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فندش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to movement, specifically going about in the land, and also to a state of being strong, controlling, or overpowering. It can describe a person who is firm or a situation where one person overcomes another.

Derived headwords

الفندشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wanderingclassical

    The act of going about in the land, traveling extensively.

فندشname
  1. 1.
    Fandashclassical

    A proper name, possibly referring to a person.

فندشadjective
  1. 1.
    Firmclassical

    Describing a young man who is firm, steady, or in control.

فندشverb
  1. 1.
    To overpowerclassical

    To overcome or defeat someone else; to gain mastery over them.

يفندشverb
  1. 1.
    Overpowersclassical

    He overpowers people; he is dominant.

لم يفندشverb
  1. 1.
    Was not overpoweredclassical

    He was not overpowered or defeated.

Parallel reading

الفندشة: الذهاب في الأرض.
Al-fandashah: going about in the land.
قال: أمن ضربة بالعود، لم يدم كلمها، ... ضربت بمصقول علاوة فندش؟
He said: Is it from a blow with a stick, whose wound did not last, ... struck with a polished mace, Fandash?
غلام فندش إذا كان ضابطا.
A boy is fandash if he is firm/in control.
وقد فندش غيره إذا غلبه؛
And he fandash-ed another if he overpowered him;
وأنشد بعض بني نمير: قد دمصت زهراء بابن فندش،
And some of Banu Numayr recited: A bright one has embraced Ibn Fandash,
يفندش الناس ولم يفندش
He overpowers people and is not overpowered.