منفاخ

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb نَفَخَ (nafaḵa, to blow). From the root ن ف خ (n-f-ḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /min.faːx/

Noun

مِنْفَاخ • (minfāḵ) m (plural مَنَافِيخ (manāfīḵ))

  1. bellows

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: منفاخ (minfah)
    • Turkish: minfah

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِنْفَاخ (minfāḵ, bellows).

Noun

منفاخ • (minfah) (plural منافیخ (menafih))

  1. bellows, a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity
    Synonyms: دمه (deme), كوروك (körük), كیر (kir)

Descendants

  • Turkish: minfah

Further reading

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