نفح

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root 'نفح' primarily relates to the emission or spreading of something, often with a sense of pleasantness or intensity. This includes the spreading of fragrance, the forceful movement of wind, and the expulsion of bodily fluids or substances. It also extends to concepts of giving, striking, and defending.

Derived headwords

نَفَحَverb

1.
the perfume diffusedboth
the perfume diffused

نفح الطيب ينفح، أي فاح — Fragrance spreads, meaning it diffuses.

ونفحت الناقة: ضربت برجلها — And the she-camel struck with her leg.

ونفحه بالسيف: تناوله من بعيد — And he struck him with the sword: he struck him from a distance.

ونفحه بشئ، أي أعطاه — And he gave him something, meaning he bestowed it upon him.

ونفحت الريح: هبت — And the wind blew: it gusted.

ونفح العرق ينفح نفحا، إذا نزا منه الدم — And the vein gushed, it gushed, when blood spurted from it.

نَفْحَةnoun

1.
a pleasant scentboth
a pleasant scent
2.
a portion of it (of torment)both
a portion of it (of torment)

وله نفحة طيبة — And he has a pleasant whiff of fragrance.

نفحتني نفحة طابت لها العرب — You bestowed upon me a gift, by which the Arabs were pleased.

ونفحة من العذاب: قطعة منه — And a whiff of torment: a piece of it.

نَفَاحadjective

1.
blowing stronglyclassical
Describes a wind that blows forcefully.

* يمانية نفوح (1) * — A southern wind, blowing strongly.

نَفُوحadjective

1.
strong-blowing (wind)classical
An adjective describing a wind that blows with force.
2.
producing milk without milking (camel)classical
Describes a she-camel whose milk flows freely without being milked.
3.
far-shooting (bow)classical
Describes a bow that can shoot arrows a great distance.

* يمانية نفوح (1) * يعنى الجنوب تنفحه ببردها — A southern wind, blowing strongly, meaning the south wind blows cold upon it.

والنفوح من النوق: التي يخرج لبنها من غير حلب — And the nufūḥ from she-camels: she whose milk comes out without milking.

وقوس نفوح: بعيدة الدفع للسهم — And a far-shooting bow: one that propels the arrow far.

نَوَافِحnoun

1.
strong-blowing windsclassical
Plural of 'nufūḥ', referring to winds that blow forcefully.

نَافَحَverb

1.
to defendclassical
To argue or contend on behalf of someone.
2.
to fight againstclassical
To contend or struggle against an opponent.

ونافحت عن فلان: خاصمت عنه — And I defended so-and-so: I argued on his behalf.

ونافحوهم، مثل كافحوهم — And fight against them, like 'kāfaḥūhum'.

إِنْفَحَةnoun

1.
rennetclassical
The stomach lining of a young lamb or kid before it has eaten solid food, used for curdling milk.

والإنفحة (2) بكسر الهمزة وفتح الفاء مخففة: كرش الحمل أو الجدي ما لم يأكل، فإذا أكل فهو كرش، عن أبى زيد — And al-infuḥah: the stomach of a lamb or kid before it has eaten, if it has eaten it is called 'kirsh', according to Abu Zayd.

مَنْفَحَةnoun

1.
rennetclassical
Similar to 'infuḥah', referring to the stomach lining of a young animal used for curdling milk.

وكذلك المنفحة بكسر الميم — And likewise al-manfaḥah.

أَنَافِحnoun

1.
plural of infaḥah and minfaḥahboth
plural of infaḥah and minfaḥah

والجمع أنافح — And the plural is 'anāfiḥ'.

إذا أولموا لم يولموا بالانافح (4) — When they prepare a feast, they do not prepare it with rennet stomachs.

نَفْحnoun

1.
the perfume diffusedboth
the perfume diffused

ونفح العرق ينفح نفحا، إذا نزا منه الدم — And the vein gushed, it gushed, when blood spurted from it.

نَفَائِحnoun

1.
bowsclassical
Plural of 'nafīḥah', referring to bows, specifically those made from a type of wood.

والنفائح: القسي، واحدتها نفيحة، وهي شطيبة من نبع — And al-nafā'iḥ: bows, its singular is 'nafīḥah', and it is a strip from a javelin wood.

نَفِيحَةnoun

1.
a bowclassical
A single bow, often made from a specific type of wood.

والنفائح: القسي، واحدتها نفيحة، وهي شطيبة من نبع — And al-nafā'iḥ: bows, its singular is 'nafīḥah', and it is a strip from a javelin wood.

Parallel reading

نفح الطيب ينفح، أي فاح.

Fragrance spreads, meaning it diffuses.

وله نفحة طيبة.

And he has a pleasant whiff of fragrance.

ونفحت الناقة: ضربت برجلها.

And the she-camel struck with her leg.

ونفحه بالسيف: تناوله من بعيد.

And he struck him with the sword: he struck him from a distance.

ونفحه بشئ، أي أعطاه.

And he gave him something, meaning he bestowed it upon him.

يقال: لا يزال لفلان نفحات من المعروف.

It is said: So-and-so continues to have acts of kindness.

لما أتيتك أرجو فضل نائلكم * نفحتني نفحة طابت لها العرب

When I came to you hoping for the favor of your giving * You bestowed upon me a gift, by which the Arabs were pleased.

أي طابت لها النفس.

Meaning the soul was pleased by it.

ونفحت الريح: هبت.

And the wind blew: it gusted.

ما كان من الرياح نفح فهو برد، وما كان لفح فهو حر.

What comes from the winds as 'nafḥ' is cold, and what comes as 'lafḥ' is heat.

يمانية نفوح (1)

A southern wind, blowing strongly.

يعنى الجنوب تنفحه ببردها.

Meaning the south wind blows cold upon it.

ونفح العرق ينفح نفحا، إذا نزا منه الدم.

And the vein gushed, it gushed, when blood spurted from it.

ونفحة من العذاب: قطعة منه.

And a whiff of torment: a piece of it.

والنفوح من النوق: التي يخرج لبنها من غير حلب.

And the nufūḥ from she-camels: she whose milk comes out without milking.

والنفائح: القسي، واحدتها نفيحة، وهي شطيبة من نبع.

And al-nafā'iḥ: bows, its singular is 'nafīḥah', and it is a strip from a javelin wood.

وقوس نفوح: بعيدة الدفع للسهم.

And a far-shooting bow: one that propels the arrow far.

ونافحت عن فلان: خاصمت عنه.

And I defended so-and-so: I argued on his behalf.

ونافحوهم، مثل كافحوهم.

And fight against them, like 'kāfaḥūhum'.

والإنفحة (2) بكسر الهمزة وفتح الفاء مخففة: كرش الحمل أو الجدي ما لم يأكل، فإذا أكل فهو كرش، عن أبى زيد.

And al-infuḥah: the stomach of a lamb or kid before it has eaten, if it has eaten it is called 'kirsh', according to Abu Zayd.

وكذلك المنفحة بكسر الميم.

And likewise al-manfaḥah.

كم قد أكلت كبدا وإنفحه * ثم ادخرت ألية مشرحه

How many a liver and rennet stomach have I eaten * Then I stored away a well-prepared tail.

والجمع أنافح.

And the plural is 'anāfiḥ'.

إذا أولموا لم يولموا بالانافح (4)

When they prepare a feast, they do not prepare it with rennet stomachs.