رقع

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root رقع (raqaʿa) primarily relates to mending, patching, and repairing things, especially fabric and leather. It extends metaphorically to correcting speech, healing spiritual flaws, and even to the celestial sphere being 'patched' with stars. It also encompasses concepts of being foolish or lacking sense, and specific terms for parts of the sky, land, and even types of trees and dates.

Derived headwords

رَقَعَverb

1.
to patch, mendboth
To sew a patch onto torn fabric or leather to repair it.
2.
to correct, reformclassical
Metaphorically, to mend or reform something, such as one's faith through repentance.
3.
to hit, strikeclassical
To hit a target with an arrow; any successful strike.
4.
to insult, revileclassical
To verbally attack someone with insults or slander.
5.
to add to, embellishclassical
To add to or embellish speech, often in a way that connects different parts.

رقع الثوب والأديم بالرقاع يرقعه رقعا ورقعه: ألحم خرقه — He patched the garment and the leather with patches, mending its tears.

رَقْعnoun

1.
patching, mendingboth
The act of patching or mending something, like a garment.
2.
a patchboth
A piece of material used to mend a tear.
3.
insult, slanderclassical
A verbal attack or revilement.

رقع الثوب والأديم بالرقاع يرقعه رقعا ورقعه: ألحم خرقه — He patched the garment and the leather with patches, mending its tears.

رَقْعَةnoun

1.
patchboth
A piece of material used to mend a tear in fabric or leather.
2.
written documentboth
A piece of parchment or paper for writing on; a letter or document.
3.
piece of landclassical
A piece of land that is attached to another.
4.
piece of clothclassical
A scrap or piece of cloth.

والرقعة: واحدة الرقاع التي تكتب — And a ruqʿah: the single unit of the parchments that are written upon.

رِقَاعnoun

1.
patchesboth
Plural of ruqʿah, referring to patches used for mending.
2.
documents, lettersboth
Plural of ruqʿah, referring to written documents or letters.

والرقعة: واحدة الرقاع التي تكتب — And a ruqʿah: the single unit of the parchments that are written upon.

مُتَرَقَّعnoun

1.
place for mendingclassical
A place where something can be patched or mended.
2.
place for insultclassical
A place or opportunity for verbal attack or slander.

وفيه مترقع لمن يصلحه أي موضع ترقيع — And in it is a mutaraqqaʿ for one who mends it, meaning a place for patching.

وَاهٍ رَافِعadjective phrase

1.
weak and mendingclassical
Describing someone whose faith is weakened by sin but is mended by repentance.

المؤمن واه راقع — The believer is weak and mending.

اسْتَرْقَعَverb

1.
to be ready for mendingclassical
Said of a garment that has become worn and needs to be patched.

واسترقع الثوب أي حان له أن يرقع — And the garment is istarqaʿa, meaning it is time for it to be patched.

تَرْقِيعnoun

1.
patchingboth
The act of patching a garment in multiple places.
2.
embellishment of speechclassical
Adding to or embellishing speech, connecting parts of discourse.
3.
exaggeration in speechclassical
Adding to or embellishing speech, often in a way that is not entirely truthful.

وترقيع الثوب: أن ترقعه في مواضع — And tarqīʿ of a garment: that you patch it in multiple places.

مَرْقَعadjective

1.
patchedboth
Describing something that has been patched or mended.
2.
foolishclassical
Describing someone whose mind is worn out and needs repair; foolish.

وشاعر مرقع — and a patched poet.

مُرَقَّعnoun

1.
one who connects speechclassical
Someone who connects parts of speech, making discourse coherent.

ومرقع يصل الكلام فيرقع بعضه ببعض — and a murqqaʿ who connects speech, patching one part to another.

أَرْقَعadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Describing someone who is foolish or lacks sense.

وأرقع الرجل أي جاء برقاعة وحمق — And a man is arqaʿ, meaning he has come with foolishness and stupidity.

رَقِيعnoun

1.
lowest heavenclassical
The lowest of the seven heavens, often described as being 'patched' with stars.
2.
foolclassical
A foolish person whose mind is worn out and needs repair.

والرقيع: اسم سماء الدنيا — And al-Raqīʿ: the name of the lowest heaven.

أَرْقِعَةnoun

1.
heavensclassical
Plural of ruqīʿ, referring to the heavens, with each heaven being like a patch on the one above it.

