نفخ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of blowing or inflating, whether literally or figuratively. It extends to concepts of swelling, pride, and even the sounding of a trumpet, particularly in eschatological contexts. It also encompasses related terms for specific conditions or types of land.

Derived headwords

نَفَخَverb

1.
he blew into itboth
he blew into it
2.
he blew it, also a linguistic variantboth
he blew it, also a linguistic variant

نفخ فيه — he blew into it

نفخه أيضا لغة — and 'nafakhahu' is also a dialectal variant

حتى ينفخ الصور — until the trumpet is blown

نَفْخnoun

1.
he blew into itboth
he blew into it
2.
he blew it, also a linguistic variantboth
he blew it, also a linguistic variant

ورجل ذو نفخ — and a man full of pride

ورجل أنفخ بين النفخ — and a man with a swelling between his testicles

مُنْفَاخnoun

1.
bellowsboth
A device used to blow air, typically for stoking a fire.
2.
inflated objectmodern
Something that has been filled with air.

والمنفاخ: الذي ينفخ فيه — and the bellows: that which is blown into

نَافِخnoun

1.
nobodyclassical
Used in the negative to indicate the absence of anyone.

ما بالدار نافخ ضرمة — there is not a soul in the house

انْتَفَخَverb

1.
to swell upboth
To become larger or rounder due to internal pressure or accumulation of fluid.
2.
to become inflatedboth
To be filled with air or gas.
3.
to become arrogantclassical
To become conceited or full of pride.
4.
daylight to increaseclassical
Referring to the progression and heightening of daylight.

وانتفخ الشئ — and the thing swelled up

انتفخ النهار — the daylight increased

نَفْخَةnoun

1.
when his belly is swollenboth
when his belly is swollen

أجد نفخة — I feel a swelling

أجد نفخة ونفخة ونفخة — I feel a swelling, and another swelling, and another swelling

أَنْفَخadjective

1.
having a swellingclassical
Describing a male with a swelling in his testicles.

رجل أنفخ بين النفخ — a man with a swelling between his testicles

نَفَخَ بِهِverb

1.
to be stingyclassical
To be miserly or unwilling to spend money.

ونفخ بها: حبق — and 'nafakha bihi' means to be stingy

نَفْخَاءnoun

1.
type of landclassical
A type of land, similar to 'nabkhā', possibly referring to soft or porous ground.

والنفخاء من الأرض، مثل النبخاء — and 'al-nafkhā' from the land, like 'al-nabkhā'

Parallel reading

لولا ابن جعدة لم يفتح قهندز كم * ولا خراسان حتى ينفخ الصور

Were it not for Ibn Ja'dah, Qahandiz would not have been conquered, nor Khurasan, until the trumpet is blown.

ونفخوا في مداينهم فطاروا

And they blew into their cities and they flew.

أراد " نفخوا " فخفف.

He intended 'nafakhū' and simplified it.

ونفخ بها: حبق.

And 'nafakha bihi' means to be stingy.

والمنفاخ: الذي ينفخ فيه.

And the bellows: that which is blown into.

ما بالدار نافخ ضرمة، أي ما بها أحد.

There is not a soul in the house, meaning there is no one in it.

وانتفخ الشئ، وربما قالوا: انتفخ النهار، أي علا.

And the thing swelled up, and sometimes they say: the daylight increased, meaning it became high.

ورجل ذو نفخ، وذو نفج بالجيم، أي صاحب فخر وكبر.

And a man full of pride, and full of arrogance (with a jim), meaning full of pride and haughtiness.

ويقال: أجد نفخة ونفخة ونفخة، إذا انتفخ بطنه.

And it is said: I feel a swelling, and another swelling, and another swelling, if his stomach swells.

ويقال: رجل أنفخ بين النفخ، للذي في خصييه نفخة.

And it is said: a man with a swelling between his testicles, referring to one who has a swelling in his testicles.

والنفخاء من الأرض، مثل النبخاء.

And 'al-nafkhā' from the land, like 'al-nabkhā'.