عدو

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of enmity, opposition, and transmission or contagion. It encompasses terms for enemies, hostile actions, and the idea of something being transmitted from one entity to another, whether it be a characteristic, a disease, or a name.

Derived headwords

عَدِيّname

1.
a male given nameboth
A proper name for a male individual, often found in genealogical contexts.

عَدِيَّةname

1.
a female given nameboth
A proper name for a female individual.

عَدِيّname

1.
tribe or clan nameboth
The name of a tribe or clan, often used to identify lineage or affiliation.

عَادَاةname

1.
tribe nameboth
The name of a tribe.

عَدْوَةadjective

1.
distantclassical
Describing something that is far away or remote.

أَعْدَىverb

1.
to make something acquire a similar qualityboth
To cause something or someone to acquire a characteristic, quality, or condition that another possesses.
2.
to transmitboth
To pass on or spread something, such as a disease or a characteristic, from one to another.

Parallel reading

وعدي، بكسر فسكون، هو ابن الحارث بن عوف النخعي جد زرارة بن قيس بن الحارث بن عدي

And 'Uday, with a kasra then sukoon, is the son of Al-Harith bin 'Awf Al-Nakh'i, the grandfather of Zurarah bin Qays bin Al-Harith bin 'Uday.

وجَد عزيز بن معاوية بن سنان بن عدي

And the grandfather of 'Aziz bin Mu'awiyah bin Sinan bin 'Uday.

ومثله {عدي بن ربيعة بن عجل

And similar to him is 'Uday bin Rabi'ah bin 'Ijil.

وكسمية: عدية بن أسامة في آل عجل

And as a feminine name: 'Udayyah bint Usamah in the lineage of 'Ijil.

وبنو عدي، كغني: بليدة في الأشمونين سميت باسم النازلين بها

And the Banu 'Uday, like Ghani: a small town in Al-Ashmunayn named after those who settled there.

وهم عدي قريش فيما زعموا

And they are the 'Uday of Quraysh, according to their claim.

وقد خرج منها في الزمن القريب أهل العلم والصلاح

And in the recent past, people of knowledge and righteousness have emerged from it.

وأعدى الشيء الشيء والصاحب الصاحب: أكسبه مثل ما به

And 'to make something acquire' the thing and 'the companion acquire' the companion: means to make it acquire like what is in it.

وفي المثل: قرين الشيء يعدي قرينه

And in the proverb: The companion of a thing transmits to its companion.

وبنو عاداة: قبيلة

And the Banu 'Adah: a tribe.

وأمور عدوة، بالكسر: أي بعيدة

And 'affairs' that are 'adwah, with a kasra: meaning distant.