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ن د ف

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root ن د ف (n-d-f) primarily relates to the act of beating or fluffing, particularly cotton, but extends to concepts of speed, eating, striking, and even light rain or snow.

Derived headwords

نَدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to fluff cottonboth

    To beat cotton with a tool to make it fluffy and thin.

  2. 2.
    to move quicklyclassical

    Describing a fast gait of an animal, characterized by rapid movement of its legs.

  3. 3.
    to drinkclassical

    For predators to drink water by lapping with their tongues.

  4. 4.
    to eat with handclassical

    To eat food using one's hand.

  5. 5.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike something, often referring to playing a musical instrument.

  6. 6.
    to splitclassical

    For a milk-giver to split the udder with a finger.

  7. 7.
    to rain lightlyclassical

    For the sky to rain lightly, similar to 'n-t-f'.

  8. 8.
    to throw snowclassical

    To throw snow.

  9. 9.
    to drive forcefullyclassical

    To drive an animal forcefully.

  10. 10.
    to snowclassical

    For a cloud to snow.

ندف القطن يندفه ندفا — He fluffed the cotton, beating it.
ندفت الدابة تندف ندفا — The animal moved quickly in its gait.
مِنْدَفnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton beaterclassical

    A tool, specifically a piece of wood, used to beat cotton to make it thin and fluffy.

  2. 2.
    fluffed cottonclassical

    Cotton that has been beaten and made fluffy.

ضربته بالمندف — He beat it with the cotton beater.
مِنْدَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton beaterclassical

    The wooden stick used to beat cotton, similar to 'mindaf'.

مَنْدُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffedclassical

    Describing cotton that has been beaten and made fluffy.

الخُرْفَعَ المَنْدُوفَا — The fluffed cotton.
كأن بالرأس منها خُرْفَعًا نَدَفَا — As if on its head was fluffed cotton.
نَدَفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    speedclassical

    A fast gait or movement, particularly of an animal's legs.

ندفاناً — moving quickly.
نَدْفnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffingclassical

    The act of beating cotton to make it fluffy.

  2. 2.
    speedclassical

    A fast gait or movement.

  3. 3.
    eatingclassical

    Eating food with one's hand.

  4. 4.
    strikingclassical

    The act of striking, especially in music.

  5. 5.
    light rainclassical

    Light rain.

  6. 6.
    fluffed cottonclassical

    Cotton that has been fluffed.

ضربته بالمندف، و المندفة ندف — He beat it with the beater, and the beater is for fluffing.
أَنْدَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to drive forcefullyclassical

    To drive an animal forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to pantclassical

    For a dog to pant or drool.

أندفها سوقاً عنيفاً — He drove it with a violent push.
نَدْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small amount of milkclassical

    A small quantity of milk.

تَنْدِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    intense fluffingclassical

    An intensified form of fluffing or beating, especially cotton.

مُزْهَر مَنْدُوفphrase
  1. 1.
    played musical instrumentclassical

    A musical instrument that is being played or struck.

ترقت في مزهر مندوف — she played on a struck lute.
نَدَّافnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton carderboth

    A person who cards or fluffs cotton.

  2. 2.
    heavy eaterclassical

    A person who eats a lot, metaphorically 'fluffing' food.

النداف: نادف القطن — The carder: one who cards cotton.
نَدِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    fluffedclassical

    Describing something that has been fluffed or beaten, like cotton.

الخُرْفَعَ المَنْدُوفَا — the fluffed cotton.
قُطْن مَنْدُوفphrase
  1. 1.
    fluffed cottonclassical

    Cotton that has been processed and made fluffy.

قطن مندف — fluffed cotton.
نَدَفnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffed cottonclassical

    Cotton that has been fluffed or carded.

يُذْرِي سَبَائِكُ قُطْنٍ نَدَفٍ — scattering like tufts of fluffed cotton.

Parallel reading

ندف القطن يندفه ندفا: ضربه بالمندف
To fluff cotton, he beats it with the beater.
والمندفة بكسرهما: أي خشبته التي يطرق بها الوتر ليرق القطن وهو مندوف
And the mindafa (with kasra): meaning its wooden stick with which the string is struck to thin the cotton, and it is fluffed.
وقد جدعنا منكم الأنوفا أتحملون بعدنا السيوفا أم تغزلون الخرفع المندوفا
And we have cut off your noses; will you carry swords after us, or spin the fluffed cotton?
كأن بالرأس منها خرفعا ندفا
As if on its head was fluffed cotton.
ندفت الدابة تندف في سيرها ندفا بالفتح، وندفاناً
The animal moved quickly in its gait, with a fast stride and speed.
ندفت السباع ندفا: شربت الماء بألسنتها
Predators drank water by lapping with their tongues.
ندف الطعام ندفا: أي أكله بيده
He ate the food with his hand.
ندف بالعود: أي ضرب فهو مزهر مندوف
He struck with the lute: meaning it was a played lute.
وصدوح إذا يهيجها الشر ب ترقت في مزهر مندوف
And a singer, when evil incites her, she plays on a struck lute.
ندف الحالب ندفا: فطر الضرة بإصبعه
The milk-giver split the udder with her finger.
ندفت السماء بالمطر: مثل نطفت
The sky rained lightly: like 'natfat'.
ندفت بالثلج: أي رمت به
He threw snow: meaning he threw it.
ندف الدابة يندفها ندفا: ساقها سوقاً عنيفاً، كأندفها
To drive the animal forcefully: he drove it with a violent push, like 'andafaha'.
أندف الرجل: مال إلى الندف، وهو صوت العود في حجر الكرينة
The man inclined towards the 'nadf', which is the sound of the lute in the lap of the singer.
أندف الكلب: أولغه
The dog panted: it drooled.
وقطن مندف: مندوف
And 'mundaf' cotton: meaning fluffed.
وأصبح مبيض الصقيع كأنه ... على سروات النيب قطن مندف
And the white frost became as if ... on the tops of the camels was fluffed cotton.
والندف، بالفتح: المندوف
And 'an-nadf' (with fatha): meaning fluffed.
كما ... يذري سبائخ قطن ندف أوتار
As ... scattering tufts of fluffed cotton.
والنداف كشداد: العواد
And 'an-naddaf' (like shaddad): the lute player.
رجل نداف: كثير الأكل يندف الطعام، وهو مجاز
A 'naddaf' man: one who eats a lot, metaphorically 'fluffing' food.
والنداف: نادف القطن، عربية صحيحة
And 'an-naddaf': a cotton carder, a correct Arabic term.
وندفت السحابة بالبرد ندفا، على المثل
And the cloud snowed with hail, like the saying.