نضل

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns competition, rivalry, and excelling in activities like archery or racing. It also extends to meanings of outdoing, surpassing, defending, and selecting. Additionally, it encompasses concepts of becoming weak or tired, and the act of drawing something out.

Derived headwords

نَاضَلَverb

1.
to compete in archeryboth
To engage in a contest of skill, particularly in archery, aiming to surpass the opponent.
2.
to rivalboth
To contend with someone in any activity, striving to be superior.
3.
to defendboth
To advocate for or protect someone or something, often through argument or action.
4.
to boastclassical
To engage in mutual boasting or rivalry, often through words or deeds.

ناضله مناضلة ونضالا ونيضالا: باراه في الرمي — He competed with him in archery, a contest and a striving.

ويقال: فلان يناضل عن فلان إذا نصح عنه ودافع وتكلم عنه بعذره وحاجج — It is said: So-and-so competes for so-and-so if he advises him, defends him, speaks on his behalf with his excuse, and argues for him.

فعنكن كنت أناضل — I was arguing and disputing and defending for you (plural feminine).

مُنَاضَلَةnoun

1.
competitionboth
The act of competing, especially in archery or a similar contest.
2.
rivalryboth
A state of competition or contention between individuals or groups.
3.
defenseboth
The act of defending or advocating for someone or something.
4.
boastingclassical
Mutual boasting or vying for superiority.

نِضَالnoun

1.
competitionboth
A contest or struggle, particularly in archery or racing.
2.
defenseboth
The act of defending or advocating.

لا عهد لي بنيضال — I have no memory of competition.

نِيضَالnoun

1.
competitionclassical
A form of competition, specifically in archery, as a masdar (verbal noun).

لا عهد لي بنيضال — I have no memory of competition.

نَضَلَverb

1.
to surpassboth
To outdo or overcome someone, especially in a contest of skill like archery.
2.
to become weakboth
To grow weak, frail, or emaciated.
3.
to become tiredboth
To become weary or exhausted.

ونضلته أنضله نضلا: سبقته في الرماء — And I surpassed him in archery.

ونضل البعير والرجل نضلا: هزل — And the camel and the man became weak.

أَنْضَلَverb

1.
to make weakboth
To cause someone or something to become weak or frail.
2.
to make tiredboth
To cause someone or something to become weary or exhausted.

وأنضله هو — And he made him weak/tired.

نَضْلnoun

1.
weaknessboth
A state of being weak, frail, or emaciated.
2.
tirednessboth
A state of weariness or exhaustion.

ونضل البعير والرجل نضلا: هزل — And the camel and the man became weak.

وقد نضل ينضل نضلا — And he became weak, he becomes weak, with weakness.

اِنْتَضَلَverb

1.
to draw outboth
To extract or pull something out, such as a sword from its sheath.
2.
to selectboth
To choose or pick out something or someone.
3.
to competeboth
To engage in a contest or rivalry, especially in archery or in speech.
4.
to runclassical
To move swiftly, referring to the gait of camels.

انتضل سيفه: أخرجه — His sword was drawn out: he took it out.

انتضلت منهم نضلة: اخترت — I selected from them a choice one.

انتضل القوم إذا تفاخروا — The people competed (in boasting) if they boasted.

انتضال الإبل: رميها بأيديها في السير — The running of camels: their striking with their forelegs while moving.

تَنَاضَلَverb

1.
to competeboth
To engage in mutual competition, especially in archery or in speech.
2.
to vieboth
To contend with others for superiority.

يقال: انتضل القوم وتناضلوا أي رموا للسبق — It is said: The people competed and vied, meaning they shot for the lead.

انتضل القوم وتناضلوا أي رموا للسبق — The people competed and vied, meaning they shot for the lead.

تَنَضَّلَverb

1.
to extractclassical
To draw something out or extract it.

وتنضلت الشيء: أخرجته — And you extracted the thing: you took it out.

نَضِيلِيadjective

1.
rivalboth
One who competes with or races against another.

وفلان نضيلي: وهو الذي يراميه ويسابقه — And so-and-so is my rival: he is the one who shoots at me and races me.

نَضْلَةname

1.
a nameboth
A proper name, used for individuals.

وهو نضلة بن هاشم، ونضلة بن حمار — And he is Nadhlah son of Hashim, and Nadhlah son of Himar.

نَضَلnoun

1.
weaknessboth
The state of being weak or emaciated.
2.
tirednessboth
The state of being tired or exhausted.

ونضل البعير والرجل نضلا: هزل — And the camel and the man became weak.

النَّضْلnoun

1.
fatigueclassical
Exhaustion and weariness.

النضل والتبديد التعب — Al-nadhl and al-tabdid mean fatigue.

