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نِدٌّ ذ and ↓ نَدِيدٌ and ↓ نَدِيدَةٌ A like (S, L, K) of a person or thing: (L:) or a like of a thing by participation of substance; a more special term than مِثْلٌ, which signifies “ a like by participation of anything: ” (the kádee Zekereeyà, MF:) or a thing which does, or may, supply, the place of another thing: (TA:) or a like that is contrary, or opposed, to another thing; (Msb;) that opposes it (يُنَحادُّهُ, i. e., يُخَالِفُهُ,) in its circumstances; (L;) syn. with ضِدٌّ and شِبْهٌ: (Akh:) and hence the first is applied to an idol; a thing taken as an object of worship instead of the true God: (L:) pl. of the first, أَنْدَادٌ; (L, Msb, K;) and of the second, نُدَدَاآءُ; and of the third, نَدَائِدُ. (K.) You say, هُوَ نِدُّ فُلَانٍ, and نَدِيدُهُ, and نَديِدَتْهُ, He is the like of such a one: (L:) and هِىَ نِدُّ فُلَانَةَ, (ISh, L, K,) She is the like of such a female; (ISh, L;) but not نِدُّ فُلَانٍ. (ISh, L, K.) You also say هُوَ نِدِّى, and نَدِيدِى, meaning He is my opponent with respect to the course that I would pursue, contending with me for a different course. (AHeyth, T, L.) -A2- See نَدٌّ.