والجمع أرقعة، والسماوات السبع يقال إنها سبعة أرقعة — And the plural is arqaʿah, and the seven heavens are said to be seven arqaʿah.

رَقَاعَةnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
The state of being foolish or stupid.

وقد رقع، بالضم، رقاعة، وهو الأرقع — And he became raqaʿa (with damma), meaning ruqāʿah, and he is al-arqaʿ.

مُرَقَّعَانnoun

1.
foolish manclassical
A man who is foolish or stupid.

وهو الأرقع والمرقعان — and he is al-arqaʿ and al-muraqqaʿān.

مُرَقَّعَانَةnoun

1.
foolish womanclassical
A woman who is foolish or stupid.

والأنثى مرقعانة — and the female is muraqqaʿānah.

رَقْعَاءadjective

1.
thin-legged womanclassical
A woman with slender legs.

والرقيع: الأحمق الذي يتمزق عليه عقله، وقد رقع، بالضم، رقاعة، وهو الأرقع والمرقعان، والأنثى مرقعانة، ورقعاء، مولدة — And al-raqīʿ: the fool whose mind is torn apart, and he has become raqaʿa (with damma), meaning ruqāʿah, and he is al-arqaʿ and al-muraqqaʿān, and the female is muraqqaʿānah, and raqʿāʾ, a neologism.

رَقْعَة شَجَرَةnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A large tree, similar to a walnut tree, with leaves like gourd leaves and large white fig-like fruits.

والرقعة: شجرة عظيمة كالجوزة، لها ورق كورق القرع، ولها ثمر أمثال التين العظام الأبيض — And al-ruqʿah: a large tree like a walnut tree, with leaves like gourd leaves, and it has large white fig-like fruits.

رُقَعًاnoun

1.
fruit of the ruqʿah treeclassical
The fruit of the ruqʿah tree, which is eaten fresh.

وهي كثيرة الثمر تؤكل رطبة ولا تسمى ثمرتها تينا، ولكن رقعا إلا أن يقال تين الرقع — And it is abundant in fruit, eaten fresh, and its fruit is not called a fig, but rather ruqaʿan, unless it is said 'figs of the ruqʿah tree'.

ارْتَقَعَverb

1.
to not care aboutclassical
To be indifferent to or unconcerned about something, like criticism.

ويقال: قرعني فلان بلومه فما ارتقعت به أي لم أكترث به — And it is said: So-and-so reproached me with his blame, and I did not irtaqaʿ by it, meaning I did not care about it.

مِرْقَاعnoun

1.
one who adds to speechclassical
Someone who adds to or embellishes speech, often excessively.

وما ترتقع مني برقاع ولا بمرقاع أي ما تطيعني ولا تقبل مما أنصحك به شيئا — And you do not heed me with patches or with a mirqāʿ, meaning you do not obey me and do not accept anything I advise you with.

رَقَعَ الغَرَضverb phrase

1.
to hit the targetclassical
To hit the intended mark or target with an arrow.

ويقال: رقع الغرض بسهمه إذا أصابه — And it is said: He hit the target with his arrow if he struck it.

رَقَعَ ذَنْبَهُverb phrase

1.
to whip one's camelclassical
To strike a camel with a whip, often to urge it on.

ويقال: رقع ذنبه بسوطه إذا ضربه به — And it is said: He struck its hump with his whip if he hit it.

رُقَاعَةnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
The state of being foolish or stupid.

وقد رقع، بالضم، رقاعة، وهو الأرقع — And he became raqaʿa (with damma), meaning ruqāʿah, and he is al-arqaʿ.

رَقْعَة جَرَبnoun

1.
early stage of mangeclassical
An initial patch or spot of mange on an animal.

ويقال: بهذا البعير رقعة من جرب ونقبة من جرب، وهو أول الجرب — And it is said: This camel has a ruqʿah of mange and a nuqbah of mange, which is the beginning of mange.

رَاقَعَverb

1.
to be a wine-mixerclassical
To mix wine, specifically referring to a type of wine that is mixed.

وراقع الخمر: وهو قلب عاقر — And rāqiʿ al-khamr: which is the heart of a barren woman (a metaphorical description of wine).

رَقْعَاءadjective

1.
thin-legged womanclassical
A woman with slender legs.

والرقيعة والجباء والسملقة: الزلاء من النساء، وهي التي لا عجيزة لها — And al-raqʿāʾ and al-jabāʾ and al-samlaqah: the slender women, meaning those who have no buttocks.

