نَافَحُوهُمْ

(verbal noun مُنَافَحَةٌ, TA) (tropical:) They contended with them with swords face to face; or encountered them in war face to face, having before their faces neither shields nor anything else; synonym كَافَحُوهُمْ: (S, K:) originally signifying they approached them in fight so near that the breath of each party reached the other (TA.)

نافحهُ (tropical:) He contended with him. (K.)

نافح عَنْهُ; (S, A;) and عَنْهُ ↓ نَفَحَ, (A,) verbal noun نَفْحٌ. (IAar;) (tropical:) He contended for him, or in defence of him; (S;) repelled from him, and defended him: (IAar, A:) as also ناضح. (TA.)