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Form 1مَرَدَ20 senses · 4 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarمَرْدٌ مَرَدٌ مُرُودٌ مَرَادَةٌ

Core sense — he soaked bread in water; he was insolent and rebellious; he was beardlessgenerated

1.1

. He steeped bread, or corn, in water and mashed it with his hand so as to soften it; or he soaked bread in water.

مَرَثَ and مَرَذَ, with the dotted ذ, have the same meaning.

Or: he softened bread in water and crumbled it with his fingers.

1.1.1he rubbed it in waterمَرَدَهُ

Said of a thing.

1.1.2he crumbled it, or broke it into small pieces, with his fingersمَرَدَهُ

synonym ثَرَدَهُ. Said of bread and the like. Only the maṣdar is mentioned there.

1.1.3he made it softمَرَدَهُ

. Said of a thing.

1.1.4he made it soft and smooth; he polished itمَرَدَهُ

مرّدهُ has the same meaning. See also form 2.

1.1.5he mumbled the breast of his mother, or sucked itمَرَدَ

. Said of a child.

The verb rendered "mumbled" here is مَرَسَ.

1.1.6he continued to eat dates soaked in milk until they became softمَرِدَ

That is, مَرِيد.

1.1.7figurative · مجازit became destitute of leavesمَرِدَ

Said of a branch.

1.1.8figurative · مجازthe land became destitute of herbage, except a small quantityمَرِدَتِ الأَرْضُ

.

1.1.9he became without hair on the fetlockمَرِدَ

Said of a horse.

1.1.10he was as yet beardlessمَرِدَ

Or he had no hair on his cheeks; or he remained until late without his beard having grown, or without the hair of his face having grown forth.

maṣdars مَرَدٌ, مُرُودَةٌ and تمرّد. Said of a youth, or young man.

1.2he exalted himself; he was insolent and audacious in pride and in acts of rebellion or disobedienceمَرَدَ

Or he was bold or audacious, and immoderate or excessive; or excessively proud, or corrupt, or unbelieving, or disobedient and rebellious; or he exalted himself and was immoderate in unbelief; or he was extravagant in acts of disobedience and in wrongdoing; or he was refractory and averse from obedience.

Or he went to such an extreme that he passed out of the general state [or category] of his species.

with maṣdars مُرُودٌ, مَرْدٌ and مَرُدَ; also, with maṣdars مَرَادَةٌ, مُرُودَةٌ and تمرّد.

1.2.1he was bold or audacious, and immoderate, in the affairمرد عَلَى الأَمْرِ
he was bold and immoderate in evil, or mischiefعلى الشَّرِّ
he acted immoderately, or excessively, towards us, or against usتمرّد عَلَيْنَا
1.2.2

Some explain مَرُدَ as synonymous with خَبُثَ [signifying He was bad, evil, wicked, malignant, noxious, corrupt, &c.].

1.2.3figurative · مجاز[Márid has resisted the attempt to take it, and El-Ablak has proved strong]تَمَرَّدَ مَارِدٌ وَعَزَّ الأَبْلَقُ

A proverb, said originally by Ez-Zebbà, the Queen of the Arabs, about two fortresses she had failed to take.

1.3he pushed, or propelled, a ship or boat with a poleمَرَدَ

. Said of a sailor; the pole is مُرْدِىّ.

1.3.1

He drove violently.

1.4figurative · مجازhe became accustomed, habituated, or inured, to a thingمَرَدَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ

maṣdars مُرُودٌ and تمرّد.

1.4.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthey have become accustomed, habituated, or inured, to hypocrisyمَرَدُوا عَلَى النِّفَاقِ

Qur. 9:102.

Or: they have exalted themselves, or become insolent and audacious, in hypocrisy.

Er-Rāghib: it is from شَجَرَةٌ مَرْدَآءُ, "a tree without leaves", meaning they have become destitute of good.

