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رجم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مِرْجَمٌ ذ (tropical:) A horse that beats [or batters ] the ground (يُرْجُمُ فِى الأَرْضِ, S, or يَرْجُمُ الأَرْضَ, K) with his hoofs: (S, K:) or that is as though he did thus: (TA:) or that runs vehemently: (Ham p. 158:) applied also in the first sense to a camel; implying commendation: or, as some say, heavy, without slowness. (TA.) And (tropical:) A strong man: as though his enemy were cast at with him: (S, K:) or a defender of his جِنْس [i. e. hind, or kindred by the father's side ]. (A, TA.) IAar says, A man pushed another man, whereupon he [the latter] said, لَتَجِدَنِّى ذَا مَنْكِبٍ مِرْجَمٍ وَرُكْنٍ مِدْعَمٍ (assumed tropical:) [ Thou shalt assuredly find me to be one having a strong shoulder-joint and a stay that is a means of support ]. (TA: but there written without any syll. signs.) لِسَانٌ مِرْجَمٌ means (assumed tropical:) A tongue copious in speech; or chaste, or perspicuous, therein; or eloquent: and strong, or potent. (TA. See also 1, last sentence but one.)

Derived headwords

مِرْجَمٌ
  1. 1.
يُرْجُمُ فِى الأَرْضِ
يَرْجُمُ الأَرْضَ
لَتَجِدَنِّى ذَا مَنْكِبٍ مِرْجَمٍ وَرُكْنٍ
لِسَانٌ مِرْجَمٌ