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ندش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'ndsh' primarily relates to searching, seeking, and a small amount of taking or gathering. It also encompasses the idea of picking or plucking something, particularly in the context of cotton.

Derived headwords

نَدَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to searchboth

    To search for something, to seek it out.

نَدْشnoun
  1. 1.
    small takingclassical

    A small amount of taking or gathering something.

نَدَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to pick cottonclassical

    To pick or pluck cotton, similar to the verb 'ndf'.

مَنْدُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    pickedclassical

    Describing cotton that has been picked or plucked.

Parallel reading

نَدَشَ عن الشيء يندش ندشا: بحث
He searched for the thing, searching, a search: he sought.
والندش: التناول القليل
And al-nadsh: a small taking.
ندف القطن وندشه بمعنى واحد
Picking cotton and 'ndsh' it are one and the same.
في هبرات الكرسف المندوش
In the tufts of the picked cotton.