رعد

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

The root رعد (r-'-d) primarily relates to trembling, shaking, and fear, often associated with the sound of thunder. It extends to descriptions of physical trembling, a person's timidity, and the physical characteristics of softness or looseness. It also encompasses the phenomenon of thunder itself and its associated meteorological events.

Derived headwords

الرعدةnoun

1.
trembling, shiverboth
A shaking or trembling, which can be caused by fear or other factors.

أرعدverb

1.
to tremble, to shiverboth
To be seized by trembling or shivering, often due to fear.
2.
to thunderboth
Said of the sky, to make the sound of thunder, indicating impending rain.
3.
to threaten, to warnboth
To make threats or issue warnings, often accompanied by strong words.

وقد أرعد فارتعد — and he trembled and shivered

أرعدت فرائصه عند الفزع — his flanks trembled from fear

أرعد القوم وأبرقوا — the people experienced thunder and lightning

أرعد لي بالقول — he threatened me with words

ارتعدverb

1.
to tremble, to shiverboth
To shake or tremble, especially from fear or cold.

فارتعد — and he trembled

أرعده فارتعد — he made him tremble, and he trembled

ترعددverb

1.
to tremble, to shakeboth
To be seized by trembling or shaking; to move with a trembling motion.

وترعدد: أخذته الرعدة — and he trembled: he was seized by trembling

فهو يترعدد كما تترعدد الألية — so it trembles like an udder trembles

الارتعادnoun

1.
trembling, agitationboth
The state of trembling or being agitated; a physical disturbance.

والارتعاد: الاضطراب — and trembling: agitation

ترعيدadjective

1.
timid, cowardlyclassical
A man who trembles during combat out of cowardice.

رعديدadjective

1.
timid, cowardlyclassical
A man who trembles during combat out of cowardice.
2.
soft, yieldingboth
Describing soft, yielding flesh, or something that is loose and moves easily, like sand dunes or certain foods.
3.
tender, delicateclassical
Describing a plant that is soft and tender.

ورجل رعديد: جبان يرعد عند القتال جبنا — and a timid man: a coward who trembles during battle out of fear

والرعديد المرأة الرخصة — and a 'ra'dīd' is a soft woman

والخازباز السنم الرعديدا — and the camel with the soft hump

رعشيشadjective

1.
timid, cowardlyclassical
Similar to 'ra'dīd', referring to someone who trembles from fear.

ورجل رعشيش: مثل رعديد — and a 'ra'shīsh' man: like 'ra'dīd'

رعاديدnoun

1.
timid peopleclassical
Plural of 'ra'dīd', referring to cowardly men.
2.
soft thingsboth
Plural of 'ra'dīd', referring to soft, yielding objects or substances.

والجمع رعاديد ورعاشيش — and the plural is 'ra'dādīd' and 'ra'shāshīsh'

رعاشيشnoun

1.
timid peopleclassical
Plural of 'ra'shīsh', referring to cowardly men.

والجمع رعاديد ورعاشيش — and the plural is 'ra'dādīd' and 'ra'shāshīsh'

رعديدadjective

1.
soft, yieldingboth
Describing something that is loose and moves easily, like sand dunes or soft flesh.

فهو كرعديد الكثيب الأيهم — so it is like the soft sand dune of the barren land

مرعدadjective

1.
loose, yieldingclassical
Describing a sand dune that is loose and easily shifts.

وكثيب مرعد أي منهال — and a loose sand dune, meaning one that is easily eroded

كالغصن بين المهدات المرعد — like a branch between the yielding plains

إرعادnoun

1.
thunderingboth
The act of thundering, referring to the sound made by the sky.

وقد أرعد إرعاداً — and it thundered a thundering

الرعدnoun

1.
thunderboth
The loud sound heard from clouds, often accompanied by lightning.
2.
angel of thunderclassical
A celestial being believed by some to drive the clouds or be the source of thunder.

والرعد: الصوت الذي يسمع من السحاب — and thunder: the sound heard from the clouds

يسبح الرعد بحمده والملائكة من خيفته — the thunder proclaims His praise, and the angels [do so] out of fear of Him

أبرقverb

1.
to flash lightningboth
To emit lightning, often in conjunction with thunder.
2.
to threaten, to warnboth
To make threats or issue warnings, often used in parallel with 'ra'ada'.

أرعد القوم وأبرقوا — the people experienced thunder and lightning

فابرق بأرضك وارعد — so flash lightning in your land and thunder

رعادةnoun

1.
much thunderclassical
A cloud that produces a lot of thunder.
2.
talkative personboth
A person who talks excessively.

وسحابة رعادة: كثيرة الرعد — and a thundering cloud: one with much thunder

رعادnoun

1.
talkative personboth
A person who talks a lot.
2.
type of fishclassical
A kind of sea fish whose touch causes numbness and trembling.

ورجل رعادة ورعاد: كثير الكلام — and a 'ra'ādah' and 'ra'ād' man: one who talks a lot

والرعاد: ضرب من سمك البحر إذا مسه الإنسان خدرت يده وعضده حتى يرتعد ما دام السمك حيا — and 'al-ru'ād': a type of sea fish, if a person touches it, his hand and arm become numb until he trembles as long as the fish is alive

رعيداءnoun

1.
chaff, refuseclassical
The light debris or chaff thrown away from grain during winnowing.

والرعيداء: ما يرمى من الطعام إذا نقي كالزؤان ونحوه — and 'al-ru'aydā': what is thrown away from food when it is cleaned, like darnel and the like

ذات الرعدname

1.
warclassical
A metaphorical name for war, implying its destructive and tumultuous nature.

وجاء بذات الرعد والصليل، يعني بها الحرب — and he brought 'dhāt al-ra'd wa al-ṣalīl', meaning war

ذات الرواعدname

1.
calamity, disasterclassical
A great misfortune or disaster.

وذات الرواعد: الداهية — and 'dhāt al-ra'wā'id': the calamity

بنو راعدname

1.
a tribe nameclassical
The name of a lineage or tribe.

وبنو راعد: بطن — and Banū Rā'id: a clan

رعدverb

1.
to thunderboth
Said of the sky, to make the sound of thunder.

ورعدت السماء ترعد ورعدا ورعودا — and the sky thundered, thundering a thundering and thunders

رعداnoun

1.
thunderingboth
The sound of thunder.

ورعدت السماء ترعد ورعدا ورعودا — and the sky thundered, thundering a thundering and thunders

رعوداnoun

1.
thundersboth
Plural or collective noun for the sound of thunder.

ورعدت السماء ترعد ورعدا ورعودا — and the sky thundered, thundering a thundering and thunders

رعدتverb

1.
to thunderboth
Said of the sky, to make the sound of thunder.
2.
to trembleclassical
Said of a woman, to tremble or shake.

ورعدت السماء ترعد وترعد رعدا ورعودا وأرعدت: صوتت للإمطار — and the sky thundered and thundered, thundering and thunders, and thundered: it made a sound for raining

ورعدت المرأة وأرعدت: تحسنت وتعرضت — and the woman trembled and trembled: she became beautiful and presented herself

رعادةadjective

1.
talkativeboth
A person who talks a lot.

ورجل رعادة ورعاد: كثير الكلام — and a 'ra'ādah' and 'ra'ād' man: one who talks a lot

يرعددverb

1.
to insist, to pesterclassical
To be persistent or importunate in asking.

ويقال: هو يرعدد أي يلحف في السؤال — and it is said: he 'yuraddid' meaning he is insistent in asking

رعد وبرقverb phrase

1.
to threaten and warnboth
To issue threats and warnings, often used together.

ورعد وبرق — and he thundered and flashed lightning

أبرقverb

1.
to threaten and warnboth
To issue threats and warnings, often used together.

ورعد وأبرق — and he thundered and flashed lightning

رعدتverb

1.
to threaten and warnboth
To issue threats and warnings, often used together.

ورعدت وبرقت — and she thundered and flashed lightning

Parallel reading

النافض يكون من الفزع وغيره، وقد أرعد فارتعد.

The trembling is from fear and other things, and he trembled and shivered.

