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ندج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to padding, stuffing, or lining, particularly in the context of saddles or similar items. It describes the act of filling or the material used for filling.

Derived headwords

أَنْدُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    paddingclassical

    The material used for padding or stuffing, especially the lining or stuffing of a saddle.

نَدَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to padclassical

    To stuff or fill something with padding material.

Parallel reading

وقطع أندوج سرجه أي لبده
And he cut the padding of his saddle, meaning its stuffing.
قال أبو موسى: هكذا وجدته بالنون
Abu Musa said: I found it thus with the letter 'nun'.
قال ابن الأثير: وأحسبه بالباء
Ibn al-Athir said: And I think it is with the letter 'ba'.