رغن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of listening attentively, accepting, and inclining towards something or someone, often with a sense of willingness or satisfaction. It also extends to meanings of yielding, being obedient, and in some contexts, signifies a day of ease and pleasure.

Derived headwords

رَغَنَverb

1.
to incline and acceptboth
To listen attentively to someone, accepting their words willingly and with satisfaction.

أَرْغَنَverb

1.
to incline and acceptboth
To listen attentively to someone, accepting their words willingly and with satisfaction.
2.
to incline towardsboth
To lean towards something or a matter, such as peace, and to be settled or calm about it.

إِرْغَانnoun

1.
attentive listening and acceptanceboth
The act of listening attentively to speech and accepting it.

مُرْغِنَاتnoun

1.
obedient (female dogs)classical
A description of hunting dogs that are obedient and compliant.

رَغْنَةadjective

1.
easy, pleasantclassical
Describing a land or place as easy and pleasant, a term used in Yemen.

يَوْم رَغْنnoun

1.
day of ease and pleasureclassical
A day characterized by eating, drinking, and enjoyment.

لَعَلَّكَparticle

1.
perhaps, maybeboth
Used to express hope or possibility, equivalent to 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.

رَعْنُكَparticle

1.
perhaps, maybeclassical
Used to express hope or possibility, equivalent to 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.

رَغْنُكَparticle

1.
perhaps, maybeclassical
Used to express hope or possibility, equivalent to 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.

لَوْنَparticle

1.
perhaps, maybeclassical
Used to express hope or possibility, equivalent to 'perhaps' or 'maybe'.

Parallel reading

رغن إليه وأرغن: أصغى إليه قابلا راضيا بقوله

Raghan ilayhi wa arghan: he listened to him, accepting and pleased with his words.

وأخرى تصفقها كل ريح ... سريع لدى الحور إرغانها

And another, struck by every wind... its inclination towards the houris is swift.

أي رغن

Meaning: he inclined.

يقال رغن إليه وأرغن إذا مال وركن

It is said 'raghana ilayhi' and 'arghan' if one inclines and leans.

وأرغن إلى الأمر والصلح: مال إليه وسكن

And 'arghana ila al-amr wa al-sulh': he inclined towards the matter and the peace, and became settled.

مرغنات لأخلج الشدق سلعام ... ممر مفتولة عضده

Obedient ones for the one with a wide jaw, Sal'am... passing by, his arm is strong.

مرغنات مطيعات، يصف كلاب الصيد

Obedient, compliant, describing hunting dogs.

والرغن: الإصغاء إلى القول وقبوله، والإرغان مثله

And 'al-raghan': listening attentively to speech and accepting it, and 'al-irghan' is similar.

يوم رغن إذا كان ذا أكل وشرب ونعيم

A 'yawm raghan' if it is a day of eating, drinking, and pleasure.

لا ترغنن له في ذلك أي لا تطعه فيه

Do not 'targhann' for him in that, meaning do not obey him in it.

لعلك ورعنك ورغنك بمعنى واحد

'La'allaka', 'ra'nuka', and 'raghnuka' are all used with the same meaning.

لعن ولغن ورعن ورغن بمعنى لعل

'La'an', 'laghan', 'ra'an', and 'raghan' mean 'la'alla'.

لون بمعنى لعل

'Lawn' meaning 'la'alla'.

لونها تركب يريدون لعلها تركب

They say 'lawnaha turkab', meaning 'la'allaha turkab' (perhaps she will be ridden).