رعس

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes shaking, trembling, or unsteady movement, particularly of the head. It extends to describe a weak or unsteady gait, and metaphorically, a weak or unsteady person. It also encompasses the idea of a vigorous, shaking motion, especially in the context of a sword.

Derived headwords

رَعَسَverb

1.
to shake the headboth
To move the head back and forth, often in a rhythmic or unsteady manner.
2.
to walk unsteadilyclassical
To walk with a weak or unsteady gait, often due to exhaustion or infirmity.
3.
to shake (in sleep)classical
To move one's head while sleeping.

الرُّعْسُnoun

1.
shaking of the headboth
The act of shaking the head, especially while walking.
2.
unsteady gaitclassical
A weak or unsteady manner of walking.

الارْتِعَاسُnoun

1.
tremblingboth
The act of trembling or shaking, similar to 'irtiaash' and 'irtiaad'.
2.
shaking of the headboth
The shaking of the head.

رَاعِسٌadjective

1.
shaking its headboth
Describing an animal, particularly a camel or a she-camel, that shakes its head while walking.
2.
unsteadyclassical
Describing something that is unsteady or trembles.

رَمْحٌ رُعَاسٌadjective

1.
shaking spearclassical
A spear that is characterized by intense shaking or vibration.

تَرَعَّسَverb

1.
to shake and trembleclassical
To shake and be agitated or unsteady.

مُرْعَسٌadjective

1.
shakenclassical
Describing a spear that is flexible and shakes intensely.

رُعَاسٌadjective

1.
shakingclassical
Describing a spear that is flexible and shakes intensely.

الرُّعْسَانُnoun

1.
shaking of the headclassical
The movement and shaking of the head, often due to old age or vigor.

نَاقَةٌ رَعُوسٌadjective

1.
shaking its head (from age/vigor)classical
A she-camel whose head shakes due to old age or, conversely, from youthful energy.

بَعِيرٌ رَاعِسٌadjective

1.
shaking its headclassical
A camel that shakes its head while walking.

بَعِيرٌ رُعَيْسٌadjective

1.
shaking its headclassical
A camel that shakes its head while walking.

رَعَسَverb

1.
to walk weaklyclassical
To walk with a weak gait due to exhaustion or other reasons.

أَرْعَسَهُverb

1.
to make trembleclassical
To cause something to tremble or shake, similar to 'ar'ashahu'.

إِرْعَاسٌnoun

1.
tremblingclassical
The act of trembling or shaking.

مُرْتَعِشُ اليَدِadjective

1.
trembling-handedclassical
Having a hand that trembles, indicating weakness or lack of skill.

رَعُوسٌadjective

1.
shaking its head (in sleep)classical
One who shakes their head while sleeping.

المَرْعُوسُadjective

1.
bound and held downclassical
One who is tied from foot to head with a rope so they cannot lift their head.

الرُّعَيْسُadjective

1.
bound and held downclassical
One who is tied from foot to head with a rope so they cannot lift their head.

المِرْعَسُadjective

1.
lowly, baseclassical
A base or lowly person, one who scavenges for worthless food.

القَشَّاشُadjective

1.
scavengerclassical
One who picks up worthless food from refuse heaps.

Parallel reading

الرعس والارتعاس: الانتفاض

Al-ru's and al-irtiaas: shaking.

وقد رعس، فهو راعس

And he shook (his head), so he is one who shakes (his head).

والمشرفي في الأكف الرعس

And the keen sword in the shaking hands.

ورمح رعاس: شديد الاضطراب

And a shaking spear: intensely unstable.

وترعس: رجف واضطرب

And he trembled: he shook and was agitated.

ورمح مرعوس ورعاس إذا كان لدن المهزة عراصا شديد الاضطراب

And a shaken and shaking spear if it is flexible at the hilt and intensely unstable.

والرعس: هز الرأس في السير

And al-ru's: shaking the head while walking.

وناقة راعسة: تهز رأسها في سيرها

And a she-camel that shakes its head: it shakes its head in its walk.

وبعير راعس ورعيس كذلك

And a camel that shakes its head, and a 'ru'ays' camel likewise.

يمشي خلال الإبل مستسلما ... في قده، مشي البعير الرعيس

He walks among the camels, submissive... in his stature, like the walk of the 'ru'ays' camel.

والرعسان: تحريك الرأس ورجفانه من الكبر

And al-ru'saan: moving and shaking the head from old age.

لحى ورؤوسا للشهادة ترعس

Beards and heads that shake for testimony.

وناقة رعوس: وهي التي قد رجف رأسها من الكبر

And a 'ra'oos' she-camel: she is one whose head shakes from old age.

وقيل: تحرك رأسها إذا عدت من نشاطها

And it was said: its head moves if it runs from its vigor.

رعست في المشي أرعس إذا مشيت مشيا ضعيفا من إعياء أو غيره

I walked unsteadily, I walk unsteadily, if you walk a weak walk from exhaustion or other causes.

والارتعاس: مثل الارتعاش والارتعاد

And al-irtiaas: like al-irtiaash and al-irtiaad.

يقال: ارتعس رأسه وارتعش إذا اضطرب وارتعد

It is said: his head shook and trembled if it was agitated and quivered.

وأرعسه مثل أرعشه

And He made it shake, like He made it tremble.

يذري بإرعاس يمين المؤتلي

It scatters with the shaking of the hand of the one who does not exert himself.

والمؤتلي: الذي لا يبلغ جهده

And al-mu'tali: one who does not reach his full effort.

ورعس يرعس رعسا، فهو راعس ورعوس: هز رأسه في نومه

And he shook, he shakes, a shaking; so he is one who shakes and one who shakes: he shakes his head in his sleep.

علوت حين يخضع الرعوسا

I rose high when the sleepers shake (their heads).

والمرعوس والرعيس: الذي يشد من رجله إلى رأسه بحبل حتى لا يرفع رأسه

And al-mar'oos and al-ru'ays: one who is tied from his leg to his head with a rope so he does not lift his head.

وقد فسر بيت الأفوه به

And the verse of al-Afwah was interpreted by it.

والمرعس: الرجل الخسيس القشاش

And al-mir'as: the base scavenger man.

والقشاش: الذي يلتقط الطعام الذي لا خير فيه من المزابل

And al-qashshash: one who picks up worthless food from the refuse heaps.