1.4.2figurative · مجازhe became accustomed to what was said, so that he did not care about itمَرَدَ عَلَى الكَلَامِ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
9:101
وَمِمَّنْ حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مُنَـٰفِقُونَ ۖ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ۖ مَرَدُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنِّفَاقِ لَا تَعْلَمُهُمْ ۖ نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ سَنُعَذِّبُهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ

Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty.

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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, (aor. مَرُدَ , inf. n. مَرْدٌ , S, L,) He steeped bread, (S, L, K,) or corn, (Msb,) in water, and mashed it with his hand, so as to soften it: (S, L, Msb, K:) or he soaked bread in water; (M, L;) and so مَرَثَ , and مَرَذَ , with the dotted ذ ; or he softened bread in water, and crumbled it with his fingers. (As, L.) مَرَدَهُ He rubbed it (a thing) in water. (TA.) مَرَدَهُ , inf. n. مَرْدٌ , He crumbled it [namely bread &c.], or broke it into small pieces, with his fingers; syn. ثَرَدَهُ . (TA [but only the inf. n. is there mentioned.]) مَرَدَهُ , aor. مَرُدَ , inf. n. مَرْدٌ , He made it (a thing) soft. (L.) مَرَدَهُ and مرّدهُ He made it (a thing) soft and smooth; he polished it. (L.) See also 2. مَرَدَ , (inf. n. مَرْدٌ , S, L,) He (a child, S, L) mumbled ( مَرَسَ ) the breast (S, * L, * K) of his mother: (S, L:) or sucked it. (IKtt.) مَرِدَ , aor. , He continued to eat مَرِيد , i. e., dates soaked in milk until rendered soft. (K.) مَرِدَ It (a branch) was, or became, destitute of leaves. (IAar, L.) مَرِدَتِ الأَرْضُ , inf. n. مَرَدٌ , The land was, or became, destitute of herbage, excepting a small quantity. (TA.) مَرِدَ He (a horse) was, or became, without hair upon the fetlock. (IKtt.) مَرِدَ , aor. مَرَدَ , (L, Msb, K,) inf. n. مَرَدٌ (S, L, Msb, K) and مُرُودَةٌ ; (L, K;) and تمرّد ; (S, A, L, K;) He (a youth, or young man,) was as yet beardless: (Msb:) or had no hair upon his cheeks: (IAar, L:) or remained to a late period without his beard having grown, (L, K,) or without the hair of his face having grown forth. (S, L, Msb) مَرَدَ aor. مَرُدَ , (A, L, Msb, K,) inf. n. مُرُودٌ (A, L, K) and مَرْدٌ ; (IAar, L;) and مَرُدَ , aor. مَرُدَ , (S, L, Msb, K,) inf. n. مَرَادَةٌ (S, L, K) and مُرُودَةٌ ; (TA, and some copies of the K;) and تمرّد ; (A, L;) He exalted himself, or was insolent and audacious, in pride and in acts of rebellion or disobedience; (IAar, L;) he was hold, or audacious; (M, L, K;) and immoderate, inordinate, or exhorbitant; or excessively, immoderately, or inordinately, proud, or corrupt, or unbelieving, or disobedient or rebellious; or exalted himself and was inordinate in infidelity; or was extravagant in acts of disobedience and in wrongdoing; or was refractory, or averse from obedience: (S, M, A, L, Msb, K:) or he went to such an extreme as thereby to pass from out of the general state [or category] of that species [to which he belonged]. (M, L, K.) So in the phrase مرد عَلَى الأَمْرِ He was bold or audacious, and immoderate, &c., in the affair: (M, L:) and in like manner, على الشَّرِّ , in evil, or mischief: تمرّد عَلَيْنَا He acted immoderately, inordinately, or exorbitantly, &c., towards us, or against us. (L.) Some explain مَرُدَ as syn. with خَبُثَ [signifying He was bad, evil, wicked, malignant, noxious, corrupt, &c.]. (MF.) تَمَرَّدَ مَارِدٌ وَعَزَّ الأَبْلَقُ [Márid hath resisted the attempt to take it, and El-Ablak hath proved strong]: a proverb: (S:) originally said by Ex-Zebbà, the Queen of the Arabs, with reference to two fortresses which she had failed to take. (TA.) مَرَدَ , (L,) inf. n. مَرْدٌ , (L, K,) He (a sailor) pushed, or propelled, a ship or boat, with a مُرْدِىّ . (L, K.) He drove vehemently. (L, K.) مَرَدَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ , [aor. مَرُدَ ,] (K,) inf. n. مُرُودٌ ; (S, L;) and تمرّد ; (L.) He became accustomed, habituated, or inured, to a thing. (S, L, K.) مَرَدُوا عَلَى النِّفَاقِ [Kur., ix., 102,] They have become accustomed, habituated, or inured, to hypocrisy: (Fr., A, L:) or they have exalted themselves, or become insolent and audacious, in hypocrisy: (IAar:) accord. to Er-Rághib, it is from شَجَرَةٌ مَرْدَآءُ “ a tree without leaves; ” meaning, they have become destitute of good. (TA.) مَرَدَ عَلَى الكَلَامِ He became accustomed, or habituated, to what was said, so that he cared not for it. (L.)
Form 2مرّدهُ3 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَمْرِيدٌ

Core sense — he stripped a branch of its leaves; he made a building smoothgenerated

2.1figurative · مجاز

. He stripped a branch of its leaves.

2.1.1figurative · مجازhe stripped a branch of its peelمَرَدَهُ

The verb of this entry has the same meaning. See form 1.

2.1.2he made a building smooth and even and tall or long, and plastered it with mudمرّدهُ

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, inf. n. تَمْرِيدٌ , He stripped it (a branch) of its leaves. (S, A, L.) He stripped it (a branch) of its peel; as also مَرَدَهُ . (TA.) See 1. مرّدهُ , (A, L,) inf. n. تَمْرِيدٌ , (S, L, K,) He made it (a building) smooth (S, A, L, K) and even (L, K) and tall or long; (A;) and plastered it with mud. (L.)
Form 5تَمَرَّدَ1 sense

Core sense — he exalted himself insolently, he rebelledgenerated

5.1

See form 1, in five places.

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see 1 in five places.

Derived nouns 13

Nounمَرْدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — bread crumbled with the fingers and moistened with broth; fresh, juicy fruitgenerated

1

[A collective generic noun.] Bread crumbled, or broken into small pieces, with the fingers and then moistened with broth; the same as ثَرِيدٌ.

1.1

What is fresh and juicy of the fruit of the أَرَاك.

What is ripe of it is called كَبَاثٌ; or [in the CK, and] what is ripe of it; what has turned black being called كباث.

Or certain red and large things belonging to it; ism waḥda with ة.

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[Coll. gen. n.] Bread crumbled, or broken into small pieces, with the fingers, and then moistened with broth; syn. ثَرِيدٌ . (T, L.) What is fresh and juicy of the fruit of the أَرَاك : (T, S, L, K:) what is ripe thereof is called كَبَاثٌ : (T, L:) or [in the CK, and] what is ripe thereof: (L, K:) what has become black being called كباث : (TA in art. برم :) or certain red and large things pertaining thereto: n. un. with ة . (AHn, L.)
Nounمَرَدَى1 sense

Core sense — a pole with which a boat is pushedgenerated

1

See مَرَطَى.

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: see مَرَطَى .
Nounمُرْدِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a pole with which a boat is pushed; an oargenerated

1

A pole with which a ship, or boat, is pushed or propelled; or an oar, the same as مِجْذَافٌ.

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a pole with which a ship, or boat, is pushed, or propelled: (L, K:) or an oar; syn. مِجْذَافٌ . (IKtt.)
Nounمَرَادٌ1 sense

Core sense — the neckgenerated

1the neckمَرَّادٌ

The headword has this meaning too; plural [of the latter] مَرَارِيدُ.

