رقش

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root رقش (rqsh) primarily relates to markings, spots, and patterns, often involving a mix of colors like black and white. It extends to concepts of writing, decoration, embellishment, and even subtle forms of communication like hinting or backbiting.

Derived headwords

رَقَشَverb

1.
to mark, to spotboth
To make marks, spots, or patterns on something, especially with contrasting colors.
2.
to writeclassical
To inscribe or write, particularly in a decorative or patterned manner.
3.
to embellish, to adornboth
To decorate or make something more attractive through embellishment.

رَقْشnoun

1.
marking, spottingboth
The act or result of marking or spotting, characterized by a mixture of colors, often with murkiness, blackness, or whiteness.
2.
writingclassical
The act of writing or inscribing, especially in a patterned or decorative way.
3.
patternboth
A design or arrangement of lines and spots.

رَقْشَةnoun

1.
spotting, markingboth
A spot or mark, often implying a slight discoloration or a mixture of colors.

أَرْقَشadjective

1.
spotted, mottledboth
Having spots or patches of different colors, especially black and white; mottled.
2.
dark, murkyclassical
Describing a color that is mixed with murkiness or darkness.

رَقْشَاءadjective

1.
spotted, mottledboth
Female or feminine noun describing something spotted or mottled, particularly used for snakes and vipers.
2.
camel's humpclassical
The hump of a camel, sometimes described as spotted.

رَقْشَاءnoun

1.
viperclassical
A type of viper, named for the spotted or patterned markings on its back.
2.
camel's humpclassical
The hump of a camel.

جُنْدَب أَرْقَشnoun

1.
spotted locustboth
A locust that has spots or markings on its back.

حَيَّة رَقْشَاءnoun

1.
spotted snakeboth
A snake characterized by spots or patterns on its body.

جَدْي أَرْقَش الأُذُنَيْنnoun

1.
kid with spotted earsboth
A young goat that has spotted ears.

مِعْز رَقْشَاءnoun

1.
spotted goatboth
A goat that has spots of black and white.

شِقْشِقَة رَقْشَاءnoun

1.
spotted camel's humpclassical
The hump of a camel, described as spotted.

رَقْيَشnoun

1.
diminutive of markingclassical
A diminutive form of 'raqsh', referring to the spotting or dotted nature of lines and writing.

أُرَيْقِشname

1.
nameclassical
A proper name, possibly a diminutive or variant of 'arqash'.

رَقَّاشname

1.
woman's nameboth
A proper name for a woman.
2.
tribe nameclassical
The name of a tribe or a branch of a tribe (e.g., Banu Raqqash).

رَقْشnoun

1.
beautiful writingclassical
Beautiful or elegant handwriting.

دُوَيْبَّة مَنْقُوشَةnoun

1.
patterned insectclassical
A small, patterned insect found in grass, resembling a 'hamtut'.

تَرْقِيشnoun

1.
writing, dottingboth
The act of writing or dotting, especially in a patterned or decorative manner.
2.
embellishment, decorationboth
The act of adorning or embellishing something, making it more attractive.
3.
hinting, backbitingclassical
Subtle communication, including hinting, conveying gossip, or inciting discord.
4.
chiding, admonishingclassical
The act of gently reproaching or admonishing someone.
5.
laughterclassical
The act of dividing or splitting laughter.

مَرْقَشname

1.
poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet, known for verses describing faded ruins.

تَرَقَّشَتْverb

1.
to adorn oneselfclassical
A woman adorning herself or making herself attractive.

Parallel reading

الرقش كالنقش، والرقش والرقشة: لون فيه كدرة وسواد ونحوهما.

Al-raqsh is like al-naqsh, and al-raqsh and al-raqshah are a color with murkiness, blackness, and the like.

جندب أرقش وحية رقشاء: فيها نقط سواد وبياض.

A spotted locust and a spotted snake: they have dots of black and white.

قالت لعائشة، لو ذكرتك قولا تعرفينه نهشتني نهش الرقشاء المطرق.

She said to Aisha, 'If I were to mention a saying you know, you would bite me like the biting of the spotted viper.'

الرقشاء الأفعى، سميت بذلك لترقيش في ظهرها وهي خطوط ونقط.

Al-raqshā' is the viper, named so because of the markings on its back, which are lines and dots.

الأرقش لون فيه كدرة وسواد ونحوهما كلون الأفعى الرقشاء، وكلون الجندب الأرقش الظهر ونحو ذلك كذلك.

