muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarمَدٌّ مُمَادَّةٌ إِمْدَادٌ مَدَدٌ
Core sense — he drew it, he stretched it, he lengthened it; he aided himgenerated
1.1[he drew the bow]—مَدَّ القَوْسَ
He drew it, pulled it, strained it, extended it by pulling, stretched it — said of a rope and the like.; maṣdar مَدٌّ, مَدَّ بِهِ, and مدّدهُ [or this last has an intensive or frequentative meaning]; also تمدّدهُ and مادّهُ, or ماددهُ, maṣdar مُمَادَّةٌ and مِدَادٌ.
See the article نزع.
[he drew water from the well]—مَدَّ مِنَ البِئْرِ
See the article متح.
[Hence, apparently, مَدَّ بِأَرْفَادِى: see رِفْدٌ.]
1.1.1[the utterer of falsehood and the one who transmits it share the sin alike]—قَائِلُ كَلِمَةِ الزُّورِ وَالَّذِى يَمُدُّ بِحَبْلِهَا فِى الإِثْمِ سَوَآءٌ
A tradition of ʿAlee: the utterer of the falsehood is likened to the man who fills the bucket in the lower part of the well, and the one who relates it to the man who draws the rope at the top.
1.1.2he stretched out his hand or arm, foot or leg, and the like—مَدَّ
1.1.3we drew it, or stretched it, between us—تَمَدَّدْنَاهُ بَيْنَنَا
But in one copy of the M it is تَمَادَدْنَاهُ.
1.1.4he lengthened the letter—مَدَّ الحَرْفَ
.
1.1.5figurative · مجاز — inferredhe prolonged, or strained, his voice—مَدَّ صَوْتَهُ
[he strained the voice in threatening]—تَمَدَّدَ فِى الصَّوْتِ عِنْدَ الوَعِيدِ
As the Arab does in chanting.
See the article نمر.
1.1.6figurative · مجازit (his sight) became stretched, and raised—مَدَّ
.
إِلَى شَىْءٍ: towards a thing.
1.1.7figurative · مجازhe stretched, and raised, his sight towards a thing—مَدَّ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى شَىْءٍ
.
1.1.8figurative · مجازI looked at such a thing desirously—مَدَدْتُ عَيْنِى إِلَى كَذَا
1.1.9he expanded it, or stretched it out; he lengthened it—مَدَّهَ
.
1.1.10God expanded the earth, and made it plain, or level—مَدّ ٱللّٰهُ الأَرْضَ
1.1.11figurative · مجازGod extended, or stretched forth, the shade—مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ الظِّلَّ
See Form 8.
1.1.12figurative · مجازGod made his life long—مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِهِ
Also امدَّ.
1.1.13figurative · مجازmay God make your life long!—مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِكَ
1.1.14figurative · مجازhe had his life lengthened—مُدَّ فِى عُمْرِهِ
1.1.15figurative · مجازhe deferred, or postponed, the term, or period of duration—أَمَدَّ الأَجَلَ
.
1.1.16figurative · مجازhe deferred, or postponed, the term to him—امدّ لَهُ فِى الأَجَلِ
1.1.17figurative · مجازhe made him continue, or go on long; he granted him a delay, or respite—مَدَّهُ
. Also امدّهُ, but this last is little used.
he made him continue in his error—مَدَّهُ فِى غَيِّهِ
Also امدّهُ.
God made him continue long in a state of punishment—مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُ فِى العَذَابِ
on this sense See also Form 3.
1.1.18figurative · مجازhe made much advance in journeying—مَدَّ فِى السَّيْرِ
1.1.19he made it much in quantity; he increased it—مَدَّهُ
Maṣdar مَدَدٌ and مِدَادٌ.
1.1.20it flowed; it increased—مَدَّ
[contrary to analogy].
Said of water, of a river, and of a sea or great river.
Also امدّ; both of these verbs are used transitively as well.
Or it became much in quantity, copious, or abundant, in the days of the torrents; also امتدّ, the opposite of جَزَرَ [it ebbed].
