نفخ

Meaning

Verb

1. to blow
2. to blow up, to inflate

Noun

verbal noun of نَفَخَ (nafaḵa) (form I)

Concepts

inflate

blow

blow up

inflation

puff

swelling

blowing into

blow into

Synonyms

انتفخ

رفع

تضخم

كتب بتكلف

ملأ

ضخّم

Translations

bufar

soprar

soffiare

inflar-se

φουσκώνω

φυσάω

Inflation

αυξάνω τον πληθωρισμό

gonfler

souffler

gonfiare

pompare

φυσώ

inflazionare

blasen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/na.fa.xa/

Etymology

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”).