Appendix:Arabic roots/ن ج د

Arabic

Root

ن ج د • (n j d)

1. Related to helping
2. Related to upholstery

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form I: نَجِدَ (najida, “to sweat; to be stupid”)
• Form I: نَجُدَ (najuda, “to be courageous”)

• Form I: نَجَدَ (najada, “to help, assist, support, vanquish”)
  • Verbal noun: نَجْد (najd, “an able guide; a highland or plateau”)
  • Active participle: نَاجِد (nājid)
  • Passive participle: مَنْجُود (manjūd, “afflicted, sad”)
• Form II: نَجَّدَ (najjada, “to furnish, arrange, show”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنْجِيد (tanjīd, “a work of upholstery, an upholstering”)
  • Active participle: مُنَجِّد (munajjid)
  • Passive participle: مُنَجَّد (munajjad)
• Form III: نَاجَدَ (nājada, “to fight, (with ه (h)) to rescue”)
  • Verbal noun: نِجَاد (nijād, “upholsterer”)
  • Active participle: مُنَاجِد (munājid, “protector, combattant”)
  • Passive participle: مُنَاجَد (munājad)
• Form IV: أَنْجَدَ (ʔanjada, “to sweat, be on a high position, be serene, accept an invitation”)
  • Verbal noun: إِنْجَاد (ʔinjād)
  • Active participle: مُنْجِد (munjid, “aid, helper”)
  • Passive participle: مُنْجَد (munjad)
• Form V: تَنَجَّدَ (tanajjada, “to be tall or elevated”)
  • Verbal noun: تَنَجُّد (tanajjud)
  • Active participle: مُتَنَجِّد (mutanajjid)
  • Passive participle: مُتَنَجَّد (mutanajjad)
• Form X: اِسْتَنْجَدَ (istanjada, “to ask for or appeal for help, take liberties, bolden”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِنْجَاد (istinjād)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَنْجِد (mustanjid)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَنْجَد (mustanjad)

Nouns and adjectives

• نَجْد (najd, “courageous”)
• نَجْدِي (najdī, “highland, upland”)
• مِنْجَدَة (minjada, “thistle”)
• نَجْدَة (najda, “aid, succor; bravery; highland”)
• نِجَادَة (nijāda, “upholstery”)
• نَاجُود (nājūd, “wine; saffron; blood”)
• نِجَاد (nijād, “swordsheath”)

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005) “ن ج د”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 1143
• Al-Zamakhsharī, Asās al-Balāgha (d. 1143 CE) أساس البلاغة للزمخشري
• Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes by Reinhart Dozy (d. 1883 CE) تكملة المعاجم العربية لرينهارت دوزي