Lth. See the article جزر.
1.1.21such a valley flows into and increases such a river—وَادِى كَذَا يَمُدُّ فِى نَهْرِ كَذَا
1.1.22it entered into another like it and increased it, or made it copious—مَدَّهُ
maṣdar مَدٌّ and امدّهُ.
Said of a river, or of a sea or great river: it flowed into another and increased it, replenished it, or made it copious.
Said of a well: it fed another well. [See an example in a verse cited in the article غرو, Form 3.]
Both these verbs are also used intransitively.
1.1.23figurative · مجاز — inferredthe market was full of people and of goods for sale—مَدّّتِ السُّوقُ
See the ism fāʿil.
1.1.24he became an auxiliary to the people—مَدَّ القَوْمَ
[.]
we became auxiliaries to them—مَدَدْنَاهُمْ
This differs somewhat from أَمَدْنَاهُمْ, which means: we aided them, or succoured them, by others than ourselves.
I aided him, and strengthened him, with an army—أَمْدَدْتُهُ بِمَدَدٍ
the commander aided his army with cavalry and infantry, or with horses and men—أَمَدَّ الأَمِيرُ جُنْدَهُ بِالخَيْلِ وَالرِّجَالِ
he aided them with, or as some say gave them, much wealth—امدّهُمْ بِمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ
and We will increase their provision time after time with fruit—وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ
Yoo: with relation to evil one says مَدَدْتُهُ, and with relation to good أَمْدَدْتُهُ; this is generally the case, as in أَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ [explained above].
we will prolong and increase punishment to them—نَمُدُّهُمْ مِنَ العَذَابِ
Qurʾān 19, verse 82. 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.
1.1.25it (anything) became full, and rose—مَدَّ
1.1.26he put oil into the lamp—مَدَّ السِّرَاجَ
.
1.1.27he put ink into the inkhorn; he increased its water and its ink—مَدَّ الدَّوَاةَ
. Also امدّهَا.
1.1.28he supplied the reed-pen with ink—مَدَّ القَلَمَ
Also امدّهُ, in the same sense.
1.1.29he gave him a dip of ink from the inkhorn with a reed-pen—مَدَّهُ مُدَّةً مِنَ الدَّوَاةِ
أَمَدَّهُ مُدَّةً is also allowable; or simply مَدَّهُ and أَمَدَّهُ.
1.1.30he dipped the reed-pen once in the inkhorn for writing—مَدَّ
.
See also Form 10.
1.1.31he manured the land with dung—مَدَّ الأَرْضَ
Or he added to the land manure made of dung and ashes, or of earth or dust and dung, or of strong earth; or simply earth; or sand; to make it more productive.
.
1.1.32he gave the camels a mash to drink—مَدَّ الإِبِلَ
maṣdar مَدٌّ and امدّها.
مَدِيد: water on which some flour or the like has been sprinkled, or with which it has been mixed.
he fed him with fodder—مَدَّهُ بِمَدِيدٍ
Or he put some barley coarsely ground, and then moistened, into the camels' mouths.
. This is the meaning given by some.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 13
2:15
ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِى طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَAllah will throw back their mockery on them, and give them rope in their trespasses; so they will wander like blind ones (To and fro).
7:202
وَإِخْوَٰنُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِى ٱلْغَىِّ ثُمَّ لَا يُقْصِرُونَBut their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper into error, and never relax (their efforts).
19:79
كَلَّا ۚ سَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُولُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ مَدًّاNay! We shall record what he says, and We shall add and add to his punishment.
