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رهق

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root رهق (rhq) primarily denotes approaching, reaching, or overwhelming someone or something. This encompasses concepts like catching up, covering, burdening, and nearing a state or time. It also extends to meanings of ignorance, foolishness, and sin, often linked to being overwhelmed or approaching negative states.

Derived headwords

الرَّهَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Lyingclassical

    One of the primary meanings of the noun 'al-rahq' is falsehood or lying.

  2. 2.
    Foolishness, ignoranceboth

    It signifies a lack of intelligence, foolishness, or ignorance in a person.

  3. 3.
    Impulsiveness, hastinessboth

    The term can also refer to hastiness, impulsiveness, or quickness to anger or action.

  4. 4.
    Sin, transgressionboth

    It denotes sin, transgression, or wrongdoing.

  5. 5.
    Accusation, suspicionclassical

    The noun can also mean accusation or suspicion.

  6. 6.
    Approaching, nearingclassical

    It signifies the act of approaching or nearing something.

  7. 7.
    Overwhelming burdenclassical

    It can refer to being overwhelmed or burdened by something.

  8. 8.
    Greatness, arroganceclassical

    It can denote greatness, arrogance, or excessive pride.

  9. 9.
    Calumny, defamationclassical

    The word can also mean calumny or defamation.

  10. 10.
    Helplessness, ruinclassical

    It can signify helplessness or ruin.

  11. 11.
    Speed, hasteclassical

    It can also mean speed or haste.

رَهِقَverb
  1. 1.
    To approach, to reachboth

    The verb means to approach, to reach, or to catch up to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    To overwhelm, to burdenboth

    It signifies overwhelming or burdening someone with something difficult.

  3. 3.
    To cover, to envelopclassical

    The verb can mean to cover or envelop someone or something.

  4. 4.
    To fall into (sin, error)classical

    It can mean to fall into sin, error, or a difficult situation.

أَرْهَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To overwhelm, to burdenboth

    This form means to overwhelm or burden someone with a task or difficulty.

  2. 2.
    To cause to approach, to bring nearboth

    It can mean to cause someone to approach or bring them near to something.

  3. 3.
    To overtake, to catch upboth

    The verb signifies overtaking or catching up to someone.

  4. 4.
    To delay, to postponeclassical

    It can mean to delay or postpone something, especially a prayer or an event.

  5. 5.
    To cover, to envelopclassical

    It can also mean to cover or envelop someone.

مُرْهَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Overwhelmed, burdenedboth

    This adjective describes someone who is overwhelmed or burdened by difficulty.

  2. 2.
    Overtaken, caught upclassical

    It means overtaken or caught up to.

  3. 3.
    Accused, suspectedclassical

    It can describe someone who is accused or suspected of wrongdoing.

  4. 4.
    Generous, nobleclassical

    In some contexts, it can mean generous or noble.

  5. 5.
    Corrupt, spoiledclassical

    It can also mean corrupt or spoiled.

  6. 6.
    Approaching (death, end)classical

    It can describe someone who is approaching death or a difficult end.

  7. 7.
    Carrying a heavy loadclassical

    It refers to someone who is made to carry a burden they cannot bear.

مُرْهَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A sinful womanclassical

    This feminine noun refers to a sinful or immoral woman.

رَاهَقَverb
  1. 1.
    To approach puberty, to be adolescentboth

    The verb means to approach puberty or to be in adolescence.

  2. 2.
    To approach, to nearclassical

    It can also mean to approach or near something.

مُرَاهِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Adolescentboth

    This adjective describes an adolescent boy or girl who is approaching puberty.

مُراهِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Adolescentboth

    This noun refers to an adolescent boy or girl.

رَهْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A sinful womanclassical

    This noun refers to a sinful or immoral woman.

رَهَقِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogant, proudclassical

    This adjective describes someone who is arrogant or excessively proud.

الرَّيْهَقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Saffronclassical

    This noun refers to saffron.

رَهَقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    A state of nearingclassical

    This adverbial noun signifies a state of nearing or approaching.

رُهْقnoun
  1. 1.
    A state of nearingclassical

    This noun signifies a state of nearing or approaching.

رُهَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    A state of nearingclassical

    This noun signifies a state of nearing or approaching.

