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رجحن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of heaviness, weight, and the resulting inclination or movement. It encompasses ideas of swaying, tilting, falling due to weight, and also extends to abstract notions of abundance, difficulty, and intensity.

Derived headwords

اِرْتَجَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to swayboth

    The thing swayed or moved back and forth.

  2. 2.
    to fall suddenlyclassical

    To fall or drop with a single, decisive movement.

  3. 3.
    to inclineboth

    To lean or tilt, often due to weight or pressure.

  4. 4.
    to riseclassical

    The mirage rose or became visible.

مُرْتَجِنadjective
  1. 1.
    inclinedboth

    Something that is leaning or tilting, especially due to heaviness.

  2. 2.
    hesitantclassical

    Uncertain about which course of action to take; indecisive.

  3. 3.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a world or life that is vast, plentiful, and expansive.

  4. 4.
    plumpclassical

    A woman who is stout or corpulent, walking with a swaying gait.

  5. 5.
    heavyboth

    Describing something that is weighty and moves slowly or with difficulty.

مُرْتَجِنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyclassical

    A millstone that is heavy and difficult to turn.

  2. 2.
    plumpclassical

    A woman who is stout and walks with a swaying gait.

رَجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be heavyboth

    The thing was heavy, implying it was weighty and perhaps inclined to move.

مُرْجَحِنّadjective
  1. 1.
    inclinedclassical

    Leaning or tilting, especially due to weight.

  2. 2.
    hesitantclassical

    Uncertain about which path to take.

  3. 3.
    abundantclassical

    Describing a world that is wide and plentiful.

  4. 4.
    plumpclassical

    A woman who is stout and walks with a swaying gait.

  5. 5.
    heavyboth

    Describing a large army or a heavy millstone.

  6. 6.
    heavyclassical

    Describing a night that is oppressive and vast.

مُرْجَحِنَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    heavyclassical

    A millstone that is heavy.

Parallel reading

ارجحن الشيء: اهتز.
The thing swayed: it moved.
ارجحن: وقع بمرة.
It fell with a single, decisive movement.
ارجحن: مال؛ قال: وشراب خسرواني إذا ... ذاقه الشيخ تغنى وارجحن
It inclined; he said: And a Khosrovani drink, if... the elder tasted it, he would sing and it would incline.
إذا ارجحن شاصيا فارفع يدا
If it inclines with a raised leg, then raise a hand.
المُرجَحِنّ المائل
The inclined one is the one that leans.
أيا شبيهة كرمة ... جرى السيل في قريانها فارجحنت
O, like a vine... the flood ran in its core, and it became heavy and inclined.
أنا في هذا الأمر مرجحن لا أدري أي فنيه أركب
I am hesitant in this matter, not knowing which of its aspects to pursue.
فلان في دنيا مرجحنة أي واسعة كثيرة.
So-and-so is in a vast world, meaning wide and plentiful.
امرأة مرجحنة إذا كانت سمينة، فإذا مشت تفيأت في مشيتها.
A stout woman, if she is fat, then when she walks, she sways in her walk.
في حجرات القدس مرجحنين
In the chambers of holiness, swaying ones.
ارجحن بعد تبسق
It inclined after rising.
وجيش مرجحن ورحى مرجحنة: ثقيلة
And a heavy army and a heavy millstone: they are weighty.
إذا رجفت فيه رحى مرجحنة، ... تبعج ثجاجا غزير الحوافل
When a heavy millstone churned within it, ... gushing forth abundant milk.
وليل مرجحن: ثقيل واسع.
And a heavy night: oppressive and vast.
ارجحن السراب: ارتفع
The mirage rose: it became elevated.
ركضنا إذا ما السراب ارجحن.
We ran when the mirage rose.