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نضج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of ripeness, maturity, and completion, particularly in relation to fruits, food, and even intellectual development. It extends to concepts of reaching a certain age or stage, and can also refer to tools or specific conditions.

Derived headwords

نَضَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to ripenboth

    The fruit, meat, or other food has reached its peak of maturity and is ready to be consumed.

  2. 2.
    to matureboth

    To reach a state of full development or readiness, often used metaphorically for intellect or opinion.

نُضْجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ripenessboth

    The state or quality of being ripe; maturity.

  2. 2.
    maturityboth

    The state of being fully developed or mature.

نَضِيجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeboth

    Describing something that has reached the stage of ripeness, especially fruit or food.

  2. 2.
    matureboth

    Fully developed or grown; having reached maturity.

نَاضِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeboth

    Describing something that has reached the stage of ripeness, especially fruit or food.

  2. 2.
    matureboth

    Fully developed or grown; having reached maturity.

  3. 3.
    sound (opinion)classical

    Describing an opinion or judgment that is well-considered and mature.

أَنْضَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to ripen (transitive)both

    To cause something, like fruit or food, to become ripe or mature.

  2. 2.
    to cookboth

    To prepare food by heating it until it is cooked through.

مُنْضِجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    skewerclassical

    A metal rod used for roasting meat or other food over a fire.

مُنْضِجٌverb
  1. 1.
    reaching a year (camel)classical

    A female camel that has reached a year of age and is ready to give birth, but has not yet done so.

Parallel reading

نضج الثمر واللحم
The fruit and meat ripened.
أدرك
it reached maturity
فهو نضيج وناضج
and it is ripe and mature.
وأنضجته
and I caused it to ripen/cook.
وهو نضيج الرأي
and he is sound of opinion.
محكمه
its firmness/soundness.
ونضجت الناقة بولدها
And the she-camel reached the time for her offspring.
ونضجت: جازت السنة ولم تنتج
And she reached the year and did not give birth.
فهي منضج
and she is a she-camel that has reached the year without giving birth.
والمنضاج: السفود
And the skewer is the spit.