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الردف

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root الردف (al-radif) primarily relates to following, accompanying, or being behind something or someone. It extends to concepts like a rider behind another, a follower, a celestial body following another, and in poetry, a specific type of vowel sound preceding the rhyme letter. It also encompasses roles of accompaniment and succession, such as a king's companion or a ship's crew.

Derived headwords

الرَّدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Rider behind anotherboth

    A person riding behind another person on the same mount.

  2. 2.
    Followerboth

    Anything that follows or comes after something else.

  3. 3.
    Star near Siriusclassical

    A star located near the star 'Al-Waqi' (part of Ursa Major).

  4. 4.
    Consequence of an affairclassical

    The outcome or consequence of a matter or affair.

  5. 5.
    Mountainclassical

    A mountain.

  6. 6.
    Nightclassical

    The night.

  7. 7.
    Dayclassical

    The day.

  8. 8.
    King's companionclassical

    A companion of a king who sits to his right, drinks after him, and succeeds him when he goes to war.

  9. 9.
    Poetic rhyme letterclassical

    A silent letter (vowel or glide) that precedes the rhyme letter (rawiyy) in poetry with nothing between them.

المُرْتَدِفnoun
  1. 1.
    Rider behind anotherboth

    Synonymous with 'al-radif', a person riding behind another.

الرَّدِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Rider behind anotherboth

    A person riding behind another.

  2. 2.
    Another star near Siriusclassical

    Another star close to 'Al-Waqi'.

  3. 3.
    Star rising in the eastclassical

    A star that rises from the east when its watcher sets.

  4. 4.
    Gambling participantclassical

    The person who brings his lot cup after one or two of the gamblers have won, asking them to include his lot in theirs.

  5. 5.
    Star watching anotherclassical

    A star that looks towards a rising star.

الرَّدَافَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Women who gave birth in autumn/summerclassical

    Female sheep that gave birth in the autumn and summer seasons, referring to the last births.

  2. 2.
    Drivers of camelsclassical

    Drivers of camels, especially those urging them on.

  3. 3.
    Helpersclassical

    Assistants or supporters.

  4. 4.
    Plural of 'radif'both

    Plural of 'radif', meaning followers or those riding behind.

رَدِيفَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Born in autumn/summerclassical

    Describing female sheep that gave birth in the autumn and summer, the last births of the season.

الرَّدَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Position of king's companionclassical

    The office or position of the 'radif' (king's companion), similar to the concept of 'khilafah' (caliphate).

الرَّوَادِفnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm clustersclassical

    Clusters of dates on a palm tree.

  2. 2.
    Strips of fatclassical

    Strips or layers of fat.

رَادِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm clusterclassical

    A single cluster of dates on a palm tree.

  2. 2.
    Strip of fatclassical

    A single strip or layer of fat.

رَادُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palm clusterclassical

    A single cluster of dates on a palm tree.

  2. 2.
    Strip of fatclassical

    A single strip or layer of fat.

رَدِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to followboth

    To follow behind someone or something.

أَرْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to make followboth

    To cause someone to follow, or to put someone on the back of something.

  2. 2.
    to follow in successionclassical

    Used for stars following each other in succession.

ارْتَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to ride behindboth

    To ride behind someone else.

  2. 2.
    to seize from behindclassical

    To seize an enemy from behind.

اسْتَرْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask to ride behindboth

    To ask someone to let you ride behind them.

تَرَادَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to cooperateboth

    To cooperate or assist each other.

  2. 2.
    to marry each otherclassical

    To marry each other.

  3. 3.
    to follow each otherboth

    To follow one another in succession.

المُتَرَادِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Synonymousmodern

    Words that have the same meaning.

  2. 2.
    Rhyming in poetryclassical

    Describing poetic rhymes where two silent letters meet, or where words have the same meaning (a later usage).

الرُّدْفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Sailors in the sternclassical

    Two sailors positioned in the stern or rear of a ship.

  2. 2.
    Two followersclassical

    Two followers or companions.

رُدْفَةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name.

رَدَفَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name.

