رغث

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root رغث primarily relates to the act of suckling or nursing, particularly for young animals and infants. It also extends to concepts of abundance, particularly in relation to milk or sustenance, and can describe a state of being overwhelmed by requests.

Derived headwords

الرَّغَثَاوانnoun

1.
Fleshy parts below breastsclassical
The two fleshy parts located beneath the breasts; or, the area between the shoulders and breasts near the armpit.
2.
Base of breastsclassical
The point where the breasts attach to the armpit.
3.
Nipple areaclassical
The dark area of the nipples of the breasts.

الرَّغْثَاءnoun

1.
Vein in breastclassical
A vein in the breast that produces milk.
2.
Breast cordclassical
A cord or sinew of the breast.

رَغَثَتْverb

1.
to nurse (from pain)classical
A woman nurses or complains from pain in her 'raghtha' (a part of the breast).

ورغثت المرأة ترغث إذا شكت رغثاءها — And the woman nursed (complained) if she felt pain in her raghtha.

أَرْغَثَهُverb

1.
to stab in the breastclassical
To stab someone in the 'raghtha' (a part of the breast).

وأرغثها بالرمح حتى أقرت — And he stabbed her with the spear until she confessed.

الرَّغُوثnoun

1.
nursing motherboth
Every woman who is nursing.
2.
nursing animalboth
An animal that is nursing its young.
3.
a ewe that has lambedclassical
Specifically, a ewe that has given birth.

فليت لنا، مكان الملك عمرو، رغوثا، حول قبتنا، تخور — Would that we had, in place of King Amr, a nursing mother, around our tent, moaning.

رَغَثَverb

1.
to suckleboth
A young animal suckles its mother.

رغث الجدي أمه أي رضعها — The kid suckled its mother, meaning it nursed from her.

ارْتَغَثَهَاverb

1.
to suckleboth
To suckle from the mother.

ورغث المولود أمه يرغثها رغثا، وارتغثها: رضعها — And the newborn suckled its mother, suckling her, and 'irtagatha': nursed from her.

المرْغِثnoun

1.
nursing womanclassical
A woman who is nursing.

رَغَاثnoun

1.
nursing womenclassical
Plural of 'marghath' or 'raghooth', referring to nursing women.

أَرْغَثَتْverb

1.
to nurse (animal)classical
An ewe nursed its young.

وأرغثت النعجة ولدها: أرضعته — And the ewe nursed its young: she suckled it.

رَغُوثَةnoun

1.
nursing eweclassical
A nursing ewe, especially one that has lambed.

المُرْتَغَثadjective

1.
suckledclassical
A young animal that has been suckled.

يجوز أن يريد تصغير الطلا الذي هو ولد الشاة، أو الذي هو ولد الناقة، أو غير ذلك من أنواع البهائم — It may mean the diminutive of 'tali', which is a lamb, or a young camel, or other types of animals.

بِرْذَوْنَة رَغُوثnoun

1.
greedy muleclassical
A mule that hardly lifts its head from the manger, implying it eats voraciously.

آكل الدواب برذونة رغوث — The most eating of beasts is a greedy mule.

رَغَثَهُverb

1.
to overwhelm with requestsclassical
People overwhelmed someone with their questions until they had nothing left.

ورغثه الناس: أكثروا سؤاله حتى فني ما عنده — And the people 'raghathuhu': they asked him excessively until he had nothing left.

مَرْغُوثadjective

1.
overwhelmed by questionsclassical
Someone who has been excessively questioned until their resources are depleted.

أكثر عليه السؤال حتى نفد ما عنده — He was questioned excessively until he had nothing left.

Parallel reading

العصبتان اللتان تحت الثديين؛ وقيل هما ما بين المنكبين والثديين، مما يلي الإبط من اللحم؛ وقيل: هما مغرز الثديين إلى الإبط؛ وقيل: هما مضيغتان من لحم، بين الثندوة والمنكب، بجانبي الصدر؛ وقيل: الرغثاء مثال العشراء، عرق في الثدي يدر اللبن.

