مدي

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of limit, extent, and distance, particularly in relation to goals, sight, and time. It also extends to measurements, specific types of basins or water features, and the act of giving respite or prolonging something.

Derived headwords

المَدَىnoun

1.
limit, extentboth
The furthest point or boundary of something, often referring to a goal or objective.
2.
distanceboth
The space between two points, which can be extended to a goal.
3.
range of sightboth
The furthest point that the eye can see.
4.
durationboth
The extent of time, often referring to a lifespan or appointed term.
5.
water plantclassical
A type of plant that grows on water.

كالفتى: الغاية — Like the young man: the limit.

أن المدى المسافة — That the extent is the distance.

للمبصر: منتهاه — For sight: its limit.

المَدْيَةnoun

1.
knife, bladeboth
A sharp instrument used for cutting, often a dagger or a large knife.
2.
bowstring attachmentclassical
The part of a bow that connects to the string, specifically the nock or horn.

كالمدية، بالضم — Like the midyah, with dammah.

الشفرة — The blade.

كبد القوس — The liver of the bow (referring to the bowstring attachment).

الميداءnoun

1.
extent, capacityclassical
The measure or capacity of something, often referring to the extent of an affair or situation.

والميداء، بالكسر — And the mayda', with kasrah.

ما أدري ما ميداء هذا الأمر يعني قدره وغايته — I don't know the mayda' of this matter, meaning its capacity and its limit.

مادىverb

1.
to give respiteboth
To grant someone more time or delay a matter.

ميداءnoun

1.
adjacent, alongsideclassical
Being next to or alongside something else, often used in relation to location.

داري ميداء داره، بالكسر — My house is mayda' to his house, with kasrah.

أي بحذائها — Meaning alongside it.

المديnoun

1.
basin without stonesclassical
A water basin or trough that does not have stones placed around it.
2.
stagnant waterclassical
Water that has flowed from a basin and become foul or stagnant.
3.
small channelclassical
A small stream or channel where spilled water collects.
4.
large measureclassical
A large dry measure used in the Levant, equivalent to several sa's.

والمدي، كغني: حوض لا تنصب حوله حجارة — And al-madi, like ghani: a basin around which stones are not set.

الحوض الذي ليست له نصائب — The basin which has no surrounding stones.

ما سال من ماء الحوض فخبث — What flows from the basin water and becomes foul.

مكيال ضخم للشام ومصر — A large measure for Syria and Egypt.

أمْدىverb

1.
to grow oldclassical
To reach an advanced age.
2.
to drink excessivelyclassical
To drink a large quantity of milk.

أسن — To grow old.

أكثر من شرب اللبن — To drink more of the milk.

إمْداءverb

1.
to grant respiteboth
To give someone more time or delay a matter.

إمداء: أمليت له — Imda': I gave him respite.

مادَيْتُهُverb

1.
to give respiteboth
To grant someone more time or delay a matter.

ماديتُه: أمليت له — I gave him respite: I granted him time.

ابن مدىname

1.
name of a valleyclassical
A proper name for a valley mentioned in poetry.

وابن مدى، كفتى: اسم واد — And Ibn Mada, like Fata: the name of a valley.

تمادىverb

1.
to persist, continueboth
To continue in a state or action, often excessively or stubbornly.
2.
to be prolongedboth
To extend in time or space.

تمادى في غيه: لج فيه — He persisted in his error: he was stubborn in it.

تمادى به الأمر: تطاول وتأخر — The matter was prolonged for him: it extended and was delayed.

مُدْيَةnoun

1.
knife, bladeboth
A sharp instrument used for cutting, often a dagger or a large knife.

والمدية، مثلثة — And al-muddiyah, with three possible pronunciations.

مَدْيnoun

1.
stagnant waterclassical
Water that has flowed from a basin and become foul or stagnant.

وأثرت مديه وأثرت عنه سواكن — And he disturbed its stagnant water, and disturbed the settled inhabitants from it.

مَدِيّnoun

1.
large measureclassical
A large dry measure used in the Levant, equivalent to several sa's.

والمدي، بالضم: مكيال ضخم للشام ومصر — And al-madiyy, with dammah: a large measure for Syria and Egypt.

أمْدِيَةnoun

1.
basins, measuresclassical
Plural of al-madi, referring to basins or large measures.

وجمع الكل أمدية — And the جمع of all of them is amdiyah.

أمْداءnoun

1.
large measuresclassical
Plural of al-madiyy, referring to large dry measures.

جمع أمداء، كقفل وأقفال — Plural of amda', like qifl and aqfal.

Parallel reading

أن المدى المسافة، وإنما أطلقت على الغاية لامتداد المسافة إليها

That the extent is the distance, and it was applied to the goal because of the extension of the distance to it.

فهل أنت إن مد المدى لك خالد موازنه أو حامل ما يحمل

So are you, if the distance is extended for you, Khalid, balancing it or carrying what it carries?

هو مفعال من المدى، وهو الغاية والقدر

It is mif'al from al-mada, and it is the limit and the measure.

ما أدري ما ميداء هذا الأمر يعني قدره وغايته

I don't know the mayda' of this matter, meaning its capacity and its limit.

هو مني مدى البصر

It is from me the extent of sight.

قطعة أرض قدر مدى البصر

A piece of land the extent of sight.

والمدية، بالضم، الشفرة

And al-muddiyah, with dammah, is the blade.

سميت مدية لأن انقضاء المدى يكون بها

It is named muddiyah because the end of the limit occurs with it.

أرمي وإحدى سيتيها مديه إن لم تصب قلبا أصابت كليه

I shoot, and one of its horns is its muddiyah; if it doesn't hit a heart, it hits both.

فلان أبعدهم غاية في العز

So-and-so is the furthest of them in limit of honor.

الحوض الذي ليست له نصائب

The basin which has no surrounding stones.

إذا أميل في المدي فاضا

When it is tilted in the basin, it overflows.

ما سال من ماء الحوض فخبث

What flows from the basin water and becomes foul.

ما سال من فروغ الدلو يسمى مديا ما دام يمد

What flows from the bucket's opening is called madiyy as long as it is drawn.

هو مكيال لأهل الشام يسع خمسة عشر مكوكا

It is a measure for the people of Sham that holds fifteen makkuks.

أنه أجرى للناس المديين والقسطين

That he distributed to the people the two madiyy and the two qist.

أسن

He grew old.

إذا سقي لبنا فأكثر

When he was given milk and drank excessively.

ماديت له وأمليت له

I gave him respite and I granted him time.

فابن مدى روضاته تأنس

So Ibn Mada, its meadows are familiar.

داري ميداء داره، أي بحذائها

My house is alongside his house, meaning next to it.

لا يجاريه أحد إلى مدى

No one can match him to the limit.

تمادى في غيه: لج فيه

He persisted in his error: he was stubborn in it.

تمادى به الأمر: تطاول وتأخر

The matter was prolonged for him: it extended and was delayed.