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مجد

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root مجد primarily relates to nobility, honor, generosity, and high status. It extends to concepts of praise, greatness, and abundance, particularly in relation to sustenance and wealth. The root also encompasses terms for specific historical figures and tribal lineages.

Derived headwords

المَجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Nobility and honorboth

    Refers to high social standing, honor, and prestige, often inherited.

  2. 2.
    Generosity and liberalityboth

    Encompasses kindness, magnanimity, and a willingness to give.

  3. 3.
    Excellence of deedsboth

    The quality of having commendable actions and achievements.

  4. 4.
    Abundant honorclassical

    A vast or extensive degree of honor and glory.

مَجَدَ يَمْجُدُverb
  1. 1.
    To be nobleclassical

    To possess nobility, honor, and generosity.

مَجْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Nobilityclassical

    The state or quality of being noble and honorable.

مَاجِدadjective
  1. 1.
    Noble and generousboth

    Possessing nobility, honor, and great kindness; a person of high status and good deeds.

  2. 2.
    Generous with goodclassical

    Abundant in kindness and good deeds.

  3. 3.
    Good-natured and easy-goingclassical

    Having a pleasant disposition and a tolerant nature.

مَجَّدَ يُمَجِّدُverb
  1. 1.
    To glorifyboth

    To praise, exalt, and magnify someone or something.

  2. 2.
    To honorboth

    To show great respect and esteem.

تَمَجَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    To be glorifiedclassical

    To receive praise and exaltation.

تَمَاجَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To boast of nobilityclassical

    To mutually recall and mention one's own or ancestral glory and honor.

مَاجَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To compete in gloryclassical

    To vie with someone in boasting about nobility or honor.

  2. 2.
    To surpass in gloryclassical

    To overcome another by demonstrating greater nobility or honor.

مُجَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Competition in gloryclassical

    The act of vying with others in boasting about nobility or honor.

تَمْجِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    Glorificationboth

    The act of praising, exalting, and magnifying.

  2. 2.
    Attributing nobilityclassical

    The act of associating someone with honor and glory.

مَجِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    Glorious and nobleboth

    Possessing great honor, glory, and nobility; often used for divine attributes.

  2. 2.
    Noble and generousboth

    Characterized by high status, generosity, and excellent deeds.

  3. 3.
    Exalted and loftyclassical

    High in status, rank, or importance.

أَمْجَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To glorifyclassical

    To exalt and praise someone; synonymous with مجّد.

  2. 2.
    To make abundantclassical

    To provide or give in abundance, especially food or provisions.

مَجَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    To glorifyclassical

    To exalt and praise someone; synonymous with أمجد.

مَجَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    To become fullclassical

    Said of camels or livestock that have eaten enough to become full and show it in their bodies.

مَجُودًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Near-fullnessclassical

    A state of being nearly full from eating, especially for livestock.

مَوَاجِدnoun
  1. 1.
    Full livestockclassical

    Camels or livestock that have eaten sufficiently and appear full.

مَجْدnoun
  1. 1.
    Full livestockclassical

    Camels or livestock that have eaten sufficiently and appear full.

أَمْجَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To eat abundantlyclassical

    Said of livestock that have eaten a large amount of fodder.

اِسْتَمْجَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To seek abundanceclassical

    To desire or seek to obtain a great quantity, like fire from certain woods.

مَجْدname
  1. 1.
    Name of a womanclassical

    The name of the mother of Banu Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah.

بَنُو مَجْدname
  1. 1.
    Descendants of Majdclassical

    A lineage tracing back to Majd, specifically Banu Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah.

