عند

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to seeking, intending, or approaching something or someone. It also encompasses concepts of trickery, difficulty, and stubbornness, often in the context of opposition or avoidance. Several place names and personal names are derived from this root.

Derived headwords

استعندverb

1.
to seek outboth
To seek out or intend to go to someone or something, especially from among a group of people.

العنددnoun

1.
trickeryclassical
A stratagem, ruse, or trickery.
2.
escapeclassical
A way of escape or evasion.
3.
ancientclassical
Something that is old or ancient.

عناداnoun

1.
stubbornnessboth
Stubbornness or obstinacy, often in opposition.

عنادةnoun

1.
stubbornnessboth
Stubbornness or obstinacy, often in opposition.

عندةname

1.
name of a womanclassical
The name of a woman from the tribe of Mahra, who was the mother of Alqamah bin Salamah.

العويندname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name, specifically a watering place belonging to the Banu Khadij.
2.
name of a placeclassical
A watering place belonging to the Banu Amr bin Kilab.
3.
name of a placeclassical
Another watering place belonging to the Banu Numayr.

تعاندverb

1.
to disputeboth
When two opponents dispute or argue with each other.

عاندة الطريقnoun

1.
deviation from the roadclassical
A deviation or turning away from the main road.

العندnoun

1.
obstructionclassical
Obstruction or opposition.

عقبة عنودadjective

1.
difficult to ascendclassical
A mountain pass or ascent that is difficult to climb.

العاندadjective

1.
leaningclassical
Something that is leaning or inclined.
2.
difficultclassical
Describing a difficult or stubborn opponent or action.

عاندname

1.
name of a valleyclassical
The name of a valley.

عاندانname

1.
name of two valleysclassical
The name of two well-known valleys.

عاندينname

1.
name of a valleyclassical
The name of a valley, used in the genitive case.

عاندونname

1.
name of a valleyclassical
The name of a valley, used in the nominative case.

عنودadjective

1.
stubbornboth
Stubborn, obstinate, or difficult to manage.
2.
farclassical
Distant or far removed, as in 'far from the flank'.

طعن عندother

1.
thrusting right and leftclassical
A type of thrusting in combat, characterized by movement to the right and left.

الولقother

1.
light thrustclassical
A light or quick thrust in combat.

علباء بن قيس بن عاندةname

1.
personal nameclassical
The name of a pre-Islamic figure.

Parallel reading

فشرب من فيه، أي من فمه

And he drank from his mouth, meaning from his own mouth.

واستعند فلانا من بين القوم قصده

And he sought out so-and-so from among the people, intending him.

ومالي عنه عندد

And I have no trick or escape from it.

وسموا عنادا وعنادة

And they named them 'Inad' and 'Inadah'.

وهي أم علقمة بن سلمة

And she is the mother of Alqamah bin Salamah.

والعويند، كدريهم: ة لبني خديج

And Al-Uwaynid, like Durayhim: a place belonging to Banu Khadij.

والعويند: ماء لبني عمرو بن كلاب، وماء آخر لبني نمير

And Al-Uwaynid: a watering place for Banu Amr bin Kilab, and another watering place for Banu Numayr.

تعاند الخصمان: تجادلا

The two opponents disputed: they argued.

وعائدة الطريق: ما عدل عنه

And the deviation from the road: what one turns away from.

فإنك والبكا بعد ابن عمر ولكالساري بعاندة الطريق

Indeed, you and your weeping after Ibn Amr are like a traveler on a deviated path.

والعند محركة: الاعتراض

And 'al-'ind', with vowel movement: obstruction.

وعقبة عنود: صعبة المرتقى

And a stubborn pass: difficult to ascend.

والعاند: المائل

And 'al-'aanid': the leaning one.

شبت بأعلى عاندين من إضم

My hair turned white at the top of 'Aandayn from Idhm.

وطعن عند، كتف، إذا كان يمنة ويسرة

And a thrust 'ind', like 'katif', if it was to the right and left.

أخف الطعن الولق، والعاند مثله

The lightest thrust is 'al-walq', and 'al-'aanid' is similar.

علباء بن قيس بن عاندة بن مالك بن بكر، جاهلي

Ulaybah bin Qays bin 'Aandah bin Malik bin Bakr, a pre-Islamic figure.