ندس

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root 'nd-s' primarily relates to subtle, hidden, or stealthy actions and perceptions. It encompasses concepts like hidden sounds, keen understanding, stealthy movement, and probing or poking.

Derived headwords

الندسnoun

1.
hidden soundclassical
Refers to a subtle or imperceptible sound.
2.
keen perceptionboth
Signifies sharpness of hearing and understanding, being quick to grasp things.
3.
discretionclassical
The quality of being discreet or tactful, especially in social interactions.
4.
thrustclassical
A light or subtle thrust or stab.
5.
astutenessboth
Intelligence, shrewdness, and resourcefulness.

ندسadjective

1.
perceptiveboth
Describing someone who is quick to hear and understand, intelligent, and discerning.
2.
discreetclassical
Describing someone who is adept at mingling with people and being unobtrusive.

ندسverb

1.
to be perceptiveclassical
To be intelligent, quick to hear, and discerning of matters and news.
2.
to be discreetclassical
To be adept at mingling with people and being unobtrusive.

ندسverb

1.
to probeboth
To investigate or inquire about news or information stealthily.
2.
to spyboth
To seek out information secretly, like a spy.

تندسverb

1.
to investigate stealthilyboth
To seek out information or news secretly, from where one is not known.
2.
to move stealthilyclassical
To move or creep stealthily, as if hiding or investigating.

تندسverb

1.
to overflowclassical
Used for water in a well, meaning to brim or overflow from its sides.

ندسverb

1.
to stab lightlyclassical
To stab or thrust someone lightly.
2.
to pokeboth
To prod or poke someone, often with a word or a light physical action.

ندساnoun

1.
light stabbingclassical
A light or subtle thrust or stab.
2.
light pokingboth
A light poke or prod.

المنادسةnoun

1.
mutual stabbingclassical
The act of engaging in mutual thrusting or stabbing.

نوادسadjective

1.
thrustingclassical
Plural of 'nādis', referring to spears that thrust or stab.

ندسverb

1.
to strike the groundclassical
To strike the ground with one's foot, as in walking or moving.

ندسverb

1.
to strike with a wordclassical
To affect someone with a word, to hit them with a remark.

المنداسnoun

1.
light womanclassical
A woman who is quick, agile, or perhaps light in character.

المندوسةnoun

1.
type of beetleclassical
A name for a type of beetle, specifically the scarab beetle.

Parallel reading

الصوت الخفي.

The hidden sound.

ورجل ندس وندس وندس أي فهم سريع السمع فطن.

And a man is 'ndis, 'undus, and 'undus, meaning intelligent, quick of hearing, and discerning.

وقد ندس، بالكسر، يندس ندسا؛ وقال يعقوب: هو العالم بالأمور والأخبار.

And he became 'undus, with a kasra, yandusu 'andasan; Ya'qub said: he is the one knowledgeable of matters and news.

الندس السريع الاستماع للصوت الخفي.

The 'undus is quick to listen to the hidden sound.

والندس الذي يخالط الناس ويخف عليهم

And the 'undus is one who mingles with people and is unobtrusive to them.

والجمع ندسون، ولا يكسر لقلة هذا البناء في الأسماء

And the plural is 'undusūn, and it is not broken pluralized due to the scarcity of this pattern in nouns.

ابن الأعرابي: تندست الخبر وتجسسته بمعنى واحد.

Ibn al-A'rābī said: 'tandastu al-khabar' and 'tajassastuhu' have one meaning.

وتندس عن الأخبار «3»: بحث عنها من حيث لا يعلم به مثل تحدست وتنطست.

And 'tandasa 'an al-akhbār': he searched for it from where he is not known, like 'taḥaddasta' and 'tanaṭṭasta'.

والندس: الفطنة والكيس.

And the 'undus: is astuteness and shrewdness.

الأصمعي: الندس الطعن؛

Al-Asma'ī said: the 'undus is the thrusting;

ندسنا أبا مندوسة القين بالقنا، ... ومار دم من جار بيبة ناقع

We thrust Abu Mandūsah the smith with spears, ... and blood flowed from the neighbor of Nāqi's daughter.

والمنادسة: المطاعنة.

And al-munādasa: is mutual thrusting.

وندسه ندسا: طعنه طعنا خفيفا، ورماح نوادس؛

And he 'andasahu 'andasan: he stabbed him a light stab, and 'nawādis' spears;

ونحن صبحنا آل نجران غارة، ... تميم بن مر والرماح النوادسا

And we attacked the people of Najrān with a raid, ... Tamīm bin Mur and the thrusting spears.

وفي حديث أبي هريرة: أنه دخل المسجد وهو يندس الأرض برجله أي يضرب بها.

And in the narration of Abī Hurayrah: he entered the mosque striking the ground with his foot, meaning hitting it.

وندسه بكلمة. أصابه؛ عن ابن الأعرابي، وهو مثل بقولهم ندسه بالرمح.

And he 'andasahu bi-kalima. He affected him; from Ibn al-A'rābī, and it is a proverb like their saying 'andasahu bi-r-rumḥ'.

وتندس ماء البئر: فاض من جوانبها.

And the well water 'atandasa: it overflowed from its sides.

والمنداس: المرأة الخفيفة.

And al-mindās: is the light woman.

ومن أسماء الخنفساء: المندوسة والفاسياء.

And among the names of the scarab beetle: al-mandūsah and al-fāsiyā.