1a meadow—رَوْضَةٌ
A garden: so in the Greek language. Or a garden containing everything that is found in gardens — this is the proper meaning, and it is so with the people of every language — and containing grape-vines. Or a garden in which there are grape-vines; or a place in which there are grape-vines; or a wide, beautiful garden; or a garden containing grape-vines and palm-trees.
Or, with the Arabs, a valley abounding with herbage, like a garden; or a valley, or valleys, producing various sorts of plants or herbage.
In the K, for الأَوْدِيَةُ الَّتِى تُنْبِتُ we should read مِنَ الأَوْدِيَةِ الَّتِى تُنْبِتُ [or rather, مِنَ الأَوْدِيَةِ مَا يُنْبِتُ as in the Msb].
Seer.
And the greenness of grapes, or of herbs.
Masculine and feminine; sometimes feminine, as in the Kur 23:11, because by الفِرْدَوْسَ there is meant الجَنَّةَ.
According to Fr it is an Arabic word, occurring in a verse cited under ثَوَابٌ, which is by Hassán Ibn-Thábit, and derived from فَرْدَسَةٌ, meaning "width" or "amplitude"; so Fr says.
Or it is Greek, transferred into the Arabic language; [that is, arabicised: but as it occurs in the Kur (18:107 and 23:11), this is contrary to the opinion of Esh-Sháfi'ee and others, who deny that any arabicised word occurs in it: ] or it is Syriac.
The plural is فَرَادِيسُ, which the people of Syria apply to gardens and grape-vines.
Lane cites “Kur xxiii. 11” — Flügel numbering, not yet mapped
Lane cites “Bd in xviii. 107” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.1[Paradise: or] a garden of trees, or walled garden, in الجَنَّة [or Paradise]—الفِرْدَوْسُ
This use comes from the sense above.
Or the highest of the stages of الجَنَّة. Bd, in the same place.
Or the middle and highest part of الجَنَّة.
Lane cites “Bd in xviii. 107” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
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A garden: (S, Msb:) so in the Greek language [ ]: (M:) or a garden comprising everything that is in gardens: (Zj, M, A, O, K:) such is the proper signification; (Zj, M, O;) and so with the people of every language: (Zj, M:) and containing grape-vines: (Fr, O, K:) or a garden in which are grape-vines: (IAmb, M, Msb:) or a place in which are grape-vines: (TA:) or an ample, beautiful garden: (A:) or a garden comprising grape-vines and palm-trees: (Bd in xviii. 107:) or with the Arabs it signifies a valley abounding with herbage, like a garden: (M:) or a valley, (Zj, Msb,) or valleys, (O, K,) producing various sorts of plants or herbage: (Zj, O, Msb, K:) in the K, for الأَوْدِيَةُ الَّتِى تُنْبِتُ , we should read مِنَ الأَوْدِيَةِ الَّتِى تُنْبِتُ ; (TK;) [or rather, مِنَ الأَوْدِيَةِ مَا يُنْبِتُ , as in the Msb:] or a meadow; syn. رَوْضَةٌ : (Seer, M:) and the greenness of grapes ( أَعْنَاب ), (so in a copy of the M,) or of herbs ( أَعْشَاب ): (so in the TA:) masc. and fem.: (Msb:) sometimes the latter; (K;) as in the Kur xxiii. 11, because, by الفِرْدَوْسَ is there meant الجَنَّةَ : (O, TA:) it is an Arabic word, (S, O, Msb, K,) accord. to Fr, (S, O, Msb,) occurring in a verse cited voce ثَوَابٌ , which is by Hassán Ibn-Thábit, (O,) derived from فَرْدَسَةٌ , meaning “ width ” or “ amplitude, ” (Msb, K, *) accord. to Fr: (Msb:) or it is Greek, (Zj, O, Msb, K,) transferred to the Arabic language; (Zj, O, Msb;) [i. e., arabicised: but as it occurs in the Kur (xviii. 107 and xxiii. 11), this is contr. to the opinion of Esh-Sháfi'ee and others, who deny that any arabicized word occurs therein: (see سُنْدُسٌ :)] or it is Syriac: (Zj, O, K:) the pl. is فَرَادِيسُ ; (A, TA;) which is applied by the people of Syria to gardens and grape-vines. (TA.) Hence, (Bd in xviii. 107,) الفِرْدَوْسُ [Paradise: or] a garden of trees, or walled garden, ( حَدِيقَةٌ ,) in الجَنَّة [or Paradise]: (S:) or the highest of the stages of الجَنَّة : (Bd, ubi suprà:) or the middle and highest part of الجَنَّة . (Jel, ibid.)