رعع

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of stillness, movement, agitation, and the gathering of common or low-class people. It extends to descriptions of youth, immaturity, and the unsteady nature of water or mirages.

Derived headwords

رَعَverb

1.
to be stillclassical
To be still or motionless.

رُعَاعnoun

1.
rabble, riffraffboth
The common people, the low-class, the rabble, or the riffraff.
2.
youths, adolescentsclassical
Young people, adolescents, or those in their early stages of development.

الموسم يجمع رعاع الناس أي غوغاءهم وسقاطهم وأخلاطهم — The pilgrimage season gathers the rabble of people, meaning their mob, their lowlifes, and their mixed elements.

رُعَاعَةnoun

1.
rabble, riffraffboth
A single person from the rabble or low class.

تَرَعْرَعَverb

1.
to grow, to matureboth
To grow, develop, and mature, especially used for children or plants.
2.
to move, to be agitatedclassical
To move or be agitated, used for water or a mirage.

وترعرعت سنه إذا تحركت — And his age grew (moved) if it stirred.

وترعرع الصبي أي تحرك ونشأ — And the boy grew (moved and developed).

تَزَعْزَعَverb

1.
to be shaken, to moveboth
To be shaken, to move, or to become unstable.

وترعرعت سنه وتزعزعت إذا تحركت — And his age grew (moved) and was shaken if it stirred.

رَعْرَعَةnoun

1.
youthful vigor, primeclassical
The prime of youth, characterized by vigor and movement.
2.
agitation of waterclassical
The shimmering or rippling of clear, thin water on the surface of the earth, or a mirage.

والرعرعة: اضطراب الماء الصافي الرقيق على وجه الأرض — And the ra'r'ah: the agitation of clear, thin water on the surface of the earth.

غُلَامٌ رَعْرَعٌadjective

1.
youthful, vigorous boyclassical
A boy in his prime, characterized by youthful vigor and movement.

وقيل: غلام رعرع — And it is said: a youthful, vigorous boy.

شَابٌّ رَعْرَعٌadjective

1.
youthful, vigorous young manclassical
A young man in his prime, characterized by vigor and good proportion.

رَعْرَعَverb

1.
to make grow, to nurtureclassical
To cause to grow, to nurture, or to bring up.
2.
to train (a horse)classical
To train or break in a horse that is not yet tamed.

ورعرعه الله أي أنبته — And God made him grow (i.e., He caused him to sprout/grow).

قَصَبٌ رَعْرَاعٌadjective

1.
tall reedsclassical
Tall reeds that are still moist in their growth.

للقصب إذا طال في منبته وهو رطب: قصب رعراع — For reeds when they grow tall in their place while still moist: tall reeds.

رَعْرَاعٌadjective

1.
tall, well-proportionedclassical
Tall and well-proportioned, used for a young man whose stature has become firm and developed.

ومننه يقال للغلام إذا شب واستوت قامته: رعراع — And from this, it is said for a boy when he grows up and his stature becomes firm: tall and well-proportioned.

رَعَاعَةnoun

1.
fearful, easily startledclassical
Describing something or someone that is easily startled or fearful, like a frightened ostrich.

ويقال للنعامة رعاعة لأنها أبدا كأنها منخوبة فزعة — And the ostrich is called ra'ā'ah because it is always as if it is sifted (nervous) and easily startled.

مُتَرَعْرِعٌadjective

1.
growing, developingboth
One who is growing, developing, or maturing.

وغلام مترعرع أي متحرك — And a boy mutara'ri' (growing/developing), meaning moving.

رَعَاعَةnoun

1.
weaklings, riffraffclassical
The weak, the base, or the riffraff among people.

والرعاع كالزجاج من الناس، وهم الرذال الضعفاء — And the ru'ā' are like the dregs of people, and they are the base and the weak.

رَعْرَعَverb

1.
to move, to stirclassical
To move or stir, used in the context of growth or agitation.

Parallel reading

الرع السكون.

Ar-ru' is stillness.

والرعاع: الأحداث.

And ar-ru'ā' are adolescents.

ورعاع الناس: سقاطهم وسفلتهم.

And the ru'ā' of people are their lowlifes and their base elements.

أن الموسم يجمع رعاع الناس أي غوغاءهم وسقاطهم وأخلاطهم

That the pilgrimage season gathers the rabble of people, meaning their mob, their lowlifes, and their mixed elements.

إن هؤلاء النفر رعاع غثرة.

Indeed, these individuals are a rabble, a common crowd.

وسائر الناس همج رعاع

And the rest of the people are a brutish rabble.

والرعاع كالزجاج من الناس، وهم الرذال الضعفاء

And the ru'ā' are like the dregs of people, and they are the base and the weak.

وهم الذين إذا فزعوا طاروا

And they are those who, if they are frightened, scatter.

ويقال للنعامة رعاعة لأنها أبدا كأنها منخوبة فزعة.

And the ostrich is called ra'ā'ah because it is always as if it is sifted (nervous) and easily startled.

وترعرعت سنه وتزعزعت إذا تحركت.

And his age grew (moved) and was shaken if it stirred.

والرعرعة: اضطراب الماء الصافي الرقيق على وجه الأرض

And ar-ra'r'ah: the agitation of clear, thin water on the surface of the earth.

ومننه قيل: غلام رعرع

And from this, it is said: a youthful, vigorous boy.

وربما قيل: ترعرع السراب على التشبيه بالماء.

And sometimes it is said: the mirage shimmered, by analogy with water.

والرعرعة: حسن شباب الغلام وتحركه.

And ar-ra'r'ah: the beauty and vigor of a boy's youth.

وشاب رعرع ورعرعة؛ عن كراع، ورعرع ورعراع؛

And a youthful, vigorous young man, and youthful vigor; according to Kra'a, and vigorous and tall;

مراهق حسن الاعتدال، وقيل محتلم، وقيل قد تحرك وكبر

approaching puberty, well-proportioned, or it is said he has had a wet dream, or it is said he has moved and grown.

وقد ترعرع الصبي أي تحرك ونشأ.

And the boy has grown (moved and developed).

وغلام مترعرع أي متحرك.

And a boy mutara'ri' (growing/developing), meaning moving.

ورعرعه الله أي أنبته.

And God made him grow (i.e., He caused him to sprout/grow).

سمعت العرب تقول للقصب إذا طال في منبته وهو رطب: قصب رعراع

I heard the Arabs say about reeds when they grow tall in their place while still moist: tall reeds.

ومننه يقال للغلام إذا شب واستوت قامته: رعراع ورعرع

And from this, it is said for a boy when he grows up and his stature becomes firm: tall and well-proportioned, and vigorous.

لو يمر على القصب الرعراع لم يسمع صوته

If one were to pass by the tall reeds, one would not hear his voice.

هو الطويل من ترعرع الصبي إذا نشأ وكبر

It is the tall one, from the boy growing (developing) when he matures and grows.

رعرع الفارس دابته إذا لم يكن ريضا فركبه ليروضه

The horseman trained his mount if it was not broken in, and rode it to tame it.