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نضج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root نضج (naḍaja) primarily relates to the process of ripening, maturing, or becoming cooked. It extends to concepts of reaching a suitable stage, whether for food, fruit, or even in the context of pregnancy and the development of opinion.

Derived headwords

نَضَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to ripenboth

    To reach a state of maturity, especially for fruits or food, becoming ready to eat or use.

  2. 2.
    to cookboth

    To be cooked or prepared by heat.

  3. 3.
    to mature (pregnancy)classical

    To reach the full term of pregnancy and be ready to give birth.

نُضْجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ripeningboth

    The act or process of ripening or maturing.

  2. 2.
    cookingboth

    The state of being cooked or the process of cooking.

نَضِيجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeboth

    Having reached the stage of maturity and readiness for consumption.

  2. 2.
    cookedboth

    Prepared by cooking; not raw.

أَنْضَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to ripen (something)both

    To cause something to ripen or mature.

  2. 2.
    to cook (something)both

    To cause something to be cooked.

  3. 3.
    to mature (pregnancy)classical

    To cause a pregnant animal to reach full term.

مُنْضِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeningclassical

    That which causes ripening or maturing.

  2. 2.
    cookingclassical

    That which causes cooking.

  3. 3.
    maturing (pregnancy)classical

    Describing an animal that has reached full term in pregnancy.

نَاضِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeboth

    Having reached the state of ripeness.

  2. 2.
    cookedboth

    Having been cooked.

  3. 3.
    mature (opinion)both

    Well-developed and sound, referring to an opinion or judgment.

نَضَّاجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cooked foodclassical

    Food that has been cooked, especially meat.

مُنْضَجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    matured (pregnancy)classical

    Describing an animal that has reached full term in pregnancy.

اِسْتَنْضَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to cook thoroughlyclassical

    To seek to cook something thoroughly or to have it cooked.

مُنْضِجَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    maturing (pregnancy)classical

    Describing a female animal whose pregnancy has exceeded its normal term by about a month.

Parallel reading

نضج اللحم قديدا وشواء
The meat ripened into dried meat and roasted meat.
والعنب والتمر والثمر ينضج نضجا ونضجا أي أدرك
And grapes, dates, and fruits ripen, meaning they mature.
جاد نضج هذا اللحم
The ripeness of this meat is excellent.
وقد أنضجه الطاهي وأنضجه إبانه
And the cook cooked it, and its time ripened it.
فهو منضج ونضيج وناضج
So it is something that causes ripening, ripe, and ripe.
ولا ينفعنني إلا نضاجا
And nothing will benefit me except cooked food.
فترك صبية صغارا ما ينضجون كراعا
So he left young children who could not cook sheep's legs.
وفي رواية: ما تستنضج كراعا
And in another narration: they do not seek to cook sheep's legs.
قريب من نضيج، بعيد من نيء
Close to cooked, far from raw.
المهروء الذي قد أنضجه البرد
The pierced one that the cold has matured.
ورجل نضيج الرأي: محكمه، على المثل
And a man of mature opinion: its firmness, by way of analogy.
وفلان لا ينضج الكراع أي أنه ضعيف لا غناء عنده
And so-and-so cannot cook a sheep's leg, meaning he is weak and has no strength.
ونضجت الناقة بولدها ونضجته، وهي منضج: جاوزت الحق بشهر ونحوه ولم تنتج
And the she-camel reached full term with her offspring and exceeded it, and she is one that has reached full term: she passed the due date by a month or so and had not yet given birth.
وصهباء منها كالسفينة، نضجت ... به الحمل، حتى زاد شهرا عديدها
And a reddish-brown one from her, like a ship, the pregnancy matured in her, until her count increased by a month.
ونوق منضجات؛ قال عويف القوافي يصف بعيرا له تأخرت ولادته عن حينه بشهر أو قراب شهر
And she-camels that have reached full term; 'Awif al-Qawafi said, describing his camel whose birth was delayed by a month or about a month from its time.
أنضجته عشرين يوما ونيلت، حين نيلت، يعارة في العراض
He caused it to mature for twenty days and it was mounted, when it was mounted, by a stray stallion in the flanks.
لأدماء منها كالسفينة، نضجت ... به الحول، حتى زاد شهرا عديدها
To a reddish-brown one from her, like a ship, the year matured in her, until her count increased by a month.
وحقها الوقت الذي ضربت فيه، ويقال لها: مدراج ومنضج
And her due time is the time set for her, and she is called: one that is delayed and one that has reached full term.
وأشعث قد قد السفار قميصه، ... وحر السواء بالعصا غير منضج
And a disheveled one whose traveler's dust has worn his shirt, and the heat of the midday sun has not cooked it with a stick.
وتمطت به أمه في النفاس، ... فليس بيتن ولا توأم يريد أنها زادت على تسعة أشهر حتى نضجته
And its mother carried it during the postpartum period, and it is neither a twin nor a premature birth, meaning she exceeded nine months until it matured.
ونضجت الناقة بلبنها إذا بلغت الغاية
And the she-camel reached its peak with its milk if it reached its limit.