nāḍala

contend with, compete with

ناضَلَ

Word

Verb · Form III

Root

ن ض ل

Forms

Present
يُناضِلُ
Verbal noun
نِضال
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ ناضَلَيُناضِلُ—
she هِيَ ناضَلَتتُناضِلُ—
they two (m.) هُما ناضَلايُناضِلانِ—
they two (f.) هُما ناضَلَتاتُناضِلانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ ناضَلُوايُناضِلُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ ناضَلْنَيُناضِلْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ ناضَلْتَتُناضِلُناضِلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ ناضَلْتِتُناضِلِينَناضِلِي
you two أَنْتُما ناضَلْتُماتُناضِلانِناضِلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ ناضَلْتُمتُناضِلُونَناضِلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ ناضَلْتُنَّتُناضِلْنَناضِلْنَ
I أَنا ناضَلْتُأُناضِلُ—
we نَحْنُ ناضَلْنانُناضِلُ—

From the same root

All words from ن ض ل →

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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