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رجع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

رَاجِعٌ ذ [act. part. n. of 1. Hence the saying, اـِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَاـِنَّا اـِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ, explained above: see 10. ― -b2- Also, without ة,] (assumed tropical:) A woman who returns to her family in consequence of the death of her husband (Az, S, Msb, K) or in consequence of divorcement; (Az, Msb;) as also ↓ مُرَاجِعٌ: (Az, K:) or, accord. to some, (Msb,) she who is divorced [and sent back to her family] is termed مَرْدُودَةٌ. (S, Msb.) ― -b3- [In like manner without ة,] applied to a she-camel, and to a she-ass, it signifies (assumed tropical:) That raises her tail, and compresses her two sides (قُطْرَيْهَا), and casts forth her urine in repeated discharges, so that she is imagined to be pregnant, (S, K,) and then fails of fulfilling her [ apparent ] promise: (S:) or (assumed tropical:) that conceives, and then fails of fulfilling her promise; because she goes back from what is hoped of her: (TA:) or, applied to a she-camel, (assumed tropical:) that has appeared to have conceived, and is then found to be not pregnant: (As:) pl. رَوَاجِعُ. (S, TA.) [See also رَجَعَتْ.] ― -b4- (assumed tropical:) A sick man whose soul [or health ] has returned to him after his being debilitated by disease: and (assumed tropical:) a man whose soul [or health ] has returned to him after severe and constant illness. (TA.)

Derived headwords

رَاجِعٌ
  1. 1.
اـِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَاـِنَّا اـِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