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لَفَحَتْهُ النَّارُ , (S, M, K,) aor.
لَفَحَ , (M,) inf. n.
لَفْحٌ and لَفَحَانٌ, (M, K,) The fire smote, or hurt,
his face; as also لفحت وَجْهَهُ: (M, O:) the fire
burned him; (TA;) as also نفحته النار بِحَرِّهَا;
(S, K;) and in like manner the hot wind called
سَمُوم: (S:) لَفَحَتْ and نَفَحَتْ are syn., except
that the effect of النَّفْح is greater than that of
اللَّفْح: (Zj:) or لَفْحٌ relates to a hot wind; and
نَفْحٌ, to a cold, or cool, wind: (As, S:) you also
say لفحته السَّمُوم meaning the سموم blew in his face.
(L.) ―
2-b2- Also لَفَحَهُ, aor.
لَفَحَ , He smote, or struck,
him, with a sword, (S, K,) lightly, or slightly:
you say لَفَحْتُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ لَفْحَةً I struck him with
the sword a light, or slight, blow. (S.)