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ندع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe following a certain path or way of life. It distinguishes between following ignoble paths and following the path of the righteous.

Derived headwords

أَنْدَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to follow ignoble waysclassical

    To follow the ways, manners, or conduct of the base, ignoble, and contemptible people.

أَدْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to follow righteous waysclassical

    To follow the path, way, or method of the righteous and virtuous people.

Parallel reading

أَنْدَعَ الرجل إذا تبع أخلاق اللئام والأنذال
A man follows ignoble ways if he follows the morals of the base and the contemptible.
وأدنع إذا تبع طريقة الصالحين
And he follows righteous ways if he follows the path of the righteous.