Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ن ض ل (n-ḍ-l)

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Verb edit

نَاضَلَ (nāḍala) III, non-past يُنَاضِلُ‎ (yunāḍilu)

  1. vie in shooting with, shoot against; defend, protect, excuse
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Etymology 2 edit

Root
ن ض ل (n-ḍ-l)

Derived from the active participle of نَضَلَ (naḍala)

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Noun edit

نَاضِل (nāḍilm (plural نُضَّال (nuḍḍāl))

  1. superior archer, champion
Descendants edit
  • Persian: ناضل (nâzel)

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Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نَاضِل (nāḍil).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? nāzil
Dari reading? nāzil
Iranian reading? nâzel
Tajik reading? nozil

Noun edit

Dari ناضل
Iranian Persian
Tajik нозил

ناضل (nâzel) (plural نضال (nozzâl))

  1. a warrior, champion, combatant

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