وترعدد: أخذته الرعدة.

And he trembled: he was seized by trembling.

والارتعاد: الاضطراب، تقول: أرعده فارتعد.

And trembling: agitation, you say: he made him tremble, and he trembled.

وأرعدت فرائصه عند الفزع.

And his flanks trembled from fear.

فجيء بهما ترعد فرائصهما أي ترجف وتضطرب من الخوف.

So they were brought, their flanks trembling, meaning shaking and agitated from fear.

ورجل ترعيد ورعديد ورعديدة: جبان يرعد عند القتال جبنا؛

And a man 'tar'īd', 'ra'dīd', and 'ra'dīdah': a coward who trembles during combat out of fear;

ورجل رعشيش: مثل رعديد، والجمع رعاديد ورعاشيش، وهو يرتعد ويرتعش.

And a man 'ra'shīsh': like 'ra'dīd', and the plural is 'ra'dādīd' and 'ra'shāshīsh', and he trembles and shivers.

ونبات رعديد: ناعم؛

And a 'ra'dīd' plant: soft;

والرعديد المرأة الرخصة.

And a 'ra'dīd' is a soft woman.

وكثيب مرعد أي منهال، وقد أرعد إرعادا؛

And a loose sand dune, meaning one that is easily eroded, and it thundered a thundering;

والرعد: الصوت الذي يسمع من السحاب.

And thunder: the sound heard from the clouds.

وأرعد القوم وأبرقوا: أصابهم رعد وبرق.

And the people experienced thunder and lightning: thunder and lightning struck them.

ورعدت السماء ترعد وترعد رعدا ورعودا وأرعدت: صوتت للإمطار.

And the sky thundered and thundered, thundering and thunders, and thundered: it made a sound for raining.

وفي المثل: رب صلف تحت الراعدة؛ يضرب للذي يكثر الكلام ولا خير عنده.

And in the proverb: 'Perhaps a rude person under the thundering cloud'; it is said of one who talks a lot and has no good in him.

وسحابة رعادة: كثيرة الرعد.

And a thundering cloud: one with much thunder.

يسبح الرعد بحمده والملائكة من خيفته ؛

The thunder proclaims His praise, and the angels [do so] out of fear of Him;

ورعدت المرأة وأرعدت: تحسنت وتعرضت.

And the woman trembled and trembled: she became beautiful and presented herself.

ورعد لي بالقول يرعد رعدا، وأرعد: تهدد وأوعد.

And he threatened me with words, thundering a thundering, and he threatened: he menaced and promised.

وإذا أوعد الرجل قيل: أرعد وأبرق ورعد وبرق؛

And when a man threatens, it is said: he thundered and flashed lightning, and he thundered and flashed lightning;

إن أمنا ماتت حين رعد الإسلام وبرق أي حين جاء بوعيده وتهدده.

Our mother died when Islam thundered and flashed lightning, meaning when its threat and menace came.

ويقال للسماء المنتظرة إذا كثر الرعد والبرق قبل المطر: قد أرعدت وأبرقت؛ ويقال في ذلك كله: رعدت وبرقت.

And it is said of the waiting sky when thunder and lightning are frequent before the rain: it has thundered and flashed lightning; and for all of that, it is said: it thundered and flashed lightning.

ويقال: هو يرعدد أي يلحف في السؤال.

And it is said: he 'yuraddid' meaning he is insistent in asking.

ورجل رعادة ورعاد: كثير الكلام.

And a 'ra'ādah' and 'ra'ād' man: one who talks a lot.

والرعاد: ضرب من سمك البحر إذا مسه الإنسان خدرت يده وعضده حتى يرتعد ما دام السمك حيا.

And 'al-ru'ād': a type of sea fish, if a person touches it, his hand and arm become numb until he trembles as long as the fish is alive.

وقولهم: جاء بذات الرعد والصليل، يعني بها الحرب.

And their saying: 'He brought 'dhāt al-ra'd wa al-ṣalīl'', meaning war.

وذات الرواعد: الداهية.

And 'dhāt al-ra'wā'id': the calamity.