Parallel reading

المروءة والسخاء.
Nobility and generosity.
المجد: الكرم والشرف.
Glory: generosity and honor.
المجد نيل الشرف
Glory is attaining honor
المجد كرم الآباء خاصة
Glory is specifically the generosity of ancestors
المجد الأخذ من الشرف والسؤدد ما يكفي
Glory is taking enough from honor and leadership
وقد مجد يمجد مجدا، فهو ماجد.
And he became noble, he is noble, with nobility, so he is noble.
ومجد، بالضم، مجادة، فهو مجيد، وتمجد.
And to be noble (with dammah), nobility, so he is glorious, and he became glorified.
والمجد: كرم فعاله.
And glory: the generosity of his deeds.
وأمجده ومجده كلاهما: عظمه وأثنى عليه.
And to glorify him and to honor him, both mean: to magnify him and praise him.
وتماجد القوم فيما بينهم: ذكروا مجدهم.
And the people boasted among themselves: they mentioned their glory.
وماجده مجادا: عارضه بالمجد.
And he competed with him in glory: he opposed him with glory.
وماجدته فمجدته أمجده أي غلبته بالمجد.
And I competed with him in glory, so I surpassed him in glory, I surpass him, meaning I defeated him in glory.
الشرف والمجد يكونان بالآباء.
Honor and glory are attained through ancestors.
يقال: رجل شريف ماجد، له آباء متقدمون في الشرف
It is said: a noble, glorious man, who has ancestors advanced in honor
والحسب والكرم يكونان في الرجل وإن لم يكن له آباء لهم شرف.
And lineage and generosity can be in a man even if he does not have ancestors with honor.
والتمجيد: أن ينسب الرجل إلى المجد.
And glorification: is for a man to be attributed to glory.
ورجل ماجد: مفضال كثير الخير شريف
And a noble man: is generous, abundant in good, honorable
والمجيد، فعيل، منه للمبالغة؛ وقيل: هو الكريم المفضال
And the glorious, (form) fa'eel, is for exaggeration; and it is said: he is the generous giver
إذا قارن شرف الذات حسن الفعال سمي مجدا
If nobility of essence is accompanied by excellence of deeds, he is called glorious
والمجيد: من صفات الله عز وجل.
And the Glorious: is one of the attributes of Allah, the Almighty.
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne, the Majestic.
المجد في كلام العرب: الشرف الواسع.
Glory in the speech of the Arabs: is vast honor.
الله تعالى هو المجيد تمجد بفعاله ومجده خلقه لعظمته.
Allah the Almighty is the Glorious; He is glorified by His deeds, and His creation glorifies Him for His greatness.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Rather, it is a glorious Quran.
وصف القرآن بالمجادة.
Describing the Quran with glory.
بل هو قرآن رب مجيد.
Rather, it is a Quran from a glorious Lord.
المجيد الرفيع.
The Glorious, the Exalted.
معنى المجيد الكريم
The meaning of Al-Majid is the Generous
يريد بالمجيد الرفيع العالي.
He means by Al-Majid the Exalted, the High.
ناوليني المجيد أي المصحف
Hand me the Mushaf (Quran); it is from the saying of Allah: 'Rather, it is a glorious Quran.'
مجدني عبدي أي شرفني وعظمني.
My servant has glorified Me, meaning he has honored Me and magnified Me.
اللهم هب لي حمدا ومجدا، لا مجد إلا بفعال ولا فعال إلا بمال
O Allah, grant me praise and glory; there is no glory except with deeds, and no deeds except with wealth
المَاجِد الحسن الخلق السمح.
The noble: of good character and tolerant.
رجل ماجد ومجيد إذا كان كريما معطاء.
A man is noble and glorious if he is generous and giving.
أما نحن بنو هاشم فأنجاد أمجاد أي شراف كرام، جمع مجيد أو ماجد
As for us, the Banu Hashim, we are brave and glorious, meaning noble and honorable, the plural of glorious or noble
مجدت الإبل تمجد مجودا، وهي مواجد ومجد ومجد، وأمجدت: نالت من الكلإ قريبا من الشبع وعرف ذلك في أجسامها
The camels became full, they became full with fullness, and they are full and full and full, and they became full: they ate enough fodder to be near satiety, and that was known in their bodies
أمجد الإبل ملأ بطونها علفا وأشبعها
To make the camels full: to fill their bellies with fodder and satisfy them
مجدت تمجد مجدا ومجودا ولا فعل لك في هذا
It became full, it became full with fullness, and you have no action in this
مجد الناقة مخففا إذا علفها ملء بطونها
To make the she-camel full (lightly pronounced) if you feed her to fill her belly
مجدها تمجيدا، مشددا، إذا علفها نصف بطونها.
To make her full (heavily pronounced) if you feed her half her belly.
مجدت الإبل إذا وقعت في مرعى كثير واسع
The camels became full if they fell upon abundant and wide pasture
إذا شبعت الغنم مجدت الإبل تمجد، والمجد نحو من نصف الشبع
When the sheep are full, the camels become full, and fullness is about half satiety
وليست بماجدة للطعام ولا الشراب أي ليست بكثيرة الطعام ولا الشراب.
And she is not one who eats or drinks abundantly, meaning she does not eat or drink much.
أمجدت الدابة علفا أكثرت لها ذلك.
The animal ate abundantly: you increased fodder for it.
أمجد فلان عطاءه ومجده إذا كثره
So-and-so made his gift abundant and plentiful if he increased it
فاشتراني واصطفاني نعمة، ... مجد الهنء وأعطاني الثمن
So he bought me and chose me as a favor, ... he made the benefit abundant and gave me the price
واستمجد المرخ والعفار؛ استمجد استفضل أي استكثرا من النار كأنهما أخذا من النار ما هو حسبهما فصلحا للاقتداح بهما
And seeking abundance from Al-Markh and Al-'Afār; seeking abundance means seeking abundance, as if they took from the fire what was sufficient for them and became suitable for striking fire with them
أمجدنا فلان قرى إذا آتى ما كفى وفضل.
So-and-so provided us with abundant hospitality if he brought what was sufficient and more.
سقى قومي بني مجد، وأسقى ... نميرا، والقبائل من هلال
May my people, the Banu Majd, be watered, and may ... Namir and the tribes of Hilal be watered
وبنو مجد: بنو ربيعة بن عامر بن صعصعة
And Banu Majd: are the Banu Rabi'ah ibn 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah