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مجد

1 مَجَدَ ذ , aor. مَجُدَ , inf. n. مَجْدٌ; (L, K;) and مَجُدَ, aor. مَجُدَ , inf. n. مَجَادَةٌ; (S, L, K;) He (a man, S) was, or became, possessed of, or characterized by, مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.; he was, or became, glorious, in a state of honour or dignity, noble, &c.: see مَجْدٌ below]. (S, L, K.) ― -b2- See 3. ― -b3- مَجَدَتِ الإِِبِلُ, (AZ, IAar, S, L, K,) aor. مَجُدَ , (AZ, L,) inf. n. مَجْدٌ (AZ, L, K) and مُجُودٌ; (AZ, S, L, K;) and ↓ امجدت ; (L, K;) The camels fed in a land abounding with pasturage, and satiated themselves therewith: (AZ, L:) or, lighted upon abundant pasturage: (IAar, L, K:) or, obtained of fresh herbage, (خَلًى, S, K,) or of herbage, (L,) nearly as much as satiated them, (S, L, K,) and their bodies made this known. (L.) See 4. ― -b4- مَجَدَتِ الغَنَمُ, inf. n. مُجُودٌ, The sheep, or goats, ate of leguminous plants so as to blunt the sharpness of their hunger. (A.) ― -b5- [Hence, app., accord. to the A, the signification of مَجَدَ and مَجُدَ given in the commencement of this art.] 2 مجّدهُ ذ , inf. n. تَمْجِيدٌ, He attributed, or ascribed to him, مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, or nobility, &c.; he glorified him; honoured him; &c.]; (S, L;) he magnified him, and praised him; as also ↓ امجدهُ . (L, K.) ― -b2- مجّدهُ and ↓ امجدهُ He (God) honoured his (a man's) deeds, or actions: or may He honour his deeds, or actions! (A.) ― -b3- مجّدهُ and ↓ امجدهُ He made it (a gift) large, or abundant. (L, K.) ― -b4- See 4. 3 ماجدهُ ذ , inf. n. مِجَادٌ, He vied, or competed, with him (عَارَضَهُ) in مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.]. (L, K.) You say, ↓ مَاجَدْتُهُ فَمَجَدْتُهُ , (aor. of the latter مَجُدَ , S, L,) I vied, &c., with him in glory, &c., and overcame him therein. (S, L, K.) 4 أَمْجَدَ see 1 and 2. ― -b2- نَزَلُوا بِهِمْ فَأَمْجَدُوهُمْ [They alighted at their abode as guests, and they entertained them honourably]. (A.) ― -b3- امجد وَلَدَهُ, and لِوَلَدِهِ, He chose [noble or generous] mothers [whereon to beget his children; and thus caused his children to be noble or generous]. (A, TA.) ― -b4- أَمْجَدَنَا فُلَانٌ قِرًى Such a one gave us a sufficient and superabundant entertainment. (L.) ― -b5- امجدهُ سَبًّا وَذَمًّا He reviled and dispraised him much. (IKtt.) ― -b6- امجد الإِِبِلَ; (AZ, IAar, L, K;) and ↓ مجّدها , (S, L, K,) inf. n. تَمْجِيدٌ; (S, L;) and ↓ مَجَدَهَا ; (K;) He filled the camels bellies with fodder, (AZ, L, K,) and satiated them: (AZ, L:) or he fed the camels upon abundant pasturage: (IAar, L:) or he satiated the camels: (K:) or he fed them upon herbage so as nearly to satiate them, in the beginning of the [season called] رَبِيع: (L:) or he half-filled their bellies with fodder: (K:) the people of El-'Áliyeh say, النَّاقَةَمَجَدَ , (L,) or الدَّابَّةَ, aor. مَجُدَ , inf. n. مَجْدٌ, (S,) he filled the belly of the she-camel, (L,) or of the beast of carriage, (S,) with fodder: (S, L:) and the people of Nejd, ↓ مجّدها , inf. n. تَمْجِيدٌ, he half-filled her belly with fodder: (AO, A'Obeyd, S, L:) and امجد الدَّابَّةٌ He gave the beast of carriage much fodder. (As, L.) 5 تمجّد ذ He had مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.,] attributed, or ascribed, to him. (L.) 6 تماجد ذ He mentioned his [i. e. his own] مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c., made a show of glory, &c.]; (K;) or the goodness of his actions, and the glory, &c., of his ancestors. (TA.) ― -b2- تماجد القَوْمُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ The people vied among themselves, or competed, for, or in, مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.], each mentioning his own مجد. (S, * L, K. *) 10 استمجد ذ [He desired, or sought, مَجْد, or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.;] he gave largely from a desire of