نَضَلَverb

1.
to become tiredboth
To experience fatigue or exhaustion.

ونضلت الدابة: تعبت — And the animal became tired.

اِنْتَضَىverb

1.
to draw outboth
To pull out, especially a sword from its sheath.

انتضى السيف من غمده وانتضله بمعنى واحد — He drew the sword from its scabbard, and 'intadhalahu' means the same.

مُنَاضِلnoun

1.
competitorboth
One who competes, especially in archery or a contest of skill.
2.
defenderboth
One who defends or advocates for another.

ولا يجاثيه المناضل — And the competitor does not approach him.

Parallel reading

ناضله مناضلة ونضالا ونيضالا: باراه في الرمي

He competed with him in archery, a contest and a striving.

قال سيبويه: فيعال في المصدر على لغة الذين قالوا تحمل تحمالا

Sibawayh said: Fiyaal is a masdar (verbal noun) according to the language of those who said tahammala tahmaala.

وأما ثعلب فقال إنه أشبع الكسرة فأتبعها الياء

As for Tha'lab, he said it is the elongation of the kasra vowel, followed by the yaa'.

ونضلته أنضله نضلا: سبقته في الرماء

And I surpassed him in archery.

وناظلت فلانا فنضلته إذا غلبته

And if you competed with someone and surpassed him, it means you defeated him.

الليث: نضل فلان فلانا إذا نضله في مراماة فغلبه

Al-Layth said: So-and-so surpassed so-and-so if he outdid him in archery and defeated him.

وخرج القوم ينتضلون إذا استبقوا في رمي الأغراض

And the people went out competing if they raced in shooting at targets.

وفي الحديث: أنه مر بقوم ينتضلون أي يرتمون بالسهام

And in the Hadith: He passed by a group of people competing, meaning they were shooting arrows.

يقال: انتضل القوم وتناضلوا أي رموا للسبق

It is said: The people competed and vied, meaning they shot for the lead.

وناضلت عنه نضالا: دافعت

And I defended him, a defense.

وتنضلت الشيء: أخرجته

And you extracted the thing: you took it out.

وانتضل سيفه: أخرجه

And his sword was drawn out: he took it out.

وانتضلت منهم نضلة: اخترت

And I selected from them a choice one.

وفلان نضيلي: وهو الذي يراميه ويسابقه

And so-and-so is my rival: he is the one who shoots at me and races me.

ويقال: فلان يناضل عن فلان إذا نصح عنه ودافع وتكلم عنه بعذره وحاجج

It is said: So-and-so competes for so-and-so if he advises him, defends him, speaks on his behalf with his excuse, and argues for him.

فعنكن كنت أناضل

I was arguing and disputing and defending for you (plural feminine).

كذبتم، وبيت الله، يبزى محمد ... ولما نطاعن دونه ونناضل

You have lied, by the House of God, Muhammad will be honored... and when we fight and compete for him.

انتضل القوم وتناضلوا أي رموا للسبق؛ ومنه قيل: انتضلوا بالكلام والأشعار

The people competed and vied, meaning they shot for the lead; and from this it is said: they competed with words and poems.

وانتضلت رجلا من القوم وانتضلت سهما من الكنانة أي اخترت

And I selected a man from the people, and I selected an arrow from the quiver, meaning I chose.

والمناضلة: المفاخرة

And al-munadhalah means boasting.

ملك تدين له الملوك، ... ولا يجاثيه المناضل

A king to whom kings submit, ... and the competitor does not approach him.

انتضل القوم إذا تفاخروا

The people competed (in boasting) if they boasted.

فانتضلنا، وابن سلمى قاعد ... كعتيق الطير يغضي ويجل

So we competed, and Ibn Salma sat... like an old bird, he blinked and was majestic.

ابن السكيت: انتضى السيف من غمده وانتضله بمعنى واحد

Ibn al-Sikkit said: He drew the sword from its scabbard, and 'intadhalahu' means the same.

وتنضلت الشيء إذا استخرجته

And you extracted the thing if you took it out.

وانتضال الإبل: رميها بأيديها في السير

The running of camels: their striking with their forelegs while moving.

ونضل البعير والرجل نضلا: هزل

And the camel and the man became weak.

وأنضله هو

And he made him weak/tired.

ابن الأعرابي: النضل والتبديد التعب، وقد نضل ينضل نضلا

Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-nadhl and al-tabdid mean fatigue, and he became weak, he becomes weak, with weakness.

ونضلت الدابة: تعبت

And the animal became tired.

وهو نضلة بن هاشم، ونضلة بن حمار

And he is Nadhlah son of Hashim, and Nadhlah son of Himar.

وكان هاشم بن عبد مناف يكنى أبا نضلة

And Hashim bin Abd Manaf was known by the kunya Abu Nadhlah.