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روع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

رَوْعَةٌ ذ A fit of fright or fear: (S, K, TA:) pl. رَوَعَاتٌ; (TA;) which is applied by Tarafeh to the frights occasioned by a stallion-camel to a she-camel when he desires to cover her. (EM, p. 66.) It is said in a trad., فَأَعْطَاهُمْ بِرَوْعَةِ الخَيْلِ, meaning And he gave them something for the fright occasioned to their women and their children by the horsemen. (TA.) ― -b2- A trait, or sign, or mark, of beauty [ that affects the رُوع, or heart ]: (IAar, K:) beauty that excites admiration and approval, or pleases, or rejoices. (TA.)

Derived headwords

رَوْعَةٌ
  1. 1.
فَأَعْطَاهُمْ بِرَوْعَةِ الخَيْلِ