Parallel reading

حلفت يمينا غير ما رهق ... بالله، رب محمد وبلال
I swore an oath not of falsehood... By God, Lord of Muhammad and Bilal.
لها حليب كأن المسك خالطه، ... يغشى الندامى عليه الجود والرهق، أراد عصير العنب.
It has a milk-like substance mixed with musk, upon the drinkers, generosity and intoxication descend, meaning grape juice.
به رهق.
He has foolishness/ignorance.
رجل مرهق: موصوف بذلك ولا فعل له.
A man 'murhaq': described as such, but he has no verb.
إنه لرهق نزل أي سريع إلى الشر سريع الحدة
He is 'rahiq nazal', meaning quick to evil and quick to temper.
فيه رهق أي حدة وخفة.
He has 'rahq', meaning hastiness and lightness.
حسبك من الرهق والجفاء أن لا يعرف بيتك
Enough for you of foolishness and harshness is that you do not know your house.
رجل رهق أي فيه خفة وحدة.
A man with 'rahq' means he has lightness and hastiness.
والرهق: التهمة.
And 'al-rahq': accusation.
والمرهق: المتهم في دينه.
And 'al-murhaq': one suspected in his religion.
والرهق: الإثم.
And 'al-rahq': sin.
والرهقة: المرأة الفاجرة.
And 'al-rahqah': the immoral woman.
رهق فلان فلانا: تبعه فقارب أن يلحقه.
So-and-so 'rahiqa' so-and-so: he followed him and almost caught up to him.
أرهقناهم الخيل: ألحقناهم إياها.
We 'arhaqnāhum' them with horses: we made them catch up to them.
ولا ترهقني من أمري عسرا
And do not 'tarhaqnī' me from my affair with hardship.
أرهقه عسرا أي كلفه إياه
He 'arhaqahu' him with hardship, meaning he tasked him with it.
لا ترهقني لا أرهقك الله أي لا تعسرني لا أعسرك الله
Do not 'turhiqnī', may God not 'urhiqka' you, meaning do not make it difficult for me, may God not make it difficult for you.
رهقه، بالكسر، يرهقه رهقا أي غشيه.
'Rahiqahu', with kasra, 'yarhaquhu' 'rahqan', meaning it covered him.
رهقه ما يكره أي غشيه ذلك.
What he disliked 'rahiqahu', meaning that covered him.
أرهقت الرجل: أدركته، ورهقته: غشيته.
I 'arhaqtu' the man: I overtook him, and 'rahaqtuhu': I covered him.
فإن رهق سيده دين أي لزمه أداؤه وضيق عليه.
If his master is 'ruhiga' by debt, meaning its payment is incumbent upon him and it constricts him.
إذا صلى أحدكم إلى شيء فليرهقه
If one of you prays towards something, then let him 'yurhiqahu' it, meaning let him approach it and not move far from it.
أرهقنا الليل: دنا منا.
The night 'arhaqanā': it approached us.
أرهقنا الصلاة: أخرناها حتى دنا وقت الأخرى.
We 'arhaqnā' the prayer: we delayed it until the time for the next one approached.
فزادوهم رهقا أي ذلة وضعفا
So they increased them in 'rahqan', meaning in humiliation and weakness.
فزادوهم رهقا أي سفها وطغيانا
So they increased them in 'rahqan', meaning in foolishness and transgression.
إن في سيف خالد رهقا أي عجلة.
Indeed, in Khalid's sword there is 'rahqan', meaning haste.
من خوف الرهق أي من خوف الهلاك.
From fear of 'al-rahq', meaning from fear of destruction.
ارهقوا القبلة أي ادنوا منها
'Irhaqū' the Qibla, meaning approach it.
غلام مراهق أي مقارب للحلم
A 'murāhiq' boy, meaning one approaching puberty.
فلو أنه أدرك أبويه لأرهقهما طغيانا وكفرا
And if he had reached his parents, he would have 'arhaqahumā' them with transgression and disbelief.
أن يرهقهما طغيانا وكفرا
That it should 'yurhiqahumā' them with transgression and disbelief.
فلا يخاف بخسا ولا رهقا
So he shall not fear injustice nor 'rahqan'.
ورجل مرهق إذا كان يظن به السوء.
And a 'murhaq' man if evil is suspected of him.
كانت ترهق أي تتهم وتؤبن بشر.
She used to be 'turhaqu', meaning she was accused and reviled with evil.
والآخر به رهق
And the other had 'rahq' in him.
فلان مرهق أي متهم بسوء وسفه
So-and-so is 'murhaq', meaning accused of evil and foolishness.
رجل رهق أي معجب ذو نخوة
A man is 'rahiq', meaning conceited and proud.
إنك لرهق
Indeed, you are 'rahiq'.