

ودم نفيث: نفثه الجرح — And spat blood: the wound spat it.

أَنَاِفِثname

1.
Anafithclassical
A place name in Yemen.

وأنافث: ع باليمن — And Anafith: a place in Yemen.

Parallel reading

وهو كالنفخ، وأقل من التفل

It is like blowing, and less than spitting.

ونفث الشيطان: ms0208 الشعر

And the devil's spitting [was] the hair.

{النفاثات في العقد}

{those who blow upon knots}

والنفاثة، ككناسة: ما ينفثه المصدور من فيه

And the naffathah, like kunassah: what is spat out by the one with a chest ailment from his mouth

وأبو قوم

and the head of a people

والشطيبة من السواك تبقى في الفم فتنفث

and the small piece of miswak that remains in the mouth and is spat out.

ودم نفيث: نفثه الجرح

And spat blood: the wound spat it.

وأنافث: ع باليمن

And Anafith: a place in Yemen.