nadam

remorse, regret

نَدَم

Word

Noun · pattern فَعَل

Root

ن د م

In the library

وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ نَفْسٍ ظَلَمَتْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لَافْتَدَتْ بِهِ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا الْعَذَابَ ۖ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

The Qurʾān, page 215 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • نَدِمَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلَ Form I He grieved for what he had done; regretted it; repented of it: or he disliked it
    He grieved for what he had done; regretted it; repented of it: or he disliked it. (Msb.)
  • نَدِيمٌ A companion in drinking; a cup-companion
    A companion in drinking; a cup-companion. (S, Msb, K.) And hence, Any convivial companion; a boon-companion.
  • مَنْدَمٌ Repentance
    Repentance: an inf. n. of نَدِمَ; see an ex. in a verse of El-Kattál El-Kilábee, cited voce أَىٌّ.

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