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الرنح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sensations of dizziness, unsteadiness, and weakness, often associated with intoxication or illness. It also extends to physical swaying and a specific type of ship part.

Derived headwords

الرَّنْحnoun
  1. 1.
    Dizzinessboth

    A sensation of spinning or unsteadiness, often a symptom of illness or intoxication.

  2. 2.
    Brain ailmentclassical

    A condition affecting the brain, described as being like a bird detached from the head.

المِرْنَحةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ship's chestclassical

    The forward part of a ship's hull, specifically the chest area.

تَرَنَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    To swayboth

    To move unsteadily from side to side, as if drunk or weak.

  2. 2.
    To staggerboth

    To walk or move with great difficulty, almost falling over.

ارْتَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To swayclassical

    To move unsteadily from side to side, similar to the verb ترنح.

رَنَحَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To faintclassical

    To lose consciousness, to fall into a swoon.

  2. 2.
    To be overcome by weaknessclassical

    To experience a weakness in the bones, causing unsteadiness.

تَرْنِيحnoun
  1. 1.
    Faintingclassical

    The act of losing consciousness.

  2. 2.
    Weakness of bonesclassical

    A state of physical debility affecting the bones, leading to unsteadiness.

مُرَنَّحadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakclassical

    Suffering from weakness, particularly in the bones, causing unsteadiness.

المُرَنِّحnoun
  1. 1.
    Best wood of the mastclassical

    The finest quality wood used for a ship's mast.

التَّرَنُّحnoun
  1. 1.
    Sippingclassical

    The act of sipping or slowly drinking a beverage.

Parallel reading

الدوار
Dizziness
ونحو العصفور من دماغ الرأس بائن منه
And like a bird from the brain of the head, separated from it.
والمرنحة: صدر السفينة
And the maranḥah: the chest of the ship.
وترنح: تمايل سكرا أو غيره
And taranḥa: to sway, whether drunk or otherwise.
كارتنح
As if he staggered.
ورنح عليه ترنيحا، بالضم: غشي عليه
And ranḥa 'alayhi tarnīḥan, with dammah: he fainted.
أو اعتراه وهن في عظامه فتمايل
Or weakness overcame him in his bones, so he swayed.
وهو مرنح، كمعظم
And he is maranḥ: like mu'aẓẓam.
والمرنح أيضا: أجود عود البا؟؟ ر
And al-muranḥ also: the best wood of the mast.
والترنح: تمزز الشراب
And al-taranḥ: sipping the drink.