Parallel reading

الرَّاكِبُ خَلْفَ الرَّاكِبِ
The rider behind the rider.
وَكُلُّ مَا تَبِعَ شَيْئًا
And everything that follows something.
وَكَوْكَبٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ النِّسْرِ الْوَاقِعِ
And a star near the Falling Vulture (a star name).
وَتَبِعَةُ الْأَمْرِ
And the consequence of the affair.
وَجَلِيسُ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، يَشْرَبُ بَعْدَهُ، وَيَخْلُفُهُ إِذَا غَزَا
And the king's companion to his right, who drinks after him and succeeds him when he goes to war.
وَفِي الشِّعْرِ: حَرْفٌ سَاكِنٌ مِنْ حُرُوفِ الْمَدِّ وَاللِّينِ، يَقَعُ قَبْلَ حَرْفِ الرَّوِيِّ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْءٌ
And in poetry: a silent letter from the letters of extension and softness, which occurs before the rhyme letter with nothing between them.
فَالْتَامَ طَائِقُهَا الْقَدِيمُ فَأَصْبَحَتْ ... مَا إِنْ يَقُومُ دِرْؤُهَا رَدَفَانِ
So its old frame was repaired, and it became... its defense could not stand, O the two sailors in the stern.
مِنْهُمْ عُتَيْبَةُ وَالْمَحَلُّ وَقَعْنَبٌ ... وَالْحِنْتَفَانِ وَمِنْهُمُ الرَّدَفَانِ
Among them are Utaybah, Al-Mahall, Waqa'nab, and Al-Hintafan, and among them are Al-Radifan (two names).
وَالنَّجْمُ الَّذِي يَجِيءُ بِقَدَحِهِ بَعْدَ فَوْزِ أَحَدِ الْأَيْسَارِ، أَوْ الِاثْنَيْنِ مِنْهُمْ، فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ أَنْ يُدْخِلُوا قَدَحَهُ فِي قِدَاحِهِمْ
And the star that brings his lot cup after one or two of the gamblers have won, asking them to include his lot in theirs.
وَبِهِمْ رَدْفَى، كَسَكْرَى: وُلِدَتْ فِي الْخَرِيفِ وَالصَّيْفِ فِي آخِرِ وِلَادِ الْغَنَمِ
And among them are (female sheep) born in autumn and summer, the last births of the flock.
وَالرَّدَافَةُ بِهَاءٍ: فِعْلُ رَدِفِ الْمَلِكِ، كَالْخِلَافَةِ
And 'Al-Radhafah' with 'bahaa': the action of the king's 'radif', like the 'khilafah'.
وَالرَّوَادِفُ: رَوَاكِيبُ النَّخْلِ، وَطَرَائِقُ الشَّحْمِ، الْوَاحِدَةُ: رَادِفَةٌ، وَرَادُوفٌ
And 'Al-Rawadif': clusters of palm trees, and strips of fat, the singular is 'radifah' and 'radouf'.
وَجَاءُوا رَدَافَى: يَتْبَعُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا
And they came following each other: some of them following others.
وَتَبِعَهُ، كَأَرْدَفَهُ
And he followed him, like he made him follow.
وَالنُّجُومُ: تَوَالَتْ
And the stars: they followed in succession.
وَمِنَ الْجَرَادِ: رُكُوبُ الذَّكَرِ الْأُنْثَى وَالثَّالِثُ عَلَيْهِمَا
And of locusts: the male mounting the female with a third on top of them.
وَلَا تُرَادِفُ، وَلَا تُرْدِفُ قَلِيلَةٌ أَوْ مُوَلَّدَةٌ: لَا تَحْمِلُ رَدِيفًا
And it does not follow, nor does it carry a follower, it is few or newly born: it does not carry a rider behind.
وَالْعَدُوَّ: أَخَذَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ أَخْذًا
And the enemy: seizing him from behind.
وَتَنَاكَحَا، وَتَتَابَعَا
And they married each other, and they followed each other.
وَمَا اجْتَمَعَ فِيهَا سَاكِنَانِ، وَأَنْ تَكُونَ أَسْمَاءً لِشَيْءٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَهِيَ مُوَلَّدَةٌ
And where two silent letters meet, and that they be names for one thing, and they are newly coined.