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(S, L, K:) and مَرَّادٌ (K) The neck: (S, L, K:) pl. [of the latter] مَرَارِيدُ . (K.)
Nounمَرُودٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who often goes and comes, from brisknessgenerated

1

See مَارِدٌ.

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: see مَارِدٌ .
Nounمَرِيدٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — bread steeped in water; dates soaked in milk until soft; water with milkgenerated

1

Bread steeped in water and mashed with the hand; or soaked in water.

1.1dates soaked in milk until they become softمَرِيسٌ

The headword has the same meaning: dates thrown into milk to become soft and then mashed with the hand; or moistened, and rubbed and pressed with the fingers till soft, in water or in milk. In the article مرس.

1.2

Water with milk.

1.3

Anything rubbed and pressed with the hand until it becomes flaccid.

2

See مَارِدٌ.

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Bread steeped in water, and mashed with the hand: or soaked in water. (L.) Dates soaked in milk until they become soft: (S, L, K:) or dates thrown into milk to become soft, and then mashed with the hand: (As, L:) or moistened, and rubbed and pressed with the fingers till soft, in water or in milk; as also مَرِيسٌ . (Mgh, art. مرس .) Water with milk. (K.) Anything rubbed and pressed with the hand until it becomes flaccid. (As, L.) See مَارِدٌ .
Nounمَرَّادٌ1 sense

Core sense — the neckgenerated

1

See مَرَادٌ.

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: see مَرَادٌ .
Nounمِرِّيدٌ1 sense

Core sense — very insolent and audacious, rebelliousgenerated

1

See مَارِدٌ.

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: see مَارِدٌ .
Nounمَارِدٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — insolent and audacious, rebellious; strong; lofty, said of a buildinggenerated

1

The headword is from مَرَدَ; مَرِيدٌ is from مَرُدَ; and مُتَمَرِّدٌ is used likewise. [One who exalts himself, or is insolent and audacious, in pride and in acts of rebellion or disobedience; an insolent and audacious rebel or unbeliever; see form 1;] bold or audacious; immoderate or excessive; or excessively proud, or corrupt, or unbelieving, or disobedient and rebellious; and strong. See form 1.

These adjectives are applied to evil beings among mankind and among the jinn, and to any animal.

The first is said to be applied to an evil jinnee of the most powerful class.

Plurals مَرَدَةٌ, مُرَّادٌ and مُرَدَآءُ.

مِرِّيدٌ has the same meaning, in an intensive degree.

1.1lofty, highمَارِدٌ

Applied to a building.

1.2one who often goes and comes, because of his briskness or livelinessمَارِدٌ

مَرُودٌ has the same meaning.

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[from مَرَدَ ] and مَرِيدٌ [from مَرُدَ ] (S, M, A, L, Msb, K) and مُتَمَرِّدٌ (A, K) [One who exalts himself, or is insolent and audacious, in pride and in acts of rebellion or disobedience; an insolent and audacious rebel or unbeliever; see 1;] bold or audacious; (M, L, K;) and immoderate, inordinate, or exorbitant; or excessively, immoderately, or inordinately, proud, or corrupt, or unbelieving, or disobedient or rebellious; &c.; see 1; (S, M, A, L, Msb, K;) and strong: (L:) these epithets are applied to evil beings of mankind and of the jinn, (L,) and to any animal: (M, L:) the first is said to be applied to an evil jinnee of the most powerful class: (Mir-át ez-Zemán, &c.) pl. (of the first, M, L,) مَرَدَةٌ (M, L, K) and مُرَّادٌ ; (A;) and (of the second, M, L) مُرَدَآءُ . (M, L, K.) مِرِّيدٌ signifies the same in an intensive degree. (S, L, K.) مَارِدٌ Lofty, high: (L, K:) applied to a building. (TA.) مَارِدٌ and مَرُودٌ One who often goes and comes, by reason of his briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness. (L.)
Nounأَمْرَدُ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — beardless, said of a youth; leafless, said of a tree; bare of herbagegenerated

1

Lane's text for this sense is missing from the digitisation.

