نفخ

العربية

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نفخ^¹

/na.fa.xa/

Where it comes from

From the root ن ف خ (n f ḵ), the verb from Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-. Compare also Arabic نَفَحَ (nafaḥa, “to spread, to diffuse; to blow”).

verb نَفَخَ · nafaḵa · يَنْفُخُ · نَفْخ · نَافِخ

to blow
to blow up, to inflate

نفخ^²

/nafx/

noun نَفْخ · nafḵ · النَّفْخ · نَفْخٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of نَفَخَ (nafaḵa) (form I)

In English

blow to produce an air current
flatulence state of having gas in digestive system
inflate (transitive) to enlarge the volume occupied by an object
distension the act or occasion of distending or swelling
bloating bloated condition; distention

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {نفخ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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