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naḍala

surpass, defeat

نَضَلَ

Word

Verb · Form I

Root

ن ض ل

Forms

Present
يَنْضُلُ

In the library

وفي النّاس من يكون طبعه المماظَّة، فيؤذي الجليس، ويكثر التّدليس وهو يعلم أنّه فاضل، لا ينضله في الرّمي مناضل.

The Epistle of Forgiveness, page 187 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ نَضَلَيَنْضُلُ—
she هِيَ نَضَلَتتَنْضُلُ—
they two (m.) هُما نَضَلايَنْضُلانِ—
they two (f.) هُما نَضَلَتاتَنْضُلانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ نَضَلُوايَنْضُلُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ نَضَلْنَيَنْضُلْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ نَضَلْتَتَنْضُلُاُنْضُلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ نَضَلْتِتَنْضُلِينَاُنْضُلِي
you two أَنْتُما نَضَلْتُماتَنْضُلانِاُنْضُلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ نَضَلْتُمتَنْضُلُونَاُنْضُلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ نَضَلْتُنَّتَنْضُلْنَاُنْضُلْنَ
I أَنا نَضَلْتُأَنْضُلُ—
we نَحْنُ نَضَلْنانَنْضُلُ—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • نَضَلَهُ Form I He overcame him, or surpassed him, in shooting
    He overcame him, or surpassed him, in shooting. (S, Msb, K.)
  • نَاضَلَهُ Form III He vied, competed, or contended for superiority, with him in shooting
    He vied, competed, or contended for superiority, with him in shooting. (S, Msb, K.) ― -b2- نَاضَلَهُ, inf. n. تِنْصَالٌ: see بَيَّنَهَ. ― -b3- نَاضَل عَنْهُ (tropical:) He defended him, pleaded in defence of him, or repelled from him; (K, TA;) spoke in his defence, excusing him; (S, TA;) defended him, &c., as above; (S;) contended, or pleaded, in his defence; (TA;) defended him; and contended in his defence. (Msb.)

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