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رضح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root رضح (raḍaḥa) primarily denotes the act of crushing, breaking, or pounding, often with a stone. It extends to meanings of something small, scarce, or a light impact, particularly in relation to news or gifts.

Derived headwords

رَضَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To crush something, especially a head, with a stone.

  2. 2.
    to breakboth

    To break small stones or date pits.

رضح رأسه بالحجر يرضحه رضحا — He crushed his head with a stone, crushing it.
رَضْحnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingboth

    The act of crushing or breaking, similar to رضخ (raḍkh).

  2. 2.
    small amountclassical

    A small amount of a gift or offering.

  3. 3.
    scarce newsclassical

    A small portion or scarce piece of news.

والرضح: مثل الرضخ، وهو كسر الحصى أو النوى — And ar-raḍḥ: like ar-raḍkh, which is the breaking of pebbles or pits.
رَضِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    crushedboth

    Crushed or broken, referring to date pits.

ونوى رضيح: مرضوح — And a crushed pit: one that has been crushed.
مِرْضَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    crushing stoneclassical

    A stone used for crushing date pits.

والمرضاح: الحجر الذي يرتضح به النوى أي يدق — And al-mirḍāḥ: the stone with which date pits are crushed, i.e., pounded.
مَرْضُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    crushedboth

    Having been crushed or pounded, typically referring to date pits.

ونوى رضيح: مرضوح — And a crushed pit: one that has been crushed.
رَضْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flying pitclassical

    A date pit that flies out from under the stone when being crushed.

والرضحة: النواة التي تطير من تحت الحجر — And ar-raḍḥah: the pit that flies out from under the stone.
يَتَرَضَّحُverb
  1. 1.
    to be crushedclassical

    To be crushed or pounded, used for pebbles underfoot.

يكاد الحصى من وطئها يترضح — The pebbles almost get crushed from their treading.
رَضْحnoun
  1. 1.
    crushed pitsclassical

    Date pits that have been crushed.

والرضح، بالضم: النوى المرضوح — And ar-raḍḥ, with damma: the crushed pits.
نَوَى الرَّضْحnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered pitsclassical

    The scattered remnants of date pits.

ونوى الرضح: ما ندر منه — And nawā ar-raḍḥ: what is scattered from it.

Parallel reading

رضح رأسه بالحجر يرضحه رضحا: رضه.
He crushed his head with a stone, crushing it: he smashed it.
والرضح: مثل الرضخ، وهو كسر الحصى أو النوى؛
And ar-raḍḥ: like ar-raḍkh, which is the breaking of pebbles or pits;
تقديره بكل حافر وأب رضاح للحصى.
Its estimation is: with every strong, powerful hoof crushing pebbles.
ورضح النواة يرضحها رضحا: كسرها بالحجر.
And he crushed the pit, crushing it, by breaking it with a stone.
ونوى رضيح: مرضوح، واسم الحجر المرضاح «1»، والخاء لغة ضعيفة؛
And a crushed pit: one that has been crushed, and the name of the stone is al-mirḍāḥ, and 'kh' is a weak dialectal variation;
خبطناهم بكل أرح لأم، ... كمرضاح النوى عبل وقاح
We struck them with every strong mother's womb, ... like a robust and tough stone for crushing pits.
والمرضاح: الحجر الذي يرتضح به النوى أي يدق.
And al-mirḍāḥ: the stone with which date pits are crushed, i.e., pounded.
والرضيح: النوى المرضوح.
And ar-raḍīḥ: the crushed pit.
والرضح، بالضم: النوى المرضوح.
And ar-raḍḥ, with damma: the crushed pit.
ونوى الرضح: ما ندر منه؛
And nawā ar-raḍḥ: what is scattered from it;
وترعى الرضح والورقا وتقول: رضحت الحصى فترضح؛
And she grazes on the scattered pits and the green leaves and says: I crushed the pebbles, so they get crushed;
يكاد الحصى من وطئها يترضح
The pebbles almost get crushed from their treading.
والرضحة: النواة التي تطير من تحت الحجر.
And ar-raḍḥah: the pit that flies out from under the stone.
وبلغنا رضح من خبر أي يسير منه.
And we reached a small portion of news, meaning a little of it.
والرضح أيضا: القليل من العطية.
And ar-raḍḥ also: a small amount of a gift.