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رمق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَيْشً رَمِقٌ ذ Sustenance that stays, or arrests, the remains of life; or that maintains the strength; expl. by يُمْسِكُ الرَّمَقَ. (IF, Msb, K.) -A2- [And accord. to Golius, on the authority of a gloss in the KL, رَمِقٌ is used for رَوْنَقٌ, as signifying Fairness, beauty, or brightness: and also as meaning Bright, and clear. ]

Derived headwords

عَيْشً رَمِقٌ
  1. 1.
يُمْسِكُ الرَّمَقَ