مَدَّهُ
Root: مد
Form: 1
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مَدَّهُI
, Present.T
مَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ; and مَدَّ بِهِ; and
; [or this has an intensive or a frequentative signification;] and
; and
, or ماددهُ, Verbal.Noun مُمَادَّةٌ and مِدَادٌ; He drew it ; pulled it: strained it: extended it by drawing or pulling; stretched it. You say also مَدَّ القَوْسَ [He drew the bow]; (S, Msb, K, in art. نزع;) and مَدَّ مِنَ البِئْرِ [He drew water from the well]. (S, K, art. متح.) [Hence, app., مَدَّ بِأَرْفَادِى: see رِفْدٌ.]
2 قَائِلُ كَلِمَةِ الزُّورِ وَالَّذِى يَمُدُّ بِحَبْلِهَا فِى الإِثْمِ سَوَآءٌ [The utterer of falsehood and he who transmits it are in respect of the sin alike]: a trad. of 'Alee; in which the utterer of the falsehood is likened to him who fills the bucket in the lower part of the well, and the relater thereof to him who draws the rope at the top.
3 مَدَّ He extended, or stretched forth, his hand or arm, foot or leg, &c.
4 بَيْنَنَا We drew, pulled, strained, or stretched, it between us, or together. [But in a copy of the M, it is تَمَادَدْنَاهُ.]
5 مَدَّ الحَرْفَ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, He lengthened the letter.
6 مَدَّ صَوْتَهُ
7 مَدَّ, Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ,
8 مَدَّ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى شَىْءٍ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
[Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ,]
9 مَدَدْتُ عَيْنِى إِلَى كَذَا
10 مَدَّهَ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, He expanded it, or stretched it out: he extended it, elongated it, or lengthened it.
11 مَدّ ٱللّٰهُ الأَرْضَ God expanded, or stretched out, and made plain, or level, the earth.
12 مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ الظِّلَّ
13 مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِهِ
14 مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِكَ
15 مُدَّ فِى عُمْرِهِ
16 الأَجَلَ, Verbal.Noun إِمْدَادٌ,
17 لَهُ فِى الأَجَلِ
18 مَدَّهُ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun
19 مَدَّ فِى السَّيْرِ
20 مَدَّهُ, Verbal.Noun مَدَدٌ and مِدَادٌ, He made it much in quantity; increased it.
21 مَدَّ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
[contr. to analogy,] Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ; It flowed: it increased; as also
; both of which verbs are also used transitively: or became much in quantity, copious, or abundant, in the days of the torrents; as also
امتدّ : contr. of
جَزَرَ [it ebbed]. (Lth, S, M, K in art. جزر.)
22 وَادِى كَذَا يَمُدُّ فِى نَهْرِ كَذَا Such a valley flows into and increases such a river.
23 مَدَّهُ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ; and
; It entered into it, and increased it, or made it copious or abundant: it flowed into it, and increased it, replenished it, or made it copious or abundant: it fed it, i. e., another well: [see an ex. in a verse cited in art. غرو, conj. 3]: both these verbs are also used intransitively.
24 [مَدّّتِ السُّوقُ
25 مَدَّ القَوْمَ, [Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ,] He became an auxiliary to the people: and مَدَدْنَاهُمْ
We became auxiliaries to them: somewhat differing from
, which signifies We aided them, or succoured them, by others than ourselves: you say, بِمَدَدٍ
I aided him, and strengthened him, [or increased his numbers and strength,] with an army: and الأَمِيرُ جُنْدَهُ بِالخَيْلِ وَالرِّجَالِ
The commander aided, or succoured, his army with cavalry and infantry, or with horses and men: and بِمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ
He aided them with, or, as some say, gave them, much wealth: and [it is said in the Kur, lii. 22,] وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ And We will increase their provision time after time with fruit: or with relation to evil, you say مَدَدْتُهُ; and with relation to good, : so says Yoo: this is generally the case; and the following are examples: أَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ [explained above]: and نَمُدُّهُمْ مِنَ العَذَابِ [Kur, xix. 82,] We will prolong and increase to them punishment: but Z relates, that Akh said the reverse, like وَعَدَ and أَوْعَدَ: the usage of the Arabs, however, does not accord with either of these assertions.
