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رعظ

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the physical structure of an arrow, specifically the socket where the arrowhead is inserted. It also extends to metaphorical uses concerning anger, forceful action, and the act of adjusting or securing something.

Derived headwords

رَعْظnoun
  1. 1.
    socket of an arrowheadclassical

    The part of an arrow where the shaft meets the arrowhead, specifically the socket or the insertion point.

  2. 2.
    base of a spearheadclassical

    The lower part of a spearhead, where it connects to the shaft.

أَرْعَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    sockets of arrowsclassical

    The plural of 'رعظ', referring to the sockets of multiple arrows.

رَعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a socketclassical

    To create or provide a socket for an arrow's shaft or arrowhead.

  2. 2.
    to fit an arrowheadclassical

    To insert or fit an arrowhead into its socket.

أَرْعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a socketclassical

    To make or provide a socket for an arrow.

كَسَرَ رَعْظَهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to break the socketclassical

    Literally, to break the socket of an arrow. Metaphorically, it implies extreme force or anger.

تَرَفَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be lenientclassical

    To be gentle, lenient, or slow in action; to show softness.

عَجَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to hastenboth

    To speed up, to be quick, to hasten.

تَرْعِيظnoun
  1. 1.
    lenienceclassical

    The act of being lenient, slow, or gentle.

  2. 2.
    hasteningclassical

    The act of speeding up or being quick.

  3. 3.
    wiggling a fingerclassical

    The action of moving a finger to show strength or resolve.

  4. 4.
    adjusting a loadclassical

    The act of trying to straighten or adjust a load on a camel.

تَرَعَّظَverb
  1. 1.
    to adjust a loadclassical

    To attempt to straighten or adjust a load that is shifting on a camel's back.

Parallel reading

رعظ السهم، بالضم: مدخل سنخ النصل، وفوقه لفائف العقب
The 'ra'ẓ' of the arrow, with dammah: the insertion point of the shaft of the arrowhead, and above it the coils of the base.
ج: أرعاظ
Plural: ar'āẓ.
و"إن فلانا ليكسر عليك أرعاظ النبل" مثل لمن يشتد غضبه
And 'Indeed, so-and-so is breaking the sockets of arrows against you' is a proverb for one whose anger intensifies.
كأنه يقول: إذا أخذ السهم، نكت به الأرض وهو واجم، نكتا شديدا حتى ينكسر رعظه.
It is as if he says: When he takes the arrow, he stabs it into the ground while he is silent, a severe stabbing until its socket breaks.
أو معناه: يحرق عليك الأسنان، شبه مداخل الأنياب ومنابتها بمداخل النصال من النبال.
Or its meaning: it burns your teeth, likening the entry points of fangs and their roots to the entry points of arrowheads.
ومثل آخر" ما قدرت على كذا حتى تعطفت علي أرعاظ النبل".
And another proverb: 'I could not achieve such-and-such until the sockets of the arrows softened towards me.'
ورعظه، كمنعه: جعل له رعظا، كأرعظه
And 'ra'ẓahu', like 'mana'ahu': he made a socket for it, like 'ar'aẓahu'.
وكسر رعظه، ضد.
And 'kasara ra'ẓahu', the opposite.
والترعيظ: التفتير، والتعجيل، ضد.
And 'al-tar'īẓ': lenience, and hastening, the opposite.
وتحريك الإصبع لترى أبها بأس، أو الوتد لتقلعه.
And moving a finger to show one's strength, or a peg to pull it out.
والترعظ: أن تحاول تسوية حمل على بعير فيروغ.
And 'al-tara''uẓ': attempting to straighten a load on a camel, and it shifts away.