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مَنْفُوخٌ

Root: نفخ

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مَنْفُوخٌ Big-bellied; [inflated in the belly].
2 Also, مُنْتَفِخٌ , Fat; as an epithet; [inflated, or swollen, with fat]. See أُنْفِخَانٌ.
3 مَنْفُوخٌ A coward: so called because he swells out his lungs.
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