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ندء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of burying something, especially food, in hot ashes or embers to cook it. It also extends to meanings of aversion, abundance, and the phenomenon of a rainbow.

Derived headwords

نَدَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he was generousboth

    he was generous

نَدْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    burying in ashesboth

    The act of burying something in hot ashes or embers for cooking.

النَّدِيءnoun
  1. 1.
    cooked foodclassical

    Food that has been cooked by being buried in hot ashes or embers, similar to stew or cooked dishes.

النَّدَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of wealthclassical

    A large quantity or abundance of wealth or possessions.

النَّدْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of wealthclassical

    A large quantity or abundance of wealth or possessions.

  2. 2.
    rainbowclassical

    The arc of colors seen in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets.

Parallel reading

ندأت القرص في النار ندءا، إذا دفنته في الملة لينضج
I buried the loaf in the fire, a burying in ashes, if you bury it in the embers to cook.
وكذلك اللحم إذا أمللته في الجمر
And likewise meat if you bury it in the embers.
والاسم الندئ، مثل الطبيخ
And the noun is 'al-nadī', like 'al-ṭabīkh' (cooked food).
ندأت الشئ: كرهته
I disliked the thing: I found it repugnant.
والنداة والندأة: الكثرة من المال
And 'al-nadāh' and 'al-nad'ah': the abundance of wealth.
مثل الندهة والندهة
Like 'al-nadhah' and 'al-nadhah'.
والندأة والندأة أيضا: قوس قزح
And 'al-nad'ah' and 'al-nad'ah' also: the rainbow.