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نضد

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of stacking, layering, or arranging things one upon another, often in a neat or orderly fashion. It extends to describe the resulting arrangement, such as piled goods, layered clouds, or even social hierarchies and groups.

Derived headwords

نَضَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stackboth

    To place things one upon another, often in a neat or orderly manner.

  2. 2.
    to arrangeboth

    To arrange items, especially goods or belongings, in layers.

أَنْضَدَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to stack (it)both

    To stack something upon another, often used transitively.

نَضْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stackingboth

    The act of stacking or arranging things one upon another.

تَنضيدnoun
  1. 1.
    arrangementboth

    The act of arranging things in layers, often emphasizing neatness and compactness.

نِضَدٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stacked goodsboth

    Household belongings or goods that have been stacked or arranged one upon another.

  2. 2.
    bedclassical

    A bed or platform upon which goods or clothes are stacked.

نُضُدٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stacked goodsboth

    Household belongings or goods that have been stacked or arranged one upon another.

  2. 2.
    bedclassical

    A bed or platform upon which goods or clothes are stacked.

أَنْضَادٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stacksboth

    Plural of 'nidd', referring to stacked items, goods, or arrangements.

  2. 2.
    piled rocksboth

    Rocks or stones piled one upon another, such as those found in mountains.

  3. 3.
    layered cloudsboth

    Clouds that are layered or piled up.

  4. 4.
    groupsclassical

    Groups of people, their numbers, or their ancestors.

  5. 5.
    dignitariesclassical

    Honorable or distinguished men, often referring to ancestors.

نَضِيدٌadjective
  1. 1.
    stackedboth

    Arranged in layers or stacked upon one another, often implying neatness.

  2. 2.
    layeredboth

    Describing something that is composed of layers, such as fruit on a branch or leaves on a tree.

مُنَضَّدٌadjective
  1. 1.
    stackedboth

    Having been stacked or arranged in layers.

  2. 2.
    layeredboth

    Arranged one above the other, especially referring to fruit or foliage.

نَضَائِدُnoun
  1. 1.
    cushionsclassical

    Pillows or cushions, especially those stuffed with goods.

نَضِيدَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cushionclassical

    A pillow or cushion, particularly one stuffed with goods.

نِضَادٌname
  1. 1.
    Nidadclassical

    A mountain in the Hijaz region.

Parallel reading

نضدت المتاع أنضده، بالكسر، نضدا ونضدته: جعلت بعضه على بعض
I stacked the belongings, stacking them, with a kasra, 'naddan' and 'naddattuhu': I placed some of it upon others.
والتنضيد: مثله شدد للمبالغة في وضعه متراصفا
And 'tandīd': is like it, intensified for exaggeration in placing it compactly.
والنضد، بالتحريك: ما نضد من متاع البيت
And 'an-nudu', with haraka: is what has been stacked of the household belongings.
والجمع من كل ذلك أنضاد
And the plural of all of that is 'anḍād'.
فالكلب كان تحت نضد لهم
For the dog was under a stacked item belonging to them.
والنضد: السرير ينضد عليه المتاع والثياب
And 'an-nudu': is the bed upon which belongings and clothes are stacked.
والنضد: السحاب المتراكم
And 'an-nudu': is the accumulated, layered clouds.
وأنضاد الجبال: جنادل بعضها فوق بعض
And 'anḍād' of the mountains: are rocks, some of them upon others.
ولها طلع نضيد
And for it is a stacked fruit cluster.
وطلح منضود
And layered acacia trees.
إن الكلب كان تحت نضد لهم أي كان تحت مشجب نضدت عليه الثياب والآثاث
The dog was under a stacked item belonging to them, meaning it was under a rack upon which clothes and furnishings were stacked.
لتتخذن نضائد الديباج وستور الحرير
You will surely take cushions of brocade and curtains of silk.
شجر الجنة نضيد من أصلها إلى فرعها
The trees of Paradise are layered from their roots to their branches.
وأنضاد القوم: جماعتهم وعددهم
And 'anḍād' of a people: are their groups and their numbers.
والنضد: الشريف من الرجال
And 'an-nudu': is the noble among men.