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رجف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

اـِرْجَافٌ ذ inf. n. of 4 [q. v.]. (Msb.) [And hence, as a simple subst.,] sing. of [أَرَاجِيفُ in the phrase] أَرَاجِيفُ الأَخْبَارِ [meaning Tales without truth, or reality: or evil tales, and discordant lies, uttered in order that people may become in a state of commotion, agitation, convulsion, tumult, or disturbance, in consequence thereof: see 4]. (S.) You say, وَقَعُوا فِى أَرَاجِيفَ [ They fell into convulsing perplexities, arising from evil and discordant and false rumours or the like ]. (AA, S and K in art. تع.)

Derived headwords

اـِرْجَافٌ
  1. 1.
أَرَاجِيفُ الأَخْبَارِ
وَقَعُوا فِى أَرَاجِيفَ