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رمح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 رَمَحَهُ ذ , (S, A, L, K,) aor. رَمَحَ , (L, K,) inf. n. رَمْحٌ, (L,) He thrust him, or pierced him, with a رُمْحٌ [i. e. spear, or lance ]. (S, A, L, K.) ― -b2- And رَمَحَ, aor. and inf. n. as above, He (a solid-hoofed animal) struck with his hind leg. (Msb.) You say, of a horse, (S, A, K,) and of an ass, and of a mule, (S, A, *) or any solid-hoofed animal, (TA,) رَمَحَهُ, (S, A, K,) aor. as above, (K,) and so the inf. n., (TA,) He kicked him; (K;) or struck him with his hind leg, (S, A, TA,) or with both his hind legs: (TA:) and accord. to Az, it is sometimes metaphorically said of a camel, (Msb, TA,) and رَمَحَتْ is sometimes said of a she-camel. (TA.) ― -b3- [In the vulgar modern language, it means He (a horse or the like) galloped. ] ― -b4- [Hence,] said of the [locust termed] جُنْدَب, (tropical:) It struck the pebbles: (so in three copies of the S:) or it struck the pebbles with its hind leg, (L and A, and so, accord. to the TA, in the S,) or with its two hind legs. (K.) ― -b5- And, said of lightning, (tropical:) It gleamed (A, K) with gleams slight and near together. (A.)

Derived headwords

رَمَحَهُverb
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