ريح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of spaciousness, generosity, and pleasantness, often associated with a broad disposition or a wide expanse. It also extends to terms for wine and specific geographical locations, with some derivations possibly linked to movement or lightness.

Derived headwords

الأريحadjective

1.
spacious, ampleclassical
Describing something as wide or extensive in any aspect.

الأريحيadjective

1.
generous, open-handedclassical
Describing a person who is broad in character and inclined towards kindness and good deeds.
2.
sword (type)classical
A type of sword, possibly named for its agility or its origin from a place called 'Arayih'.

الأريحيةnoun

1.
generosity, open-handednessclassical
The quality of being broad in character and inclined towards kindness and good deeds.
2.
lightness, cheerfulnessclassical
A state of being lighthearted and cheerful, perhaps due to taking something easily.

راحnoun

1.
wineclassical
A name for wine, possibly derived from the pleasure or relief it brings to its drinker.

رياحnoun

1.
wineclassical
A plural form referring to wine, indicating that its 'alif' is a replacement for a 'ya'.
2.
windsboth
The plural of 'rayh' (wind), with its origin traced back to the root 'r-w-h'.

أريحname

1.
Arayih (place name)classical
A place name in Syria, also mentioned as a tribe from Yemen.

أريحاءname

1.
Arayha (place name)classical
A place name, to which the adjective 'arīḥī' is derived in a non-standard way.

روحroot

1.
rest, relief, spaciousnessclassical
The fundamental meaning of the root, encompassing concepts of repose, comfort, and ample space.

Parallel reading

الأريح: الواسع من كل شيء.

Al-arīḥ: The spacious of everything.

والأريحي: الواسع الخلق المنبسط إلى المعروف، والعرب تحمل كثيرا من النعت على أفعلي كأريحي وأحمري، والاسم الأريحية.

And al-arīḥī: The broad in character, inclined towards the known (good deeds), and the Arabs apply many adjectives to the pattern 'af'alī' like 'arīḥī' and 'aḥmarī', and the noun is al-arīḥiyyah.

وأخذته لذلك أريحية أي خفة وهشة؛

And I took it for that reason with arīḥiyyah, meaning lightness and cheerfulness;

والرياح، بالفتح: الراح، وهي الخمر، وكل خمر رياح وراح، وبذلك علم أن ألفها منقلبة عن ياء؛

And ar-riyāḥ, with the fatḥa: ar-rāḥ, which is wine, and every wine is riyāḥ and rāḥ, and by this it is known that its alif is a replacement for a yā';

كأن مكاكي الجواء، غدية، ... نشاوى، تساقوا بالرياح المفلفل

As if the sandgrouses of al-Jaww, in the morning, ... were intoxicated, drinking ar-riyāḥ al-mufalfal.

سميت راحا لأن صاحبها يرتاح إذا شربها، وذلك مذكور في روح.

It is named rāḥ because its owner finds relief when he drinks it, and that is mentioned under the root r-w-h.

وأريح: موضع بالشام؛

And Arayih: a place in Syria;

فلوت عنه سيوف أريح، إذ ... باء بكفي، فلم أكد أجد

I passed over it the swords of Arayih, when ... my hand became weak, and I could hardly find (a way).

وأورد الأزهري هذا البيت، فقال: قال الهذلي: فلوت عنه سيوف أريح، حتى ... باء كفي، ولم أكد أجد

And Al-Azhari cited this verse, and said: The Hudhayli said: I passed over it the swords of Arayih, until ... my hand became weak, and I could hardly find (a way).

والأريحي: السيف، إما أن يكون منسوبا إلى هذا الموضع الذي بالشام، وإما أن يكون لاهتزازه؛

And al-arīḥī: the sword, either it is attributed to this place in Syria, or it is due to its shaking;

وأريحيا عضبا وذا خصل، ... مخلولق المتن، سابحا نزقا

And Arayihī (a sword) sharp and with a tuft, ... with a curved spine, agile and spirited.

وأريحاء وأريحاء: بلد، النسب إليه أريحي، وهو من شاذ معدول النسب.

And Arayhā and Arayhā: a land, the attribution to it is arīḥī, and it is from the irregular, diverted derivations.

وفي الحديث ذكر الريح والرياح، وأصلها الواو وقد ذكرت في روح، والله أعلم.

And in the hadith, the mention of ar-rīḥ and ar-riyāḥ, and their origin is wāw, and it has been mentioned under r-w-h, and God knows best.