26 مَدَّ It became full, and rose.
27 مَدَّ السِّرَاجَ, (Present.Tمَدُدَ
A, [Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ,]) He put oil into the lamp.
28 مَدَّ الدَّوَاةَ, (Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, Msb,) and
, He put ink into the receptacle thereof; he increased its water, and its ink.
29 In like manner, مَدَّ القَلَمَ, and , He supplied the reed-pen with ink.
30 مَدَّهُ مُدَّةً مِنَ الدَّوَاةِ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
; and مُدَّةً is also allowable; or simply مَدَّهُ and أَمَدَّهُ; He gave him a dip of ink from the receptacle thereof with a reed-pen.
31 مَدَّ, Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, He dipped the reedpen in the receptacle of ink a single time for writing. See also 10.
32 مَدَّ الأَرْضَ, (Present.Tمَدُدَ
A, Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, L,) He manured the land with dung: or he added to the land manure composed of dung and ashes, or of earth or dust and dung, or of strong earth; or simply earth; or sand; to render it more productive.
34 مَدَّ الإِبِلَ, Present.Tمَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ; and
; He gave
مَدِيد to the camels to drink: or he put some barley coarsely ground, and then moistened, into the camel's mouths: or مَدَّهُ بِمَدِيدٍ, Present.T
مَدُدَ
Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, signifies, as some say, he fed him with fodder.
2 قَائِلُ كَلِمَةِ الزُّورِ وَالَّذِى يَمُدُّ بِحَبْلِهَا فِى الإِثْمِ سَوَآءٌ [The utterer of falsehood and he who transmits it are in respect of the sin alike]: a trad. of 'Alee; in which the utterer of the falsehood is likened to him who fills the bucket in the lower part of the well, and the relater thereof to him who draws the rope at the top.
3 مَدَّ He extended, or stretched forth, his hand or arm, foot or leg, &c.
4 بَيْنَنَا We drew, pulled, strained, or stretched, it between us, or together. [But in a copy of the M, it is تَمَادَدْنَاهُ.]
5 مَدَّ الحَرْفَ, Present.T
6 مَدَّ صَوْتَهُ
7 مَدَّ, Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ,
8 مَدَّ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى شَىْءٍ, Present.T
9 مَدَدْتُ عَيْنِى إِلَى كَذَا
10 مَدَّهَ, Present.T
11 مَدّ ٱللّٰهُ الأَرْضَ God expanded, or stretched out, and made plain, or level, the earth.
12 مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ الظِّلَّ
13 مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِهِ
14 مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِكَ
15 مُدَّ فِى عُمْرِهِ
16 الأَجَلَ, Verbal.Noun إِمْدَادٌ,
17 لَهُ فِى الأَجَلِ
18 مَدَّهُ, Present.T
19 مَدَّ فِى السَّيْرِ
20 مَدَّهُ, Verbal.Noun مَدَدٌ and مِدَادٌ, He made it much in quantity; increased it.
21 مَدَّ, Present.T
22 وَادِى كَذَا يَمُدُّ فِى نَهْرِ كَذَا Such a valley flows into and increases such a river.
23 مَدَّهُ, Present.T
24 [مَدّّتِ السُّوقُ
25 مَدَّ القَوْمَ, [Present.T
26 مَدَّ It became full, and rose.
27 مَدَّ السِّرَاجَ, (Present.T
28 مَدَّ الدَّوَاةَ, (Present.T
29 In like manner, مَدَّ القَلَمَ, and , He supplied the reed-pen with ink.
30 مَدَّهُ مُدَّةً مِنَ الدَّوَاةِ, Present.T
31 مَدَّ, Verbal.Noun مَدٌّ, He dipped the reedpen in the receptacle of ink a single time for writing. See also 10.
32 مَدَّ الأَرْضَ, (Present.T
34 مَدَّ الإِبِلَ, Present.T
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