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رغس

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes increase, abundance, and blessing, often in the context of wealth, offspring, or general prosperity. It can also refer to a pleasant or auspicious countenance, and in a more specialized sense, to marriage or planting.

Derived headwords

رَغَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to increase and blessclassical

    God caused something to increase greatly and be blessed.

  2. 2.
    to give abundantlyclassical

    God bestowed wealth and numerous offspring upon someone.

  3. 3.
    to become abundantclassical

    Wealth, status, or other things became plentiful and increased.

رَغْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    increase and abundanceclassical

    The state of having much increase, abundance, goodness, and blessing.

  2. 2.
    prosperityclassical

    Abundance and prosperity, especially in wealth and offspring.

  3. 3.
    fertilityclassical

    The quality of being prolific or having many offspring.

مُرْغُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    auspicious and blessedclassical

    Describing a face that is pleasant, blessed, and fortunate.

  2. 2.
    blessed and prosperousclassical

    Describing a person who is blessed with abundant good fortune and sustenance.

  3. 3.
    prolificclassical

    Describing a woman who is very fertile and gives birth to many children.

رَغْسnoun
  1. 1.
    increaseclassical

    Abundance and increase, particularly in lineage or status.

  2. 2.
    marriageclassical

    The act of marriage.

النَّمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    growth and increaseclassical

    Growth, increase, abundance, goodness, and blessing.

الكَثْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    Abundance, increase, goodness, and blessing.

الخَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    goodnessclassical

    Goodness, increase, abundance, and blessing.

البَرَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    blessingclassical

    Blessing, increase, abundance, and goodness.

وَجْهٌ مَرْغُوسadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    pleasant and blessed faceclassical

    A face that is open, blessed, and fortunate.

رَجُلٌ مَرْغُوسadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    blessed and prosperous manclassical

    A man who is blessed with abundant good fortune and sustenance.

السَّعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ample provisionclassical

    Generous provision and ease in life's blessings.

امرَأَةٌ مَرْغُوسَةadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    prolific womanclassical

    A woman who is very fertile and gives birth to many children.

شَاةٌ مَرْغُوسَةadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    prolific eweclassical

    A sheep that gives birth to many lambs.

الأَرْغَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    seedlingsclassical

    Seedlings or young plants that emerge, possibly a transposition of 'aghrās' (planting).

غَرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to plantclassical

    To plant seedlings or trees.

غِرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    seedlingsclassical

    Seedlings or young plants.

النِّصَابnoun
  1. 1.
    lineageclassical

    Origin, lineage, or noble ancestry.

الفَجَسnoun
  1. 1.
    boastingclassical

    Boasting or excessive pride.

مَعْنَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    giving birth to female youngclassical

    Describing an animal that gives birth to female offspring, specifically female goats.

العَنُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    female kidclassical

    A female young goat.

Parallel reading

النماء والكثرة والخير والبركة
Increase, abundance, goodness, and blessing.
وقد رغسه الله رغسا
And God caused him to increase greatly and be blessed.
ووجه مرغوس: طلق مبارك ميمون
And an auspicious face: open, blessed, and fortunate.
قال رؤبة يمدح إياد بن الوليد البجلي: دعوت رب العزة القدوسا، ... دعاء من لا يقرع الناقوسا، حتى أراني وجهك المرغوسا
Ru'ba said, praising Iyad ibn al-Walid al-Bajali: I called upon the Holy Lord of Might, ... a prayer from one who does not strike the bell, until you showed me your blessed face.
وأنشد ثعلب: ليس بمحمود ولا مرغوس
And Tha'lab recited: He is neither praiseworthy nor blessed.
ورجل مرغوس: مبارك كثير الخير مرزوق
And a blessed man: one who is blessed with abundant good fortune and sustenance.
ورغسه الله مالا وولدا: أعطاه مالا وولدا كثيرا
And God gave him much wealth and offspring: He gave him abundant wealth and many children.
أن رجلا رغسه الله مالا وولدا
That a man was given abundant wealth and offspring by God.
أكثر له منهما وبارك له فيهما
He increased them for him and blessed them for him.
إذا كان ماله ناميا كثيرا، وكذلك في الحسب وغيره
If his wealth was growing abundantly, and likewise in lineage and other matters.
والرغس: السعة في النعمة
And 'ar-raghs': ample provision in blessings.
كانوا قليلا فرغسهم الله أي كثرهم وأنماهم
They were few, so God made them abundant, meaning He increased them and made them grow.
أمام رغس في نصاب رغس، ... خليفة ساس بغير تعس
A source of abundance in a noble lineage, ... a caliph who ruled without hardship.
والنصاب: الأصل
And 'an-nisab': the origin.
والفجس: الافتخار
And 'al-fajs': boasting.
وامرأة مرغوسة: ولود
And a prolific woman: one who gives birth easily.
وشاة مرغوسة: كثيرة الولد
And a prolific ewe: one that has many lambs.
مرغوسة مأمورة معناق
Prolific, obedient, giving birth to female young.
معناق: تلد العنوق، وهي الإناث من أولاد المعز
'Ma'naq': gives birth to female kids, which are the females of goats.
والرغس: النكاح؛ هذه عن كراع
And 'ar-raghs': marriage; this is according to Kura'.
ورغس الشيء: مقلوب عن غرسه؛ عن يعقوب
And 'raghasa' something: is the reverse of 'gharasa' (to plant); according to Ya'qub.
والأرغاس: الأغراس التي تخرج على الولد، مقلوب عنه أيضا
And 'al-arghas': the seedlings that emerge with a child, also a transposition from 'al-aghrās'.