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رضح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of breaking or crushing, particularly hard objects like pebbles or date pits. It extends to related concepts like the resulting fragments and tools used for breaking, as well as a figurative sense of making excuses.

Derived headwords

رَضَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to breakboth

    To break or crush something, especially hard objects like pebbles or date pits.

رَضْحnoun
  1. 1.
    breakingboth

    The act or process of breaking or crushing.

رُضْحnoun
  1. 1.
    breakingclassical

    The name or noun of the act of breaking or crushing.

نَوَىً مَرْضُوحadjective
  1. 1.
    crushed pitboth

    A date pit that has been broken or crushed.

رَضِيحadjective
  1. 1.
    crushedboth

    Broken or crushed.

مِرْضَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    crushing stoneclassical

    A stone used for breaking or crushing things.

نَوَى الرَّضْحnoun
  1. 1.
    fragments of pitsclassical

    The small pieces or fragments that have broken off from date pits.

ارْتَضَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to make excusesclassical

    To offer excuses or justifications for something.

Parallel reading

رضح الحصى والنوى، كمنع: كسره
He broke the pebbles and date pits, as in 'he prevented'.
فترضح
and they break.
والرضح، بالضم: الاسم منه
And 'ar-radh', with dammah, is the noun from it.
والنوى المرضوح، كالرضيح
And the crushed date pit, like 'ar-radhiih'.
والمرضاح: الحجر يرضح به
And 'al-mirdaah' is the stone with which one breaks.
ونوى الرضح: ما ندر منه
And 'nawa ar-radh' refers to what breaks off from it.
وارتضح من كذا: اعتذر
And 'irtadha' from something means to make an excuse.