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الرعثة

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to small, dangling, or hanging objects, particularly earrings and decorative elements. It also extends to describe specific physical features of animals and certain types of grapes.

Derived headwords

الرَّعْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    earringboth

    A piece of jewelry worn on the earlobe, typically a ring or stud.

  2. 2.
    wattle of a roosterboth

    The fleshy, dangling appendage that hangs from the throat or chin of a rooster.

  3. 3.
    drinking tubeclassical

    A tube made from the spathe of a palm frond, used for drinking.

تَرَعْثَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she wore earringsboth

    The feminine past tense verb indicating a woman adorned herself with earrings.

ارْتَعَثَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she wore earringsboth

    The feminine past tense verb, synonymous with ترعثت, indicating a woman adorned herself with earrings.

الرَّعْثnoun
  1. 1.
    whitishness of goat's nostrilsboth

    The white appearance at the edges of a goat's nostrils.

  2. 2.
    wool hanging from a howdahclassical

    Wool or decorative material that hangs from the side of a camel's howdah (a seat or litter).

رَعَثَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it became whitishboth

    The past tense verb indicating the edges of the goat's nostrils became white.

  2. 2.
    it became whiteclassical

    The past tense verb indicating something became white, referring to the wool hanging from a howdah.

رَعِثَverb
  1. 1.
    it became whitishboth

    The past tense verb indicating the edges of the goat's nostrils became white.

  2. 2.
    it became whiteclassical

    The past tense verb indicating something became white, referring to the wool hanging from a howdah.

الرَّاعُوثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stone for a water-carrierclassical

    A stone upon which a water-carrier stands to draw water.

الأَرْعُوثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stone for a water-carrierclassical

    A stone upon which a water-carrier stands to draw water.

الرَّعْثَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    long-fruited grapesboth

    A variety of grapes characterized by their elongated berries.

  2. 2.
    sheep with two wattlesboth

    A sheep that has two wattles hanging below its ears.

رَعَثَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    it tempted itclassical

    The past tense verb indicating a snake 'tempted' or 'craved' something, and took a little from it.

رَعْثnoun
  1. 1.
    temptationclassical

    The act of craving or being tempted by something, especially by a snake.

Parallel reading

الرعثة، ويحرك: القرط
Al-ra'thah, and it is vocalized with harakat: the earring.
وعثنون الديك
And the wattle of the rooster.
والتلتلة تتخذ من جف الطلعة يشرب بها
And the drinking tube made from the spathe of the palm frond, by which one drinks.
وترعثت المرأة: تقرطت، كارتعثت
And the woman wore earrings: she adorned herself with earrings, like 'arta'athat.
والرعث، محركة، ويسكن: ابيضاض أطراف زنمتي العنز
And al-ra'th, vocalized with harakat, and with sukun: the whitening of the edges of the goat's nostrils.
وقد رعثت، كفرح ومنع
And it became white, like 'faraha' and 'mana'a'.
والعهن يعلق من الهودج، كالرعثة، بالضم
And the wool that hangs from the howdah, like al-ra'thah, with dammah.
والراعوثة: حجر يقوم عليه المستقي، كالأرعوثة
And al-ra'uthah: a stone upon which the water-drawer stands, like al-ar'uthah.
والرعثاء: عنب له حب طوال
And al-ra'thā': grapes that have long berries.
وشاة تحت أذنيها زنمتان
And a sheep that has two wattles beneath its ears.
ورعثته الحية، كمنعه: قرمته، ونالت منه قليلا
And the snake 'ra'athathu', like 'mana'ahu': it craved it, and took a little from it.