رنح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of swaying, staggering, or reeling, often due to intoxication, illness, weakness, or emotional distress. It can also describe a circular or unsteady movement.

Derived headwords

تَرَنَّحَverb

1.
to staggerboth
To sway or reel unsteadily, often from intoxication, illness, or weakness.
2.
to reelboth
To move unsteadily, as if about to fall, or to move in a circular fashion.

رَنَحَverb

1.
to make staggerboth
To cause someone or something to stagger or reel, often due to intoxication or weakness.
2.
to reelboth
To be made to reel or become disoriented, as if overcome by weakness or illness.

تَرْنِيحٌnoun

1.
staggeringboth
The act of staggering or reeling, often caused by weakness, fear, or intoxication.

مُرَنَّحٌadjective

1.
staggeringboth
One who is staggering or reeling due to weakness, fear, or intoxication.
2.
swayingboth
Describing someone who is swaying or unsteady, possibly from intoxication or deep emotion.

مُرَنِّحٌadjective

1.
staggeringboth
One who is staggering or reeling due to weakness, fear, or intoxication.
2.
swayingboth
Describing someone who is swaying or unsteady, possibly from intoxication or deep emotion.

مِرْنانٌnoun

1.
type of oudclassical
A high-quality type of oud wood used for incense.

مِرْنانَةٌnoun

1.
forepart of a shipclassical
The forepart or chest of a ship.

رَنَّحَverb

1.
to make staggerboth
To cause someone to stagger or reel, often due to weakness in the bones from a blow, fright, or intoxication.

رَنَّحَ بهverb

1.
to reel withclassical
To be made to reel or spin around as if overcome or dizzy.

Parallel reading

الترنح: تمزز الشراب؛ عن أبي حنيفة.

Staggering: tasting the drink; from Abu Hanifa.

ورنح الرجل وغيره وترنح: تمايل من السكر وغيره.

And a man and others reeled and staggered: he swayed from intoxication and other causes.

وترنح إذا مال واستدار؛

And he staggered when he leaned and spun around;

فظل يرنح في غيطل، ... كما يستدير الحمار النعر

So he kept staggering in the thicket, ... like a donkey with a botfly spins around

وقيل: رنح به إذا دير به كالمغشي عليه.

And it was said: he reeled with it when he was spun around as if he were fainting.

أنه كان يصوم في اليوم الشديد الحر الذي إن الجمل الأحمر ليرنح فيه من شدة الحر أي يدار به ويختلط؛

That he used to fast on a day of intense heat in which even a red camel would reel from the severity of the heat, meaning it would spin around and become confused;

يقال: رنح فلان ترنيحا إذا اعتراه وهن في عظامه من ضرب أو فزع أو سكر؛

It is said: So-and-so staggered when weakness overcame his bones from a blow, fright, or intoxication;

ومن قوله: رنحه الشراب،

And from his saying: the drink made him stagger,

المريض يرنح والعرق من جبينه يترشح.

The sick person reels and sweat drips from his forehead.

ورنح على فلان ترنيحا، ورنح فلان على ما لم يسم فاعله إذا غشي عليه واعتراه وهن في عظامه وضعف في جسده عند ضرب أو فزع، حتى يغشاه كالميد، وتمايل فهو مرنح،

And he became weak upon someone with staggering, and so-and-so became weak, passively, when he fainted and weakness overcame his bones and weakness in his body from a blow or fright, until he was overcome as if dizzy, and swayed, so he was staggering,

ترى الجلد مغمورا يميد مرنحا، كأن به سكرا، وإن كان صاحيا

You see the skin submerged, swaying, staggering, as if it had intoxication, even if it was sober

وتميد، إذا استعبرت، ميد المرنح

And she sways, when she becomes emotional, like the swaying of the staggering one

وقوله: وقد أبيت جائعا مرنحا هو من هذا.

And his saying: And I spent the night hungry and staggering is from this.

أعوذ بالله من شر ما ترنح له أي تحرك له وطلبه.

I seek refuge in Allah from the evil of what he swayed towards, meaning he moved towards it and sought it.

وهو من أجوده يستجمر به، وهو اسم ونظيره المخدع.

And it is among its finest, used for fumigation, and it is a name, and its equivalent is al-makhda'.