1.1figurative · مجازa tree having no leaves on itشَجَرَةٌ مَرْدَآءُ

Or a tree whose leaves have gone altogether.

In the same way غُصْنٌ أَمْرَدُ, a branch having no leaves on it; or that expression is not used.

1.2figurative · مجازa sand that is plain and produces no plantsرَمْلَةٌ مَرْدَآءُ

Plural مَرَادٍ, as though it were a noun.

1.3figurative · مجازan expanse of sands in which nothing growsأَرْضٌ مَرْدَآءُ

Plural مَرَادِى [or مَرَادِىُّ].

1.4a youth, or young man, as yet beardlessأَمْرَدُ

Or having no hair on his cheeks; or who has remained until late without the hair of his face having grown forth; or whose moustache has grown forth but not his beard, though he has reached the age at which the beard usually grows.

Plural مُرْدٌ; diminutive أُمَيْرِدُ.

The adjective مَرْدَآءُ is not applied to a girl [in the sense explained above].

It is said in a tradition, أَهْلُ الجَنَّةِ جُرْدٌ مُرْدٌ [The people of paradise are without hair upon their bodies, and beardless].

1.5a woman having no hair on her pubesمَرْدَآءُ

[In some copies of the K, for لَا إِسْبَ لَهَا we find لا است لها, and the like is found in copies of the A.]

1.6a horse having no hair on the fetlockأَمْرَدُ
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. شَجَرَةٌ مَرْدَآءُ A tree having no leaves upon it: (Ks, A, L, K:) or, of which the leaves have altogether gone: (AHn, L:) and in like manner, غُصْنٌ أَمْرَدُ a branch having no leaves upon it: (Ks, S, L:) or the latter expression is not used. (T, L.) رَمْلَةٌ مَرْدَآءُ A sand that is plain (L) and produces no plants: (S, A, L, K:) pl. مَرَادٍ , as though it were a subst. (M, L.) أَرْضٌ مَرْدَآءُ An expanse of sands in which nothing grows: pl. مَرَادِى [or مَرَادِىُّ ]. (As, T, L.) أَمْرَدُ A youth, or young man, as yet beardless: (Msb:) or having no hair upon his cheeks: (IAar, L:) or who has remained to a late period without the hair of his face having grown forth: (S, Msb:) or whose mustache has grown forth, but not his beard, (L, K,) he having attained the usual age at which the beard grows: (L:) pl. مُرْدٌ : (L:) dim. أُمَيْرِدُ . (A.) You do not apply the epithet مَرْدَآءُ to a girl [in the sense above explained]. (S, L.) It is said in a trad., أَهْلُ الجَنَّةِ جُرْدٌ مُرْدٌ [The people of paradise are without hair upon their bodies, and beardless]. (L.) مَرْدَآءُ A woman having no hair upon her pubes. (M, L, K.) [In some copies of the K, for لَا إِسْبَ لَهَا , we find لا است لها : and the like is found in copies of the A.] أَمْرَدُ A horse having no hair upon the fetlock. (S, L.)
Nounمُمَرَّدٌ1 sense

Core sense — a building made smooth, and tall or longgenerated

1

A building made smooth and tall or long; or only made smooth; or only made tall or long. A 'Obeyd.

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A building made smooth, and tall or long: (A:) or made smooth: (L:) or made tall or long. (A 'Obeyd, L, K.)
Nounجَبَلٌ مُتَمَرِّدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a mountain that resists being climbedgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

[A mountain that opposes obstacles to one's ascent.] Plural جِبَالٌ مُتَمَرِّدَاتٌ.

1.1

See مَارِدٌ.

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[A mountain that opposes obstacles to one's ascent]: pl. جِبَالٌ مُتَمَرِّدَاتٌ . (A.) See مَارِدٌ .
Nounمُرْدَاسَنْجٌ1 sense

Core sense — lithargegenerated

1

See مَرْتَكٌ in the article رتك.

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: see مَرْتَكٌ in art. رتك .