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tanāḍala

contend with each other, compete with each other

تَناضَلَ

Word

Verb · Form VI

Root

ن ض ل

Forms

Present
يَتَناضَلُ

In the library

فقالوا: كنّا نتَناضَلُ بالألْغازِ.

The Maqamat of al-Hariri, page 98 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ تَناضَلَيَتَناضَلُ—
she هِيَ تَناضَلَتتَتَناضَلُ—
they two (m.) هُما تَناضَلايَتَناضَلانِ—
they two (f.) هُما تَناضَلَتاتَتَناضَلانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ تَناضَلُوايَتَناضَلُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ تَناضَلْنَيَتَناضَلْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ تَناضَلْتَتَتَناضَلُتَناضَلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ تَناضَلْتِتَتَناضَلِينَتَناضَلِي
you two أَنْتُما تَناضَلْتُماتَتَناضَلانِتَناضَلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ تَناضَلْتُمتَتَناضَلُونَتَناضَلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ تَناضَلْتُنَّتَتَناضَلْنَتَناضَلْنَ
I أَنا تَناضَلْتُأَتَناضَلُ—
we نَحْنُ تَناضَلْنانَتَناضَلُ—

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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