مدح
1 مَدَحَهُ, (
S,
K,)
aor. ـَ (
K,)
inf. n. مَدْحٌ (
S,
K) and مِدْحَةٌ, (
K,) as some say, but correctly this latter is a simple
subst.; (
TA;) and ↓ امتدحهُ; (
S,
K;) and ↓ مدّحهُ, (
K,)
inf. n. تَمْدِيح; (
TA;) [but this, and that next preceding it, have an intensive signification, as is shown by the explanation of their
pass. part. ns., which see below;] and ↓ تمدّحهُ; (
K:) [which seems to imply some degree of effort in the
agent;] He praised, eulogized, or commended, him; spoke well of him; mentioned him with approbation: (
S,
K:) or he described him as characterized by goodliness, beauty, or elegance; opposite of ذَمَّهُ: and he enumerated his generous qualities or actions; opposite of هَجَاهُ: (
MF:) or he praised him for his goodly qualities, whether natural or depending upon his own will; and hence it is of more common application than حَمَدَهُ:
accord. to El-Khateeb El-Tebreezee, it is from the phrase تَمَدَّحَتِ الأَرْضُ “ the land became ample, or spacious; ” whence it would seem to signify he amplified his phrase:
accord. to
Kh, مَدَحَهُ relates to an absent person; and مَدَهَهُ, to one who is present: and
accord. to EsSarakustee, مَدْهٌ is descriptive of the state, or condition, and external appearance or form; and of nothing beside. (
Msb.) 2 مَدَّحَ see 1.
3 مادحهُ He praised, eulogized, or commended, him reciprocally. (
A.) 5 تمدّح He affected (تَكَلَّفَ) to be praised, eulogized, or commended; endeavoured, or constrained himself, to gain praise, eulogy, or commendation. (
S,
K.) هُوَ يَتَمَدَّحُ إِلَى النَّاسِ He seeks to gain the praise, eulogy, or commendation, of people. (
A.)
b2: He praised, eulogized, or commended, himself. (
TA.)
b3: He gloried: he boasted of abundance which he did not possess. (
K.)
b4: العَرَبُ تَتَمَدَّحُ بِالسَّخَآءِ [The Arabs glory in liberality, bounty, munificence, or generosity]. (
A.)
b5: See 1.
b6: تَمَدَّحَتِ الخَاصِرَةُ, (
S,
K,) and ↓ امتدحت, and ↓ إِمَّدَحَت [originally إِنْمدَحَت], (
K,) The hypochondre, or flank, became distended, expanded, or dilated, (
S,
K,) by reason of satiety; like تندّحت: occurring in this sense in a verse of Er-
Rá'ee, as some relate it; as others relate it, it is تمذّحت. (
S.)
b7: بَطْنُهُ ↓ امدحّ His belly became wide, or distended; a
dial. form of اندحّ. (
S.) This, says
F, is a mistake; but it is no mistake; and he has perverted the words of
J, which are confirmed by
Sgh and the author of the
L and many others. (
MF.)
b8: Also تمدّحت الأَرْضُ, and امتدحت, and ↓ امّدحت (
K) and ↓ انمدحت, (
TA,) The land became ample, or spacious. (
K.) The first and second are formed by substitution of م for ن from تندحت and انتدّحت. (
L.) 6 تمادحوا They praised, eulogized, or commended, one another. (
A.) التَّمَادُحُ التَّذَابُحُ Praising one another is slaughtering one another. (
S, art. ذبح, A.) 7 إِنْمَدَحَ 8, and 9. See 5 and 1.
مِدْحَةٌ and ↓ مَدِيحٌ and ↓ أُمْدُوحَةٌ (
S,
K,) Praise; eulogy; commendation: (
S:) that with which one is praised, eulogized, or commended; (
K;) meaning poetry, or verse, with which one is praised, eulogized, or commended: (
TA:)
pl. of the first, مِدَحٌ; (A;) of the second, مَدَائِحُ; and of the third, أَمَادِيحُ. (
K, A.) مَدِيحٌ: see مِدْحَةٌ.
مَدَّاحٌ [One who praises, &c., much, or often; a habitual praiser, &c.] (
TA in art. حثو; &c. See an
ex. voce حَثَا.) مَادِحٌ Praising, eulogizing, or commending; or a praiser, eulogizer, or commender:
pl. مَدَّحٌ. (
TA.) مَمَادِحُ Praiseworthy, commendable, or good, qualities or dispositions, &c.; contr of مَقَابِحُ. (
L, art. قبح.) أُمْدُوحَةٌ: see مِدْحَةٌ.
مُمَدَّحٌ A man much, or greatly praised; (
S,
K;) as also ↓ مُمْتَدَحٌ: (
TA:) praised by every tongue. (
A.) مُمْتَدَحٌ: see مُمَدَّحٌ.
