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رثن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intermittent or successive rain, often light, and the resulting condition of the land. It also extends to a woman applying a cosmetic to her face.

Derived headwords

الرَّثَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Intermittent rainboth

    Rain that falls in succession, with pauses between the showers.

  2. 2.
    Successive rainclassical

    Continuous rain with short intervals, where the longest interval is a day and a night.

مرثنةadjective
  1. 1.
    Lightly rained uponclassical

    Describes land that has been affected by light, weak rain.

ترثيناverb
  1. 1.
    To be rained upon lightlyclassical

    The land becomes lightly rained upon, indicating a gentle shower.

مرثمةadjective
  1. 1.
    Lightly rained uponclassical

    Similar to 'marthana', describing land that has received light rain.

مثردةadjective
  1. 1.
    Lightly rained uponclassical

    Another term for land that has been affected by weak or light rain.

مرثونةadjective
  1. 1.
    Mixed or mingledclassical

    Describes land that has been mixed or mingled, possibly by rain or other elements.

رَثَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Light rainclassical

    A light shower of rain.

  2. 2.
    Mixed substanceclassical

    Refers to something mixed or mingled, like a mixture applied to the face.

رَثَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Intermittent rainclassical

    A type of rain that falls intermittently.

رَثَنَتverb
  1. 1.
    To rain lightlyclassical

    The land experienced light rain.

تَرِثْنَتverb
  1. 1.
    To apply a cosmeticclassical

    A woman applies a cosmetic, like a paste or mixture, to her face.

Parallel reading

الرثان: قطار المطر يفصل بينها سكون.
Ar-rathān: A succession of rain with pauses of stillness between them.
الرثان من الأمطار القطار المتتابعة يفصل بينهن ساعات، أقل ما بينهن ساعة وأكثر ما بينهن يوم وليلة.
Ar-rathān of rains is the successive downpour separated by hours; the least interval is an hour, and the most is a day and a night.
وأرض مرثنة ترثينا ومرثمة ومثردة كل ذلك إذا أصابها مطر ضعيف.
And a land that is marthana, tharthina, marthama, and mutharada, all of that is when light rain has befallen it.
أرض مرثونة أصابتها رثنة أي مركوكة، وأصابها رثان ورثام.
A marthuna land was struck by rathana, meaning mixed, and it was struck by rathān and rathām.
وقد رثنت الأرض ترثينا؛ عن كراع؛ قال ابن سيده: والقياس رثنت كطلت وبغشت ورثنت «2».
And the land has tharthanat (been rained upon lightly); according to Kurā', Ibn Sīdah said: The analogy is rathana as in talat, baghashat, and rathana.
ترثنت المرأة إذا طلت وجهها بغمرة.
A woman tarathnat if she applied a paste to her face.