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الريش

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns feathers, especially those used for fletching arrows, and by extension, clothing, fine garments, and prosperity. It also extends to concepts of abundance, sustenance, and even specific flora and fauna.

Derived headwords

الرِّيشnoun
  1. 1.
    feathersboth

    The feathers of a bird, particularly those used for fletching arrows.

  2. 2.
    fine clothingboth

    Luxurious or fine clothing and garments.

  3. 3.
    prosperityclassical

    Abundance, wealth, and a good livelihood.

  4. 4.
    lush vegetationclassical

    Abundant growth, especially of plants.

رَاشَverb
  1. 1.
    to fletch (an arrow)both

    To attach feathers to an arrow shaft.

  2. 2.
    to gather wealthclassical

    To accumulate wealth, possessions, and furnishings.

  3. 3.
    to provide forclassical

    To feed, give drink to, clothe, and improve the condition of a friend.

رَائِشnoun
  1. 1.
    fletcherclassical

    One who attaches feathers to arrows.

  2. 2.
    arrow with feathersclassical

    An arrow that has been fletched.

  3. 3.
    ambassadorclassical

    A mediator or envoy, specifically between someone offering a bribe and someone accepting it.

مُرَيِّشadjective
  1. 1.
    fletchedboth

    An arrow that has been fletched with feathers.

  2. 2.
    wealthyclassical

    Possessing abundant wealth and possessions.

أَرِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    feathersclassical

    Plural of 'rayash', referring to feathers.

  2. 2.
    wealthclassical

    Abundant possessions and livelihood.

رِيَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    feathersclassical

    Plural of 'rayash', referring to feathers.

  2. 2.
    fine clothingclassical

    Luxurious garments and attire.

رَيشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    featherboth

    A single feather.

  2. 2.
    tribal ancestorclassical

    The progenitor of a tribe or a female ancestor of a significant figure.

رَيَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    well-clothedclassical

    Wearing fine or abundant clothing.

أَرِيْشadjective
  1. 1.
    having many feathersclassical

    Possessing abundant feathers.

  2. 2.
    wealthyclassical

    Having abundant wealth and possessions.

رَوَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to make prosperousclassical

    To enrich or make prosperous.

كَلأ ريشadjective
  1. 1.
    leafyclassical

    Abundant in leaves or foliage.

رَيْشَانname
  1. 1.
    fortress nameclassical

    The name of a fortress in the region of Abyan.

  2. 2.
    mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain overlooking Al-Mahjam.

الرِّيش (محركة)noun
  1. 1.
    excessive hairclassical

    Abundant hair, particularly in the ears and on the face.

نَاقَةٌ رَيَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    well-fedclassical

    A female camel that is well-fed and appears prosperous.

جَمَلٌ ذُو رَاشadjective
  1. 1.
    well-fedclassical

    A male camel that is well-fed and prosperous.

رَجُلٌ أَرِيْشadjective
  1. 1.
    wealthyclassical

    A man possessing abundant wealth and possessions.

رَمْحٌ رَاشadjective
  1. 1.
    weakclassical

    A spear described as weak or flimsy, likened to feathers.

المُرَيِّشadjective
  1. 1.
    sturdy camelclassical

    A strong, robust male camel, specifically one with a prominent hump.

  2. 2.
    leanclassical

    Having little meat or flesh.

  3. 3.
    embroidered clothclassical

    A garment or cloth that is embroidered or decorated.

  4. 4.
    weak but firmclassical

    A person who is weak yet resilient or firm.

  5. 5.
    decorated litterclassical

    A camel litter (howdah) that is adorned or repaired with decorations.

نَاقَةٌ مَرِيْشَةُ اللَّحْمِadjective
  1. 1.
    scanty meatclassical

    A female camel with little flesh or meat.

Parallel reading

الرِّيش، بالكسر: للطير، كالراش ج: أرياش ورياش
Ar-rayash, with kasra: for birds, like ar-rash, plural: aryash and riyash.
واللباس الفاخر، كالرياش، كاللبس واللباس
And luxurious clothing, like ar-riyash, like al-libs and al-libas.
وأعطاه مئة بريشها، أي: بلباسها وأحلاسها
And he gave him a hundred with its rayash, meaning: with its clothing and saddle blankets.
أو لأن الملوك كانوا إذا حبوا حباء، جعلوا في أسنمة الإبل ريش النعامة، ليعرف أنه حباء الملك
Or because kings, when they bestowed gifts, would place ostrich feathers on the humps of camels, so it would be known that it was a royal gift.
وذو الريش: فرس السمح بن هند الخولاني
And Dhu ar-Rayash: the horse of As-Samh bin Hind al-Khawlani.
وذات الريش: نبات كالقيصوم
And Dhat ar-Rayash: a plant like al-Qaysum.
وريشة: أبو قبيلة، أو هي بنت معاوية بن بكر أم مالك الوحيد بن عبد الله بن هبل
And Rayishah: the father of a tribe, or she is the daughter of Mu'awiyah bin Bakr, the mother of Malik al-Wahid bin Abdullah bin Hubal.
وراش السهم يريشه: ألزق عليه الريش، كريشه، فهو مريش ومريش
And raasha the arrow, yureeshuhu: he attached feathers to it, like rayyashuhu, so it is mureesh and mureesh.
وجمع المال والأثاث
And he gathered wealth and furnishings.
والصديق: أطعمه، وسقاه، وكساه، وأصلح حاله
And a friend: he fed him, gave him to drink, clothed him, and improved his condition.
والرائش: السفير بين الراشي والمرتشي، والسهم ذو الريش
And ar-Ra'ish: the intermediary between the briber and the bribed, and the fletched arrow.
وكلأ ريش، كهين وهين: كثير الورق
And leafy fodder, like hain and hain: abundant in leaves.
وريشان: حصن من عمل أبين، وجبل مطل على المهجم
And Rayyshan: a fortress in the region of Abyan, and a mountain overlooking Al-Mahjam.
والريش، محركة: كثرة الشعر في الأذنين والوجه
And ar-Rayash, with haraka: abundance of hair in the ears and on the face.
وناقة رياش، كسحاب، وجمل ذو راش، ورجل أريش، وأراش وروش
And a female camel rayash, like sahhāb, and a male camel dhu rash, and a man aryash, and arash and rawash.
ورمح راش: خوار، شبه بالريش ضعفا
And a spear rash: weak, likened to feathers in its weakness.
والمريش، كمعظم: البعير الأزب، والقليل اللحم، والبرد الموشى، والرجل الضعيف الصلب، والهودج المصلح بالقد
And al-Mureesh, like mu'azzam: the strong camel with a hump, and one with little meat, and the embroidered cloth, and the weak but firm man, and the camel litter repaired with decoration.
وناقة مريشة اللحم: قليلته
And a female camel mureeshat al-lahm: having little of it.