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ندل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root 'ndl' primarily relates to the act of extracting, lifting, or taking something stealthily. It extends to concepts of swiftness, carrying, and even physical attributes like sagging or drooping.

Derived headwords

نَدَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to extract, to liftboth

    To draw something out, such as drawing a bucket from a well.

  2. 2.
    to steal, to pilferclassical

    To take something stealthily or by snatching, like a thief.

نَدْلnoun
  1. 1.
    extraction, liftingboth

    The act of extracting or lifting something, as in drawing water from a well.

  2. 2.
    stealthy taking, pilferingclassical

    The act of taking something stealthily or by snatching.

مِنْدَلnoun
  1. 1.
    cloth, handkerchiefboth

    A piece of cloth, often used as a handkerchief.

  2. 2.
    perfumeclassical

    A type of perfume or fragrance, named after a place.

تَمَنْدَلَverb
  1. 1.
    Al-Kisa'i disapproved of 'tamandala'both

    Al-Kisa'i disapproved of 'tamandala'

مُنْدَلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    perfumedclassical

    Relating to a perfume that originates from or is named after the place 'Mandil'.

نِيدْلانnoun
  1. 1.
    nightmare, incubusclassical

    A terrifying dream or a supernatural being that causes nightmares, often said to afflict the cowardly.

نُودِلاَنnoun
  1. 1.
    breastsclassical

    The breasts of a woman.

مُنَودِلadjective
  1. 1.
    sagging, droopingclassical

    An old man who is frail and unsteady due to age, or something that is loose and sagging.

نُودِلَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to become loose, to sagclassical

    Said of testicles when they become loose and relaxed due to age or weakness.

مَشَى مُنَودِلاًphrase
  1. 1.
    to walk loosely, to walk unsteadilyclassical

    To walk in a relaxed, uncoordinated, or unsteady manner, often due to age or weakness.

انْدَالَverb
  1. 1.
    to flow, to spillclassical

    Said of the belly of a human or animal when it becomes distended and hangs loosely, or when contents spill out.

مَنْدَلname
  1. 1.
    Mandil (place name)classical

    A place name, likely in India, from which a certain perfume was derived.

زريقname
  1. 1.
    Zurayq (tribal name)classical

    A name of a tribe or a person, mentioned in the context of swiftness and wealth acquisition.

Parallel reading

ندلت الشئ وندلت الدلو، إذا أخرجتها من البئر.
I extracted the thing and I drew the bucket, if you drew it from the well.
يقول: اندلى يا زريق، وهى قبيلة.
He says: 'Indali, O Zurayq,' and it is a tribe.
ندل الثعالب، يريد السرعة.
The fox's snatching, meaning swiftness.
تقول منه: تندلت بالمنديل وتمندلت.
You say from it: 'I used the handkerchief' and 'I wiped myself.'
والمندلي: عطر ينسب إلى المندل، وهي من بلاد الهند.
And Al-Mandali: a perfume attributed to Al-Mandil, which is from the lands of India.
إذا ما مشت نادى بما في ثيابها ذكى الشذا والمنذلى المطير
When she walked, what was in her clothes called out with its fragrance, the strong and abundant Al-Mandali perfume.
والنيدلان، بفتح الدال وقد تضم: الكابوس.
And Al-Naydalan, with fath on the dal and it may be damma: the nightmare.
تقول العرب: أنه لا يعترى إلا جبانا [منخوبا].
The Arabs say: it afflicts only a coward [who is weak].
والنودلان: الثديان.
And Al-Nudlan: the breasts.
والمنودل: الشيخ المضطرب من الكبر.
And Al-Munawdil: the old man who is unsteady from old age.
وقد نودلت خصياه، أي استرختا.
And his testicles became loose, meaning they relaxed.
مشى الرجل منودلا، أي مشى مسترخيا.
The man walked munawdil-an, meaning he walked loosely.
منودل الخصيين رخو المشرج
Loose of testicles, slack of the groin.
واندال بطن الإنسان والدابة، إذا سال.
And the belly of a human and an animal became distended, if it sagged.