50:7
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍAnd the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)-
84:3
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْAnd when the earth is flattened out,
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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, (S, L, K,) aor. مَدُدَ , (L,) inf. n. مَدٌّ ; and مَدَّ بِهِ ; and مدّدهُ ; [or this has an intensive or a frequentative signification;] and تمدّدهُ ; (L, K;) and مادّهُ , or ماددهُ , (as in different copies of the K, TA,) inf. n. مُمَادَّةٌ and مِدَادٌ ; (K;) He drew it (namely a rope, &c., A); pulled it: strained it: extended it by drawing or pulling; stretched it. (L, K, El-Basáïr.) 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 .] 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. (L.) مَدَّ He extended, or stretched forth, his hand or arm, foot or leg, &c. (The Lexicons passim.) تَمَدَّدْنَاهُ بَيْنَنَا We drew, pulled, strained, or stretched, it between us, or together. (L.) [But in a copy of the M, it is تَمَادَدْنَاهُ .] مَدَّ الحَرْفَ , aor. مَدُدَ , inf. n. مَدٌّ , He lengthened the letter. (L.) مَدَّ صَوْتَهُ He prolonged, or strained, his voice [as the Arab does in chanting]: (L:) and تَمَدَّدَ فِى الصَّوْتِ عِنْدَ الوَعِيدِ [He strained the voice in threatening]. (K, art. نمر .) مَدَّ , inf. n. مَدٌّ , It (his sight) was, or became, stretched, and raised, إِلَى شَىْءٍ towards a thing. (K.) مَدَّ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى شَىْءٍ , aor. مَدُدَ , [inf. n. مَدٌّ ,] He stretched, and raised, his sight towards a thing. (A, * L.) مَدَدْتُ عَيْنِى إِلَى كَذَا I looked at such a thing desirously. (IKtt, El-Basáïr.) مَدَّهَ , aor. مَدُدَ , (Lh, L,) inf. n. مَدٌّ , (Lh, L, K,) He expanded it, or stretched it out: (L, K:) he extended it, elongated it, or lengthened it. (L.) مَدّ ٱللّٰهُ الأَرْضَ God expanded, or stretched out, and made plain, or level, the earth. (Lh, L.) مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ الظِّلَّ God extended, or stretched forth, the shade. (A.) See 8. مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِهِ God made his life long; (S, A, * L;) as also امدَّ . (IKtt.) مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ فِى عُمْرِكَ May God make thy life long! (L.) مُدَّ فِى عُمْرِهِ He had his life lengthened. (L.) أَمَدَّ الأَجَلَ , inf. n. إِمْدَادٌ , He deferred, or postponed, the term, or period of duration. (K.) امدّ لَهُ فِى الأَجَلِ He deferred, or postponed, to him the term, or his term. (TA.) مَدَّهُ , aor. مَدُدَ , (L,) inf. n. مَدٌّ ; and امدّهُ , inf. n. إِمْدَادٌ ; (L, K;) but the latter is little used; (L;) He made him to continue; to go on long; left him, or let him alone, long, or for a while; granted him a delay, or respite. (L, K. *) Ex. مَدَّهُ فِى غَيِّهِ , (S, L,) and امدّهُ , (L,) He made him to continue, &c., in his error. (S, L.) And in like manner, مَدَّ ٱللّٰهُ لَهُ فِى العَذَابِ God made him to continue, or go on long, in a state of punishment. (L.) See also 3. مَدَّ فِى السَّيْرِ He made much advance in journeying. (L.) مَدَّهُ , inf. n. مَدَدٌ and مِدَادٌ , He made it much in quantity; increased it. (L, TA.) مَدَّ , (S, L, Msb,) aor. مَدُدَ , [contr. to analogy,] (L,) inf. n. مَدٌّ ; (S, L, K;) It (water, L, and a river, S, L, and a sea, or great river, L) flowed: (S, L, K:) it (water, L, and a sea, or great river, L, Msb) increased; as also امدّ ; both of which verbs are also used transitively: (Msb:) or became much