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الرعس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes trembling, shaking, and weakness, often associated with physical states like fatigue, sleepiness, or even excitement. It extends to describe unsteady movement, particularly in animals, and can also refer to a person who is weak or picks through refuse.

Derived headwords

الرَّعْسnoun
  1. 1.
    tremblingboth

    The act of trembling or shaking.

  2. 2.
    shakingboth

    The act of shaking or quivering.

  3. 3.
    weak walkingclassical

    Walking weakly due to exhaustion.

ارْتَعَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to trembleboth

    To shake or quiver, often due to cold, fear, or weakness.

  2. 2.
    to shiverboth

    To shake involuntarily, especially from cold or fear.

انْتَفَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to shake offboth

    To shake something off, like water or dust.

  2. 2.
    to quiverboth

    To tremble or shake.

الرَّعَسَانnoun
  1. 1.
    head shakingclassical

    The act of moving the head back and forth, often out of arrogance or pride.

رَعُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    sleepy-headedclassical

    One whose head shakes from sleepiness.

  2. 2.
    energetic (she-camel)classical

    A she-camel whose head shakes with vigor or excitement.

  3. 3.
    fast-moving (hand)classical

    Describing the quick movement of hands, like in rowing or working.

  4. 4.
    pliable (spear)classical

    A spear that is flexible and easily swayed.

الرُّعَاسadjective
  1. 1.
    pliable (spear)classical

    A spear that is flexible and easily swayed.

الرُّعَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    camel with tied legsclassical

    A camel whose foreleg is tied to its hind leg.

  2. 2.
    unsteady camelclassical

    A camel that stumbles or moves unsteadily.

المُرْعِسadjective
  1. 1.
    scavengerclassical

    A person who is light, base, and picks through refuse for food.

أَرْعَشَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make trembleboth

    To cause someone or something to tremble or shake.

  2. 2.
    to make shiverboth

    To cause to shiver or quake.

ارتَعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to trembleclassical

    To tremble or shake, often as a result of being made to do so.

رَاعِسَةadjective
  1. 1.
    energetic (she-camel)classical

    A she-camel that is energetic and vigorous.

Parallel reading

الرعس، كالمنع: الارتعاش، والانتفاض، والمشي الضعيف إعياء.
Al-ra'su, like al-man'u: trembling, shaking, and weak walking due to exhaustion.
والرعسان: تحريك الرأس كبرا.
And al-ra'asānu: moving the head out of arrogance.
والرعوس، كصبور: من يرجف رأسه نعاسا، وناقة يرجف رأسها نشاطا، والسريعة رجع اليدين، و من الرماح: اللدن المهزة، كالرعاس.
And al-ra'ūsu, like ṣabūrun: one whose head shakes with sleepiness, and a she-camel whose head shakes with vigor, and the swift one in moving the hands, and among spears: the pliable, easily swayed one, like al-ru'āsu.
والرعيس: البعير الذي تشد يده إلى رجله، أو هو المضطرب في سيره.
And al-ru'aisu: the camel whose leg is tied to its leg, or he who is unsteady in his gait.
والمرعس، كمنبر: الخفيف الخسيس يلتقط الطعام من المزابل،
And al-mir'asu, like minbarun: the light, base one who picks up food from the refuse heaps,
وأرعسه: أرعشه فارتعس.
And ar'ashahu: he made him tremble, so he trembled.
وناقة راعسة: نشيطة.
And a rā'isatun she-camel: energetic.