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نض

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the slow emergence or outflow of liquids, particularly water. It extends to concepts of scarcity, the final stages of processes, and the idea of bringing something to completion or extracting it gradually. It also touches upon sounds and movement.

Derived headwords

نَضَّverb
  1. 1.
    to flow slowlyboth

    Water flows little by little, or emerges as a trickle.

  2. 2.
    to boil intenselyclassical

    Applied to a cooking pot reaching its highest point of boiling after the lower part has been heated.

  3. 3.
    to burstclassical

    A waterskin bursts from being overfilled.

  4. 4.
    to be possibleclassical

    An affair or matter is possible or feasible.

نض الماء ينض نضا ونضيضا — Water flowed slowly, or emerged as a trickle.
نَضًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    slow flowboth

    The act of flowing slowly or trickling.

  2. 2.
    boilingclassical

    The intense boiling of a pot.

  3. 3.
    possibilityclassical

    The state of being possible or feasible.

نَضِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    trickle of waterboth

    A small amount of water.

  2. 2.
    scanty rainclassical

    A small amount of rain.

  3. 3.
    weak windclassical

    A wind that causes water to flow, or a weak wind.

  4. 4.
    groupclassical

    A group or gathering of people.

  5. 5.
    thirstclassical

    Camels suffering from thirst.

  6. 6.
    scanty fleshclassical

    A person with little flesh or meat.

والنضيض: الماء القليل — And the naddid: a little water.
وبهاء: المطر القليل — And bahaa: a little rain.
وجاؤوا بأقصى نضيضهم ونضيضتهم: جماعتهم — And they came with the utmost of their group.
نَضَائِضnoun
  1. 1.
    trickles of waterboth

    Plural of naddid, referring to small amounts of water.

  2. 2.
    scanty rainsclassical

    Plural of naddid, referring to small amounts of rain.

  3. 3.
    groupsclassical

    Plural of naddid, referring to groups of people.

  4. 4.
    thirstclassical

    Plural of naddid, referring to camels suffering from thirst.

أَنَضَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    scanty rainclassical

    A small amount of rain, a singular form related to naddid.

نَضَاضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    remainderboth

    The remaining part of water or other things.

  2. 2.
    lastbornclassical

    The last child of a man, for male or female, singular or plural.

ونضاضة الماء وغيره، بالضم: بقيته — And the nadhada of water and other things, with damma: its remainder.
ومن ولد الرجل: آخرهم، للمذكر والمؤنث، والتثنية والجمع — And from a man's offspring: their lastborn, for male and female, dual and plural.
نَضَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    remainderboth

    The remaining part of water or other things.

  2. 2.
    lastbornclassical

    The last child of a man, for male or female, singular or plural.

  3. 3.
    purest partclassical

    The purest or most select part of something.

  4. 4.
    extractingclassical

    The act of extracting something, especially a favor.

والاسم: النضاض، بالكسر — And the name: al-nadhad, with kasra.
نَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    possibleclassical

    An affair or matter that is possible or feasible.

  2. 2.
    readyclassical

    Money (dirham or dinar) that has been converted into cash.

وأمر ناض: ممكن — And a nadh matter: possible.
يَسْتَنْضُّverb
  1. 1.
    to extract graduallyclassical

    To seek to extract a favor or benefit little by little.

وهو يستنض معروفا: يستقطره — And he seeks to extract a favor: he extracts it drop by drop.
نَضَائِضnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of cookingclassical

    The sound of roasting meat on hot stones.

والنضائض: صوت الشواء على الرضف، الواحدة: نضيضة — And the nadha'id: the sound of roasting on hot stones, the singular is nadeeda.
نَضِيضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of cookingclassical

    A single instance of the sound of roasting meat on hot stones.

حَيَّةٌ نَضْنَاضَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    restless snakeclassical

    A snake that does not stay in one place.

  2. 2.
    deadly snakeclassical

    A snake whose bite is instantly fatal.

  3. 3.
    flickering tongue snakeclassical

    A snake that flicks its tongue, moving it back and forth.

وحية نضناضة ونضناض: لا تستقر في مكان — And a restless snake: does not stay in one place.
نَضْنَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    restlessclassical

    Describing something that does not stay still.

  2. 2.
    deadlyclassical

    Describing something that causes instant death.

  3. 3.
    flickeringclassical

    Describing the movement of a tongue.

نَضّnoun
  1. 1.
    displayclassical

    The act of showing or revealing something.

  2. 2.
    undesirable matterclassical

    Something disliked or troublesome.

  3. 3.
    dirhamclassical

    A silver coin.

