مدح
Root entry · 29 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the concept of praise, commendation, and positive recognition. It encompasses the act of praising, the state of being praised, and the content of praise, often contrasted with its opposite, defamation or satire. Derived terms also extend to boasting and, metaphorically, to expansion or fullness.
Derived headwords
- 1.praiseboth
The act of commending or lauding someone; the opposite of satire or defamation.
- 1.to praiseboth
To commend, laud, or extol someone.
- 1.to praiseboth
He praises him; present tense of the verb 'to praise'.
- 1.praiseboth
The verbal noun (masdar) indicating the act of praising.
- 1.a praiseboth
A single instance or occasion of praise.
- 1.praisesboth
The plural of 'madhah', referring to instances of praise.
- 1.praiseboth
The content of praise, often referring to poetry or verses of commendation.
- 1.praisesboth
Plural of 'al-madīḥ', referring to poems or sayings of praise.
- 1.praisesclassical
An irregular plural of 'al-madīḥ', referring to poems or sayings of praise.
- 1.fleeingclassical
The act of running away or escaping.
- 1.praised poemsboth
Plural of 'al-madīḥ', specifically referring to poems in which someone is praised.
- 1.a praiseboth
A single instance or occasion of praise, similar to 'madhah'.
- 1.a praiseboth
A single piece or instance of praise, often in poetic form.
- 1.praisingboth
One who praises; an active participle of the verb 'madaha'.
- 1.praisesboth
A group or category of people who praise.
- 1.praisesboth
A group or category of people who are praised.
- 1.praisedboth
One who is praised; the passive participle of the verb 'madaha'.
- 1.to pretend to be praisedboth
To make an effort to be praised or to appear praiseworthy.
- 1.highly praisedboth
Extremely praiseworthy or greatly praised.
- 1.to praiseclassical
To praise someone, specifically for those who offer praise.
- 1.to praiseboth
To praise someone; a form of the verb 'madaha'.
- 1.to boastboth
To boast about something one does not possess; to exaggerate one's own merits.
- 1.to praise oneselfboth
To praise oneself or commend oneself; to speak highly of oneself.
- 1.praisesclassical
The opposite of 'maqābiḥ' (faults or disgraces); refers to praiseworthy qualities or actions.
- 1.to become wideclassical
The land became wide or spacious; a metaphorical use.
- 1.to become wideclassical
The land became wide or spacious; similar to 'imtadaḥat'.
- 1.to become wideclassical
His belly became wide or distended; a variant of 'indahaḥa'.
- 1.to become wideclassical
The flanks of the cattle became wide with fullness or fatness.
- 1.to become wideclassical
The flanks of the cattle became wide with fullness or fatness; variant with 'dhal'.