in quantity, copious, or abundant, in the days of the torrents; as also امتدّ : (L:) contr. of جَزَرَ [it ebbed]. (Lth, S, M, K in art. جزر .) وَادِى كَذَا يَمُدُّ فِى نَهْرِ كَذَا Such a valley flows into and increases such a river. (A, L.) مَدَّهُ , (Lh, S, L, Msb,) aor. مَدُدَ , (Lh, L,) inf. n. مَدٌّ ; (Lh, L, Msb;) and امدّهُ ; (L, Msb;) It (a thing) entered into it, (i. e., a like thing,) and increased it, or made it copious or abundant: (Lh, L:) it (a river, S, L, or sea, or great river, L, Msb) flowed into it, (i. e., another river, or sea, or great river,) and increased it, replenished it, or made it copious or abundant: (S, * L, Msb: *) it (a well) fed it, i. e., another well: (L:) [see an ex. in a verse cited in art. غرو , conj. 3]: both these verbs are also used intransitively. (Msb.) [ مَدّّتِ السُّوقُ The market was full of people and of goods for sale. See the part. n.] مَدَّ القَوْمَ , [aor. مَدُدَ , inf. n. مَدٌّ ,] He became an auxiliary to the people: (K:) and مَدَدْنَاهُمْ We became auxiliaries to them: somewhat differing from أَمَدْنَاهُمْ , which signifies We aided them, or succoured them, by others than ourselves: (AZ, S, L, K:) you say, أَمْدَدْتُهُ بِمَدَدٍ I aided him, and strengthened him, [or increased his numbers and strength,] with an army: (S, * Msb:) and أَمَدَّ الأَمِيرُ جُنْدَهُ بِالخَيْلِ وَالرِّجَالِ The commander aided, or succoured, his army with cavalry and infantry, or with horses and men: and امدّهُمْ بِمَالٍ كَثِيرٍ He aided them with, or, as some say, gave them, much wealth: (L:) and [it is said in the Kur, lii. 22,] وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ (S, L) And We will increase their provision time after time with fruit: (Beyd, Jel:) or with relation to evil, you say مَدَدْتُهُ ; and with relation to good, أَمْدَدْتُهُ : (K:) so says Yoo: (L:) this is generally the case; and the following are examples: أَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ [explained above]: and نَمُدُّهُمْ مِنَ العَذَابِ (ElBasáïr) [Kur, xix. 82,] We will prolong and increase to them punishment: (Beyd;:) 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. (MF.) مَدَّ It (anything) became full, and rose. (Sh, L.) مَدَّ السِّرَاجَ , (aor. مَدُدَ , A, [inf. n. مَدٌّ ,]) He put oil (or the like, K) into the lamp. (A, L, K.) مَدَّ الدَّوَاةَ , (aor. مَدُدَ , inf. n. مَدٌّ , Msb,) and امدّهَا , He put ink into the receptacle thereof; (S, * Msb;) he increased its water, and its ink. (L.) In like manner, مَدَّ القَلَمَ , and امدّهُ , He supplied the reed-pen with ink. (L.) مَدَّهُ مُدَّةً مِنَ الدَّوَاةِ , aor. مَدُدَ ; and أَمَدَّهُ مُدَّةً is also allowable; (L;) or simply مَدَّهُ (A) and أَمَدَّهُ ; (S, A, K;) He gave him a dip of ink from the receptacle thereof with a reed-pen. (S, TA.) مَدَّ , inf. n. مَدٌّ , He dipped the reedpen in the receptacle of ink a single time for writing. (Msb.) See also 10. مَدَّ الأَرْضَ , (aor. مَدُدَ , A, inf. n. مَدٌّ , L,) He manured the land with dung: (A, K:) 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. (L.) مَدَّ الإِبِلَ , (AZ, S, A, L, K.) aor. مَدُدَ , inf. n. مَدٌّ ; (AZ, L;) and امدّها ; (S, A, L;) He gave مَدِيد (or water upon which had been sprinkled, or with which had been mixed, some flour, or the like, &c.) to the camels to drink: (AZ, S, A, L, K:) or he put some barley coarsely ground, and then moistened, into the camel's mouths: (AZ, L:) or مَدَّهُ بِمَدِيدٍ , aor. مَدُدَ , inf. n. مَدٌّ , signifies, as some say, he fed him with fodder. (M.)