تَنْبِيقnoun

1.
exaggeration in speechclassical
Adding to or embellishing speech, often in a way that is not entirely truthful; exaggeration.

ويقال للذي يزيد في الحديث: وهو تنبيق وترقيع وتوصيل — And it is said of one who adds to speech: he is tanbīq, tarqīʿ, and tawṣīl.

تَوْصِيلnoun

1.
connecting speechclassical
Connecting parts of speech or discourse, often implying embellishment or exaggeration.

ويقال للذي يزيد في الحديث: وهو تنبيق وترقيع وتوصيل — And it is said of one who adds to speech: he is tanbīq, tarqīʿ, and tawṣīl.

يُرَقِّعverb

1.
to patch with the other handclassical
To patch or mend something with one hand while doing something else with the other.

كان يلقم بيد ويرقع بالأخرى — He would feed with one hand and patch with the other.

جُوعٌ يَرْقُوعnoun phrase

1.
intense hungerclassical
A state of severe hunger.

جوع يرقوع وديقوع ويرقوع: شديد — Hunger that is yarqūʿ and dayqūʿ and yarqūʿ: severe.

جُوعٌ دِيقُوعnoun phrase

1.
intense hungerclassical
A state of severe hunger.

جوع يرقوع وديقوع ويرقوع: شديد — Hunger that is yarqūʿ and dayqūʿ and yarqūʿ: severe.

الرَّقِيعname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A proper name of a man from the tribe of Tamim.

والرقيع: اسم رجل من بني تميم — And al-Raqīʿ: the name of a man from the tribe of Tamim.

الرَّقِيعِيّname

1.
a place nameclassical
The name of a watering place located between Mecca and Basra.

والرقيعي: ماء بين مكة والبصرة — And al-Raqīʿī: a watering place between Mecca and Basra.

قِنْدَة الرِّقَاعnoun phrase

1.
a type of dateclassical
A variety of date fruit.

وقندة الرقاع: ضرب من التمر — And Qindat al-Riqāʿ: a type of date.

ابْنُ الرِّقَاعname

1.
a poet's nameclassical
The name of a known poet, Ibn al-Riqāʿ al-ʿĀmilī.

وابن الرقاع العاملي: شاعر معروف — And Ibn al-Riqāʿ al-ʿĀmilī: a known poet.

Parallel reading

رقع الثوب والأديم بالرقاع يرقعه رقعا ورقعه: ألحم خرقه

He patched the garment and the leather with patches, mending its tears.

وفيه مترقع لمن يصلحه أي موضع ترقيع

And in it is a place for mending, meaning a place for patching.

المؤمن واه راقع

The believer is weak and mending.

فالسعيد من هلك على رقعه

And the happy one is he who perishes in his state of mending (repentance).

واسترقع الثوب أي حان له أن يرقع

And the garment is istarqaʿa, meaning it is time for it to be patched.

وترقيع الثوب: أن ترقعه في مواضع

And tarqīʿ of a garment: that you patch it in multiple places.

وكل ما سددت من خلة، فقد رقعته ورقعته

And whatever gap you fill, you have patched it.

خرجن فرقعن الكوى بالمحاجر

They came out and struck the windows with their forearms.

فقالوا: لا أجد فيك مرقعا للكلام

And they said: I find no way to mend your speech.

خطيب مصقع، وشاعر مرقع

An eloquent orator, and a patched poet.

ومرقع يصل الكلام فيرقع بعضه ببعض

And a murqqaʿ who connects speech, patching one part to another.

والرقعة: ما رقع به

And a ruqʿah: that with which something is patched.

والرقعة: واحدة الرقاع التي تكتب

And a ruqʿah: the single unit of the parchments that are written upon.

يجيء أحدكم يوم القيامة على رقبته رقاع تخفق

One of you will come on the Day of Resurrection with documents flapping on his neck.

والرقعة: الخرقة

And a ruqʿah: a piece of cloth.

والأرقع والرقيع: اسمان للسماء الدنيا لأن الكواكب رقعتها

And al-arqaʿ and al-raqīʿ: two names for the lowest heaven because the stars are its patches.

سميت بذلك لأنها مرقوعة بالنجوم

It was so named because it is patched with stars.

كل واحدة من السماوات رقيع للأخرى

Each of the heavens is a ruqīʿ for the one above it.

