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ردح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 رَدَحَ البَيْتَ ذ , (S, K,) aor. رَدَحَ , (K,) inf. n. رَدْحٌ, (TA,) He inserted an oblong piece of cloth, (S, K,) such as is termed رُدْحَة, (TA,) in the hinder part of the tent; as also ↓ اردحهُ: (S, K:) or both signify he widened the tent: (A:) or he lowered, or let down, the curtain (رُدْحَة, or سُتْرَة,) at the hinder part of the tent. (L, and so in some copies of the K.) ― -b2- Also (thus in the S, but in the K “ or ”) He put a thick coating, or covering, of clay, or mud, upon the house, or structure; and so ↓ اردحهُ. (S, K.) ― -b3- رَدْحٌ also signifies The spreading a thing upon the ground, so that it becomes even; and so تَرْدِيحٌ [inf. n. of ↓ ردّح]; but it is said that the latter occurs only in poetry: or the former, accord. to Az, the spreading a thing so that its back [or upper surface ] becomes even with the ground. (TA.) ― -b4- And رَدَحَهُ He threw him down prostrate. (L.) -A2- رَدُحَتْ, aor. رَدُحَ , inf. n. رَدَاحَةٌ, She (a woman) was, or became, such as is termed رَدَاح, i. e. heavy in the hips, or haunches; or large in the posteriors, heavy in the hips, or haunches, and perfect in make. (TA.)

Derived headwords

رَدَحَ البَيْتَverb
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