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رمح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

رِمَاحٌ ذ a pl. of رُمْحٌ. (S &c.) -A2- Also [The vice of kicking, or striking with the hind leg or with both the hind legs; ] a subst. from رَمَحَ said of any solid-hoofed animal: (Msb, TA:) it is a vice for which an animal that has been sold may be returned. (TA.) One says, هُوَ ذُو رِمَاحٍ [ He has a vice of kicking ]. (A.) And أَبْرَأُ اـِلَيْكَ مِنَ الجِمَاحِ وَالرَّمَاحِ [ I am irresponsible to thee for the vice of overcoming the rider and running away with him, and the vice of kicking ]. (TA.) [And ↓ رَمْحَةٌ, in like manner, signifies A trick of kicking: see an ex. voce جَمْحَةٌ.]

Derived headwords

رِمَاحٌ
  1. 1.
هُوَ ذُو رِمَاحٍ
أَبْرَأُ اـِلَيْكَ مِنَ الجِمَاحِ