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نضل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of exhaustion, weakness, and decline, particularly in animals like camels. It also extends to concepts of competition, surpassing others, defense, selection, and boasts.

Derived headwords

نَضَلَverb
  1. 1.
    became weak and exhaustedboth

    The camel became weak, tired, and exhausted.

أَنْضَلَverb
  1. 1.
    made weakboth

    To cause something to become weak or exhausted.

نَضَلَverb
  1. 1.
    declinedclassical

    To decline or become weak.

نِضْلَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionclassical

    A name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

نِضْلَة بن خديجname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

ابن نِضْلَةname
  1. 1.
    name of a companionclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

أبو نِضْلَةname
  1. 1.
    patronymicclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) for Hashim ibn Abd Manaf.

نَاضَلَverb
  1. 1.
    competed in archeryboth

    To compete with someone in archery.

  2. 2.
    defendedboth

    To defend or advocate for someone.

مُنَاضَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    competitionboth

    The act of competing, especially in archery.

نِضَالnoun
  1. 1.
    competitionboth

    The act of competing, especially in archery.

نِيضَالnoun
  1. 1.
    competitionclassical

    The act of competing, especially in archery.

نَضَلْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    surpassed himboth

    To surpass someone in a competition, particularly in archery.

تَنَضَّلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    brought it outboth

    To bring something out or extract it.

انْتَضَلَverb
  1. 1.
    choseboth

    To choose or select something.

  2. 2.
    camels moved their legsclassical

    The camels moved their legs while walking.

  3. 3.
    people boastedclassical

    The people boasted or showed off.

النَّئْضَلnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A grave danger or calamity.

Parallel reading

نضل البعير، كفرح: هزل وأعيا وتعب
The camel became weak, as in 'faraha': it grew thin, exhausted, and tired.
وأنضلته
And I made it weak.
ونضل: ع
And it declined (verb 'a').
ونعمان بن نضلة، ونضلة بن خديج، وابن عبيد، وابن طريف، وابن عمرو، وابن ماعز: صحابيون
And Nu'man ibn Nadhla, and Nadhla ibn Khadij, and Ibn 'Ubayd, and Ibn Tarif, and Ibn 'Amr, and Ibn Ma'iz: Companions.
وأبو نضلة: كنية هاشم بن عبد مناف
And Abu Nadhla: the kunya of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf.
وناضله مناضلة ونضالا ونيضالا: باراه في الرمي
And he competed with him in competition, a competition, and a competition: he rivaled him in archery.
ونضلته: سبقته فيه
And I surpassed him in it.
وناضل عنه: دافع
And he defended for him: he protected him.
وتنضله: أخرجه، كانتضله
And he brought it out: he extracted it, like 'antadhala'.
وانتضل منه: اختار
And he chose from it: he selected.
والإبل: رمت بأيديها في السير
And the camels: they moved their legs in their gait.
والقوم: تفاخروا
And the people: they boasted.
والنئضل، بالهمز كزبرج: الداهية
And al-Na'idhal, with hamza like 'zubraj': the calamity.