Al-arqash is a color with murkiness, blackness, and the like, like the color of the spotted viper, and like the color of the locust with a spotted back, and so on.

وربما كانت الشقشقة رقشاء.

And sometimes the camel's hump is spotted.

رقشاء تنتاح اللغام المزبدا، ... دوم فيها رزه وأرعدا.

A spotted [creature] spewing frothy saliva... it remained there, firm and thundering.

وجدي أرقش الأذنين أي أذرأ.

And my kid is spotted-eared, meaning it has large ears.

والرقشاء من المعز: التي فيها نقط من سواد وبياض.

And al-raqshā' from the goats: the one that has spots of black and white.

والرقشاء: شقشقة البعير.

And al-raqshā': the hump of the camel.

رقيش تصغير رقش وهو تنقيط الخطوط والكتاب.

Raqaysh is the diminutive of raqsh, which is the dotting of lines and writing.

وقال أبو حاتم: رقيش تصغير أرقش مثل أبلق وبليق ويجوز أريقش.

And Abu Hatim said: Raqaysh is the diminutive of arqash, like ablaq and balīq, and Urayqish is also permissible.

ابن الأعرابي: الرقش الخط الحسن، ورقاش اسم امرأة منه.

Ibn al-A'rābī: Al-raqsh is beautiful writing, and Raqqāsh is a woman's name derived from it.

والرقشاء: دويبة تكون في العشب دودة منقوشة مليحة شبيهة بالحمطوط.

And al-raqshā': a small creature found in the grass, a beautiful patterned worm similar to the hamtut.

والرقش والترقيش: الكتابة والتنقيط.

And al-raqsh and al-tarqīsh: writing and dotting.

مرقش: اسم شاعر، سمي بذلك لقوله: الدار قفر والرسوم كما ... رقش، في ظهر الأديم، قلم.

Marqash: the name of a poet, so named for his saying: 'The dwelling is desolate, and the traces are as if... a pen has written on the surface of the parchment.'

والترقيش: التسطير في الصحف.

And al-tarqīsh: the lining or ruling in manuscripts.

والترقيش: المعاتبة والنم والقت والتحريش وتبليغ النميمة.

And al-tarqīsh: chiding, backbiting, inciting, stirring up trouble, and conveying gossip.

ورقش كلامه: زوره وزخرفه، من ذلك.

And he embellished his speech: he falsified and decorated it, deriving from this.

عاذل قد أولعت بالترقيش، ... إلي سرا فاطرفي وميشي.

O blamer, you have become fond of embellishment; ... come to me secretly, cast glances, and walk.

الترقيش التشطير في الضحك والمعاتبة.

Al-tarqīsh is the splitting [of the face] in laughter and chiding.

وقيل: الترقيش تحسين الكلام وتزويقه.

And it was said: Al-tarqīsh is improving and decorating speech.

وترقشت المرأة إذا تزينت.

And a woman 'tarqashat' if she adorned herself.

فلا تحسبي جري الرهان ترقشا ... وريطا، وإعطاء الحقين مجللا.

So do not think that the running of the race is adornment... and fine garments, and giving the two rights generously.

رقاش اسم امرأة، بكسر الشين، في موضع الرفع والخفض والنصب.

Raqqāsh is a woman's name, with a kasra on the shīn, in the position of nominative, genitive, and accusative.

اسق رقاش إنها سقايه.

Give Raqqāsh to drink, for she is a water-giver.

رقاش: حي من ربيعة نسبوا إلى أمهم يقال لهم بنو رقاش.

Raqqāsh: a tribe from Rabī'ah, attributed to their mother, called Banu Raqqāsh.

وأهل الحجاز يبنون رقاش على الكسر في كل حال.

And the people of Hijaz construct Raqqāsh with a kasra in all cases.

وأهل نجد يجرونه مجرى ما لا ينصرف نحو عمر، يقولون هذه رقاش بالرفع، وهو القياس لأنه اسم علم وليس فيه إلا العدل والتأنيث غير أن الأشعار جاءت على لغة أهل الحجاز.

And the people of Najd treat it like words that do not decline [fully], like 'Umar', saying 'this is Raqqāsh' in the nominative, which is the standard because it is a proper noun with only deviation and feminine gender; however, the poetry follows the dialect of the people of Hijaz.

قامت رقاش، وأصحابي على عجل، ... تبدي لك النحر واللبات والجيدا.

Raqqāsh stood up, and my companions were in a hurry, ... revealing to you the neck, the collarbones, and the neck.