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رعب
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaرَعِيبٌ ذ Afraid, or frightened, or terrified: (K:) [or filled with fear: or in a state of the utmost fear or terror: (see 1:)] and so ↓ مَرْعُوبٌ, (S, K,) and ↓ مُرَعَّبٌ, and ↓ مُرْتَعِبٌ: (TA:) and ↓ رُعْبُوبٌ signifies [the same; or] weak and cowardly. (S, K.) [Hence,] رَجُلٌ رَعِيبُ العَيْنِ and ↓ مَرْعُوبُهَا and ↓ رُعْبُوبُهَا (tropical:) A cowardly man, who sees nothing without being frightened. (A.) [رَغِيبُ العَيْنِ has a different meaning: see art رغب.] ― -b2- Also Fat, as an epithet; (K;) dripping with grease: (S, K:) and so ↓ مُرَعْبِبٌ. (K.) And applied to a camel's hump as meaning Full and fat. (S.) ― -b3- And Short; as also ↓ أَرْعَبُ: pl. [of the former] رُعُبٌ and [of the latter] رُعْبٌ. (TA.)
Derived headwords
رَعِيبٌ
- 1.
رَجُلٌ رَعِيبُ العَيْنِ
رَغِيبُ العَيْنِ