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رحو ند رحى
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 رَحَتِ الحَيَّةُ ذ , (S, K,) aor. تَرْحُو (S) [and app. تَرْحَى also (see رَحْيَةٌ)]; and ↓ ترحّت; (S, K;) The serpent turned round about, (S, K, TA,) and twisted, or wound, or coiled, itself; ISd adds, كَالرَّحّى [i. e. like the mill, or millstone ]; for which reason it is said to be اـِحْدّى بَنَاتِ طِبَقٍ. (TA.) -A2- رَحَوْتُ الرَّحَا or الرَّحَى, (S, K,) inf. n. رَحْوٌ; (TA;) and رَحَيْتُهَا, (S, K,) inf. n. رَحْىٌ; (TA;) I turned round the رحا or رحى [i. e. the mill, or mill-stone ]: (S, K:) or I made it: (K:) in the K, the latter verb is said to be extr.; but not so in the T or S or M: in the M it is said to be the more common. (TA.) -A3- And رَحَاهُ He magnified him, or honoured him. (IAar, TA.)
Derived headwords
رَحَتِ الحَيَّةُverb
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بَنَاتِ طِبَقٍ
رَحَوْتُ الرَّحَا