والسماوات السبع يقال إنها سبعة أرقعة

And the seven heavens are said to be seven arqaʿah.

لقد حكمت بحكم الله من فوق سبعة أرقعة

You have judged with the judgment of God from above seven heavens.

والرقيع: الأحمق الذي يتمزق عليه عقله

And al-raqīʿ: the fool whose mind is torn apart.

وأرقع الرجل أي جاء برقاعة وحمق

And a man is arqaʿ, meaning he has come with foolishness and stupidity.

ويقال: ما تحت الرقيع أرقع منه

And it is said: What is beneath the fool is more foolish than him.

والرقعة: قطعة من الأرض تلتزق بأخرى

And a ruqʿah: a piece of land attached to another.

وهي كثيرة الثمر تؤكل رطبة ولا تسمى ثمرتها تينا، ولكن رقعا إلا أن يقال تين الرقع

And it is abundant in fruit, eaten fresh, and its fruit is not called a fig, but rather ruqaʿan, unless it is said 'figs of the ruqʿah tree'.

ويقال: قرعني فلان بلومه فما ارتقعت به أي لم أكترث به

And it is said: So-and-so reproached me with his blame, and I did not irtaqaʿ by it, meaning I did not care about it.

وما أرتقع بهذا الشيء وما أرتقع له أي ما أبالي به ولا أكترث

And I do not irtaqaʿ by this thing and I do not irtaqaʿ for it, meaning I do not care about it and am not concerned.

وما ترتقع مني برقاع ولا بمرقاع أي ما تطيعني ولا تقبل مما أنصحك به شيئا

And you do not heed me with patches or with a mirqāʿ, meaning you do not obey me and do not accept anything I advise you with.

ويقال: رقع الغرض بسهمه إذا أصابه

And it is said: He hit the target with his arrow if he struck it.

ورقعه رقعا قبيحا أي هجاه وشتمه

And he reviled him with ruqʿan, meaning he insulted and cursed him.

وأرى فيه مترقعا أي موضعا للشتم والهجاء

And I see in him a place for insult and revilement.

وما ترك الهاجون لي في أديمكم مصحا، ولكني أرى مترقعا

And the revilers left me no sound part in your being, but I see a place for insult.

كثوب اليماني قد تقادم عهده، ورقعته ما شئت في العين واليد

Like a Yemeni garment whose time has passed, and I patched it as you wished in appearance and substance.

وأرقع الرجل أي جاء برقاعة وحمق

And a man is arqaʿ, meaning he has come with foolishness and stupidity.

ويقال: رقع ذنبه بسوطه إذا ضربه به

And it is said: He struck its hump with his whip if he hit it.

ويقال: بهذا البعير رقعة من جرب ونقبة من جرب، وهو أول الجرب

And it is said: This camel has a ruqʿah of mange and a nuqbah of mange, which is the beginning of mange.

وراقع الخمر: وهو قلب عاقر

And rāqiʿ al-khamr: which is the heart of a barren woman.

والرقيعة والجباء والسملقة: الزلاء من النساء، وهي التي لا عجيزة لها

And al-raqʿāʾ and al-jabāʾ and al-samlaqah: the slender women, meaning those who have no buttocks.

وهو تنبيق وترقيع وتوصيل، وهو صاحب رمية يزيد في الحديث

He is tanbīq, tarqīʿ, and tawṣīl, meaning he is one who adds to speech.

كان يلقم بيد ويرقع بالأخرى

He would feed with one hand and patch with the other.

جوع يرقوع وديقوع ويرقوع: شديد

Hunger that is yarqūʿ and dayqūʿ and yarqūʿ: severe.

والرقيع: اسم رجل من بني تميم

And al-Raqīʿ: the name of a man from the tribe of Tamim.

والرقيعي: ماء بين مكة والبصرة

And al-Raqīʿī: a watering place between Mecca and Basra.

وقندة الرقاع: ضرب من التمر

And Qindat al-Riqāʿ: a type of date.

وابن الرقاع العاملي: شاعر معروف

And Ibn al-Riqāʿ al-ʿĀmilī: a known poet.

حدثت أن رويعي الإبل يشتمني، والله يصرف أقواما عن الرشد

I was told that a camel herder insults me, and God turns people away from the right path.

فإنك والشعر ذو تزجي قوافيه، كمبتغي الصيد في عريسة الأسد

Indeed, you and your poetry, whose rhymes you arrange, are like one seeking prey in the lion's den.