مَجْد. (S, L.) ― -b2- It is said in a proverb, فِى كُلِّ شَجَرٍ نَارْ وَا@سْتَمْجَدَ ا@لْمَرْخُ وَا@لْعَفَارْ (tropical:) In all trees is fire; but the markh and 'afár yield much fire: (S, L, K: *) as though they had taken as much fire as sufficed them, (S, L,) and were therefore fit substances for striking fire: (L:) or because they yield fire quickly; wherefore they are likened to him who gives largely from a desire of مَجْد. (S, L.) See مَرْخٌ, and عَفَارٌ. مَجْدٌ ذ Glory; honour; dignity; nobility; syn. عِزٌّ (Msb) and شَرَفٌ [q. v.] (L, Msb) and كَرَمٌ: (S, L, K:) or ample glory, honour, dignity, or nobility: (L:) or the acquisition of glory, honour, dignity, or nobility; syn. نَيْلُ شَرَفٍ: (M, L, K:) or the acquisition of what suffices thereof and of lordship: (L:) [and hence, acquired glory, honour, dignity, or nobility:] or only glory, honour, dignity, or nobility, transmitted by one's ancestors: (M, L, K:) ISk says, that مَجْد and شَرَف are [transmitted] by one's ancestors; but حَسَب [q. v.] and كَرَم may belong to a man without ancestors who possessed these qualities: (S, L:) or, specially, nobleness, or generosity, of ancestors: (M, L, K:) or personal glory, or nobility with goodness of actions: and nobleness, or generosity, of actions: (L:) or generosity; liberality; syn. كَرَمٌ (S, L, K) and سَخَآءٌ: (L:) or manly virtue or moral goodness; syn. مُرُوْءَةٌ. (L.) [Accord. to the A, مَجْدٌ thus used, and consequently each of the words in this art. derived from it, is tropical: but if so, it is a حَقِيقَة عُرْفِيَّة, or word so much used in a particular tropical sense as to be, in this sense, conventionally regarded as proper.] مَجِيدٌ ذ (from مَجُدَ, L) and ↓ مَاجِدٌ (from مَجَدَ, L) A man (S) possessing, or characterized by, مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.; glorious, in a state of honour or dignity, noble, &c.]: (S, L, K:) glorious, in a state of honour or dignity, noble, abounding in good, and beneficent; but the former has a more intensive sense: or the latter, characterized by gloriousness or nobleness of actions: (K:) or, by personal glory or nobility with goodness of actions; and the former has a more intensive sense: or both, generous and munificent: (L:) and the latter, good in disposition, and liberal, bountiful, munificent, or generous: (ISh, L, K:) pl., either of the former or of the latter, أَمْجَادٌ. (L.) ― -b2- المَجِيدُ as an epithet of God signifies The Glorious, or Great, or Great in dignity, who gives liberally, or bountifully: or the Bountiful and beneficent: (L, TA:) and ↓ المَاجِدُ is applied in the same manner: (L:) or the former, He who is glorified for his deeds. (T, L.) ― -b3- مَجِيدٌ is also applied in the Kur as an epithet to the throne (عَرْش) of God; and to the Kur-án; (L.) and signifies exalted; sublime; (IAar. L, K;) noble; (Zj, L, K;) when thus applied: (IAar, Zj, L, K:) but in ch. lxxxv., v. 15, for ذُو العَرْشِ المَجِيدِ, some read ذو العَرْشِ المَجِيدُ, making المجيد an epithet of ذو; and in the same ch., v. 21, for هُوَ قُرَآنٌ مَجِيدٌ, some read هو قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٍ, making مجيد an epithet of God. (L.) المَجِيدُ alone also occurs in a trad. as meaning the Kur-án. (L.) مَاجِدٌ ذ : see مَجِيدٌ. ― -b2- Also, applied to a camel: see مَجَدَتِ الإِِبِلُ: pl. مُجَّدٌ and مُجُدٌ and مَوَاجِدُ. (L.) ― -b3- مَاجِدٌ Much; abundant; syn. كَثِيرٌ. (K, TA.) [In the CK, كَثِيرٌ المَجْدِ.] ― -b4- لَيْسَتْ بِمَاجِدَةٍ لِلطَّعَامِ وَلَا لِلشَّرَابِ She does not eat or drink much. Said by Aboo- Habbeh, describing a woman. (L.) أَمْجَدُ ذ [More, or most, glorious, honourable, noble, &c.]: pl. أَمَاجِدُ. (A.) هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّمَاجِيدِ ذ He is a fit, or deserving, object of praises for مَجْد [or glory, honour, dignity, nobility, &c.]. (A, TA.)

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