affray vs combat

affray and combat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affray	Yes	No	No	No
combat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, combat is a hypernym of affray; that is, combat is a word with a broader meaning than affray:

Other hypernyms of affray include fight, fighting, scrap.

affray (noun)	combat (noun)
a noisy fight	an engagement fought between two military forces
noisy quarrel	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

affray (verb)	combat (verb)
	battle or contend against in or as if in a battle