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الرهص

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to foundational elements, building materials, and firm grounding. It extends to concepts of intense action, seizing, and observation, as well as afflictions affecting hooves and stones.

Derived headwords

الرَّهْصnoun
  1. 1.
    base of a wallboth

    The lower part or foundation of a wall.

  2. 2.
    building materialclassical

    Mud or clay used as building material, layered upon itself.

رَهَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to build a baseclassical

    To construct the base or foundation of a wall.

  2. 2.
    to afflict (hoof)classical

    To afflict a horse's hoof with a condition called 'al-rahsah'.

رَاهِصnoun
  1. 1.
    builderclassical

    The one who builds or constructs the base of a wall.

رَهْصnoun
  1. 1.
    intense pressingclassical

    Severe pressing or squeezing.

  2. 2.
    blameclassical

    Reproach or blame.

  3. 3.
    hasteclassical

    Urgency or haste.

رَهَصَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to seize severelyclassical

    To seize someone severely for their rights.

أَرْهَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to build a baseclassical

    To build the base of a wall.

  2. 2.
    to make a source of goodclassical

    For God to make someone a source or mine of goodness.

  3. 3.
    to afflict (hoof)classical

    For God to afflict someone (specifically a horse's hoof).

الرَّهِيصadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted (hoof)classical

    Describing a horse whose hoof has been afflicted with 'al-rahsah'.

  2. 2.
    struck by stoneclassical

    Describing a hoof that has been struck by a stone.

مَرْهُوصadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted (hoof)classical

    Describing a hoof that has been afflicted with 'al-rahsah'.

الرَّهْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hoof afflictionclassical

    A condition that affects the inner part of a horse's hoof.

رَوَاهِصnoun
  1. 1.
    stones that tripclassical

    Stones that cause animals to stumble or trip.

مُتَرَاهِصَةadjective
  1. 1.
    firmly fixedclassical

    Describing rocks that are firmly fixed or stable.

إِرْهَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    persistenceclassical

    Persistence or stubbornness in an action.

  2. 2.
    lying in waitclassical

    Lying in wait or ambushing.

رَاصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to watch forclassical

    To watch for or lie in wait for someone.

مُرَاصِدnoun
  1. 1.
    watcherclassical

    One who watches or lies in wait.

Parallel reading

العرق الأسفل من الحائط
The lower part of the wall.
والطين الذي يبنى به، يجعل بعضه على بعض
And the mud with which it is built, layering some upon others.
والرهاص: عامله
And 'al-rahas': its builder.
وكالمنع: العصر الشديد، والملامة، والاستعجال
And like 'al-man' (prevention): intense pressing, blame, and haste.
ورهصني بحقه: أخذني أخذا شديدا
And 'rahassani bi-haqqihi': he seized me severely for his right.
وأرهص الحائط: رهصه
And 'arhas al-ha'it': he built the base of the wall.
والله فلانا: جعله معدنا للخير
And God, 'arhas' so-and-so: He made him a source of goodness.
والأسد الرهيص: لقب هبار بن عمرو بن عميرة
And 'al-asad al-rahees': the title of Habbār ibn Amr ibn 'Umayrah.
وزعموا أنه قاتل عنترة بن شداد
And they claimed he fought 'Antarah ibn Shaddād.
ورهص الفرس: أصابته الرهصة، وهي وقرة تصيب باطن حافره
And 'rahassat al-faras': the horse was afflicted with 'al-rahsah', which is a swelling that affects the sole of its hoof.
وخف رهيص: أصابه الحجر
And a hoof 'rahees': it was struck by a stone.
والرواهص من الحجارة: التي تنكب الدواب
And 'al-rawahis' from stones: those that cause animals to stumble.
والصخور المتراهصة: الثابتة
And the 'mutarahisah' rocks: the firm ones.
ولم يكن ذنبه عن إرهاص أي: إصرار وإرصاد، وإنما كان عارضا
And his sin was not out of 'irhas', meaning: persistence and lying in wait; rather, it was incidental.
وراهص غريمه: راصده
And 'rahassa' his debtor: he watched for him.