The two sinews beneath the breasts; or, it is said, what is between the shoulders and the breasts, the flesh near the armpit; or, it is said, it is the base of the breasts towards the armpit; or, it is said, they are two fleshy parts, between the nipple and the shoulder, on the sides of the chest; or, it is said, Al-Raghtha', like Al-'Ushra', is a vein in the breast that produces milk.

الرغثاوان سواد حلمتي الثديين.

Al-Raghtha'wan is the darkness of the nipples of the breasts.

ورغثت المرأة ترغث إذا شكت رغثاءها.

And the woman nursed (complained) if she felt pain in her raghtha.

وأرغثه: طعنه في رغثائه؛

And 'arghathahu': he stabbed him in his raghthah;

وكان أبو حسان صخر أصارها، ... وأرغثها بالرمح حتى أقرت

And Abu Hassan, Sakhr, made her pregnant, ... and he stabbed her with the spear until she confessed.

كل مرضعة؛ قال طرفة: فليت لنا، مكان الملك عمرو، رغوثا، حول قبتنا، تخور

Every nursing mother; Tarafah said: Would that we had, in place of King Amr, a nursing mother, around our tent, moaning.

وفي حديث الصدقة: أن لا يؤخذ فيها الربى والماخض والرغوث أي التي ترضع.

And in the hadith about charity: that usury, the pregnant animal, and the nursing animal, meaning the one that is nursing, should not be taken.

ورغث المولود أمه يرغثها رغثا، وارتغثها: رضعها.

And the newborn suckled its mother, suckling her, and 'irtagatha': nursed from her.

والمرغث: المرأة المرضع، وهي الرغوث، وجمعها رغاث.

And Al-Marghath: the nursing woman, and she is Al-Raghooth, and her plural is Raghaath.

وفي حديث أبي هريرة: ذهب رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وأنتم ترغثونها ؛ يعني الدنيا، أي ترضعونها؛ من رغث الجدي أمه إذا رضعها.

And in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, departed, and you are nursing it; meaning the world, i.e., you are suckling it; from 'raghath al-jadyu ummahu' if it suckled her.

وأرغثت النعجة ولدها: أرضعته.

And the ewe nursed its young: she suckled it.

ورغث الجدي أمه أي رضعها.

And the kid suckled its mother, meaning it nursed from her.

وشاة رغوث ورغوثة: مرضع، وهي من الضأن خاصة، واستعملها بعضهم في الإبل فقال: أصدرها، عن طثرة الدآث، ... صاحب ليل، خرش التبعاث يجمع للرعاء في ثلاث طول الصوا، وقلة الإرغاث

And a sheep is 'raghooth' and 'raghoothah': nursing, and it is specific to sheep, and some used it for camels, saying: He brought it forth, from the abundance of the udder... a companion of the night, gathering for the shepherds in three long periods, and little nursing.

وقيل: الرغوث من الشاء التي قد ولدت فقط؛

And it is said: Al-Raghooth is from sheep that have only just given birth;

وقوله: حتى يرى في يابس الثرياء حث، ... يعجز عن ري الطلي المرتغث

And his saying: until one sees in the dry Thuriaa' a push, ... unable to satisfy the suckled lamb.

وبرذونة رغوث: لا تكاد ترفع رأسها من المعلف.

And a 'barzounah raghooth': a mule that hardly lifts its head from the manger.

وفي المثل: آكل الدواب برذونة رغوث، وهي فعول في معنى مفعولة، لأنها مرغوثة.

And in the proverb: The most eating of beasts is a greedy mule, and it is 'fa'ool' in the meaning of 'maf'ool', because it is being fed upon.

ورغثه الناس: أكثروا سؤاله حتى فني ما عنده.

And the people 'raghathuhu': they asked him excessively until he had nothing left.

وقال أبو عبيد: رغث، فهو مرغوث، فجاء به على صيغة ما لم يسم فاعله: أكثر عليه السؤال حتى نفد ما عنده.

And Abu Ubaid said: 'raghath', and he is 'marghooth', and he brought it in the passive form: He was questioned excessively until he had nothing left.