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ردح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of spreading, flattening, or making something wide and level. It extends to describing things that are large, heavy, or substantial, including physical objects, abstract concepts like tribulations, and even people or animals with large physiques.

Derived headwords

رَدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To spread something out on the ground until it is level and even.

  2. 2.
    to make heavyclassical

    To make something heavy or substantial, often by adding to it.

  3. 3.
    to flattenclassical

    To flatten or make something level.

  4. 4.
    to resideclassical

    To stay or reside in a place.

  5. 5.
    to throw downclassical

    To throw someone down or to fell them.

رَدْحnoun
  1. 1.
    spreadingclassical

    The act of spreading something out on the ground until it is level.

  2. 2.
    large sizeclassical

    Greatness or largeness, referring to things that are large and heavy.

  3. 3.
    heavy burdenclassical

    A heavy burden or load.

تَرْدِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading outclassical

    The act of spreading something out on the ground until it is level; specifically mentioned as occurring in poetry.

مَرْدُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    spread outclassical

    Spread out and leveled on the ground.

  2. 2.
    heavyclassical

    Heavy or weighty.

  3. 3.
    flattenedclassical

    Flattened or made level.

رَدَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hippedclassical

    A woman with large, heavy hips and a well-formed physique.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Large, great, or substantial, applied to animals, plants, or objects.

  3. 3.
    heavyclassical

    Heavy or weighty.

رَدَاحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hippedclassical

    A woman with large, heavy hips and a well-formed physique.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Large, great, or substantial.

  3. 3.
    heavyclassical

    Heavy or weighty.

رَدُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hippedclassical

    A woman with large, heavy hips and a well-formed physique.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Large, great, or substantial.

رَدْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    partitionclassical

    A partition or screen at the rear of a tent or dwelling.

  2. 2.
    stone structureclassical

    A stone structure or enclosure around a hunter's dwelling.

رَدْحِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyclassical

    Heavy or burdensome.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Large or substantial.

رَدِيحname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly for a person or place.

رَدْحَانname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly for a person or place.

رادِحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyclassical

    Heavy, weighty, or burdensome.

  2. 2.
    largeclassical

    Large or substantial.

  3. 3.
    persistentclassical

    Persistent or difficult to move, referring to tribulations.

مُرْدِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy tribulationclassical

    A heavy, overwhelming tribulation or trial.

أَرْدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to make heavyclassical

    To make something heavy or substantial, often by adding to it.

  2. 2.
    to coverclassical

    To cover or plaster a house with mud.

مُرْدِحadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyclassical

    Heavy or burdensome.

  2. 2.
    obscuringclassical

    Obscuring or covering the hearts, referring to tribulations.

رَدَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outclassical

    To spread something out on the ground until it is level and even.

  2. 2.
    to make heavyclassical

    To make something heavy or substantial.

رَدَّاحةnoun
  1. 1.
    support beamclassical

    A support beam for a house, made of stone.

Parallel reading

بسطك الشيء بالأرض حتى يستوي
Your spreading something out on the ground until it is level.
إنما جاء الترديح في الشعر
Indeed, 'tardeeh' (spreading out) appears in poetry.
بيت حتوف مكفأ مردوحا
A house of doom, wide at the back and spread out.
امرأة رداح ورداحة وردوح: عجزاء ثقيلة الأوراك تامة الخلق
A woman 'radah', 'radahah', and 'raduh': one with a large posterior, heavy hips, and a complete physique.
وكذلك ناقة رداح، وكبش رداح: ضخم الألية
Likewise, a 'radah' camel, and a 'radah' ram: one with a large rump.
ودوحة رداح: عظيمة
And a 'radah' tree: large.
وجفنة رداح: عظيمة، والجمع ردح
And a 'radah' platter: large, and its plural is 'ruduh'.
وكتيبة رداح: صخمة ململمة كثيرة الفرسان ثقيلة السير لكثرتها
And a 'radah' army: dense, consolidated, with many horsemen, heavy to move due to its numbers.
إن من ورائكم أمورا متماحلة ردحا، وبلاء مكلحا مبلحا
Indeed, behind you are prolonged matters, 'radhan' (great/heavy), and severe, overwhelming tribulations.
إن من ورائكم فتنا مردحة
Indeed, behind you are 'murdihah' (heavy/obscuring) tribulations.
لأكونن فيها مثل الجمل الرداح
I will surely be in them like the 'radah' camel, i.e., the heavy one that cannot move forward.
هي العظام الثقال
They are the large, heavy ones.
وبقيت الرداح المظلمة التي من أشرف لها أشرفت له
And the dark, 'radah' (heavy/great) tribulations remained, from which whoever looks upon them, they will look upon him.
عكومها رداح وبيتها فياح
Her burdens ('ukum') were 'radah' (heavy/numerous), and her house was spacious.
والرداحة والرداحة: دعامة بيت هي من حجارة
And 'ar-radahah' and 'ar-radahah': a house support beam which is made of stone.
والردحة: سترة في مؤخر البيت، وقيل: قطعة تدخل فيه
And 'ar-radhah': a screen at the rear of the house, and it is said: a piece that enters into it.
بيت حتوف أردحت حمائره
A house of doom, its surrounding stones ('hamair') have been made heavy/substantial.
بناء صخر مردح بطين
A structure of rock, made heavy/substantial with mud.
وردح بالمكان: أقام به
And 'radaha' in a place: he resided there.
وردحه: صرعه
And 'radahahu': he threw him down.