  4. 4.
    dinarclassical

    A gold coin.

  5. 5.
    cashclassical

    Money that has been converted from goods or commodities.

  6. 6.
    wing movementclassical

    The movement of a bird's wings.

والنض: الإظهار — And al-nadd: the display.
نَاضnoun
  1. 1.
    dirhamclassical

    A silver coin, also called nadd.

  2. 2.
    dinarclassical

    A gold coin, also called nadd.

  3. 3.
    cashclassical

    Money that has been converted from goods or commodities.

أَنْضَverb
  1. 1.
    to accomplishclassical

    To bring a need or matter to completion or fulfillment.

  2. 2.
    to give milkclassical

    To give young goats a small amount of milk.

وأنض الحاجة: أنجزها — And andada the need: he accomplished it.
والسخال: سقاها نضيضا من اللبن — And the young goats: he gave them a trickle of milk.
اِسْتَنْضَverb
  1. 1.
    to demand completionclassical

    To demand that one's right or a matter be fulfilled or completed.

  2. 2.
    to extract bit by bitclassical

    To extract something gradually or piece by piece.

واستنض حقه: استنجزه، أو استخرجه شيئا بعد شيء — And istanadda his right: he demanded its completion, or extracted it bit by bit.
نَضْنَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to increaseclassical

    To increase the amount of something, specifically referring to its 'nadd'.

  2. 2.
    to agitateclassical

    To disturb or agitate someone.

ونضنض: كثر ناضه — And nadnada: its 'nadd' increased.
وفلانا: أقلقه — And nadnada someone: he agitated him.
تَنَضَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to demand graduallyclassical

    To seek to obtain one's right from someone little by little.

  2. 2.
    to accomplishclassical

    To bring a need or matter to completion.

  3. 3.
    to urgeclassical

    To urge or hasten someone.

وتنضضت منه حقي: استنظفته — And tantadada my right from him: I sought it bit by bit.
والحاجة: تنجزتها — And the need: I accomplished it.
وفلانا: استحثثته — And tantadada someone: I urged him.

Parallel reading

نض الماء ينض نضا ونضيضا: سال قليلا قليلا، أو خرج رشحا
Water flowed slowly, or emerged as a trickle.
وبئر نضوض
And a well that trickles water.
والعود: غلى أقصاه بعد أن أوقد أدناه
And the cooking pot: it boiled intensely after its lower part was heated.
والقربة من شدة الملء: انشقت
And the waterskin burst from extreme fullness.
والنضيض: الماء القليل ج: نضائض
And the naddid: a little water, plural: nadha'id.
وبهاء: المطر القليل ج: أنضة ونضائض
And bahaa: a little rain, plural: anada and nadha'id.
والريح التي تنض بالماء، فيسيل، أو هي الضعيفة
And the wind that causes water to flow, so it trickles, or it is the weak wind.
وجاؤوا بأقصى نضيضهم ونضيضتهم: جماعتهم
And they came with the utmost of their group.
وإبل ذات نضيضة ونضائض: ذات عطش
And camels with thirst.
ورجل نضيض اللحم: قليله
And a man with little flesh.
ونضاضة الماء وغيره، بالضم: بقيته
And the remainder of water and other things, with damma: its remnant.
ومن ولد الرجل: آخرهم، للمذكر والمؤنث، والتثنية والجمع
And from a man's offspring: their lastborn, for male and female, dual and plural.
ونضاضهم، بالضم أيضا: خالصهم
And their purest part, with damma also: their choicest.
وأمر ناض: ممكن
And a nadh matter: possible.
وهو يستنض معروفا: يستقطره
And he seeks to extract a favor: he extracts it drop by drop.
والاسم: النضاض، بالكسر
And the name: al-nadhad, with kasra.
والنضائض: صوت الشواء على الرضف، الواحدة: نضيضة
And the nadha'id: the sound of roasting on hot stones, the singular is nadeeda.
وأنض الحاجة: أنجزها
And he accomplished the need.
والسخال: سقاها نضيضا من اللبن
And the young goats: he gave them a trickle of milk.
واستنض حقه: استنجزه، أو استخرجه شيئا بعد شيء
And he demanded his right: he sought its completion, or extracted it bit by bit.
ونضنض: كثر ناضه
And nadnada: its 'nadd' increased.
وفلانا: أقلقه
And he agitated someone.
وتنضضت منه حقي: استنظفته
And I sought my right from him bit by bit.
والحاجة: تنجزتها
And the need: I accomplished it.
وفلانا: استحثثته
And I urged someone.