nadīm

confidant, close friend

نَدِيم

Word

Noun · pattern فَعِيل

Root

ن د م

Forms

Plurals: نُدَماء، نِدام

In the library

فلما كان بالغد قعد السلطان على سريره، وأقعد أيبك تحت السرير، بحيث لا يظهر، وجاء الندماء والخواص الذين سعوا به.

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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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