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الرثع

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root describes intense greed, covetousness, and insatiable desire for worldly gains. It also encompasses a character trait of accepting meager offerings due to excessive ambition and associating with bad companions, indicating baseness and lowliness.

Derived headwords

الرَّثْعnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedboth

    An intense and excessive desire for more, especially of wealth or possessions.

  2. 2.
    Covetousnessboth

    A strong longing for something belonging to another.

  3. 3.
    Ambitionboth

    An eager or strong desire for something, such as power or success.

رَاثِعadjective
  1. 1.
    Greedyboth

    Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power.

  2. 2.
    Covetousboth

    Having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

رَثَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To be greedyboth

    To exhibit intense desire and covetousness.

  2. 2.
    To be covetousboth

    To strongly desire what others possess.

رَثِعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Meager acceptanceclassical

    One who accepts a small or insufficient portion of a gift or offering due to excessive desire.

رَثِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Accepting littleclassical

    Describing someone who is content with a small amount of something, often due to their overwhelming ambition.

يُخَادِنُverb
  1. 1.
    To befriend (badly)both

    To form close associations or friendships, particularly with bad companions.

أَخْدَانَnoun
  1. 1.
    Bad companionsboth

    Close friends or associates who are of bad character or influence.

دَنَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Basenessboth

    A lack of moral principles; ignobility.

  2. 2.
    Meannessboth

    Lack of generosity or consideration; pettiness.

إِسْفَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Lowlinessboth

    A state of being low in status, character, or morals.

  2. 2.
    Degradationboth

    The condition of being lowered in status or character.

مُدَاقَّnoun
  1. 1.
    Intensificationclassical

    The act of making something more intense or extreme, particularly in the context of desires.

مَطَامِعnoun
  1. 1.
    Ambitionsboth

    Strong desires for success, power, or wealth.

  2. 2.
    Covetous desiresboth

    Intense longings for things, especially those belonging to others.

Parallel reading

الرَّثْعُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الشَّرَهُ
Ar-rath'u, with harakah: greed.
والحِرْصُ
And covetousness.
والطَّمَعُ
And ambition.
وهو رَاثِعٌ ورَثَعَ، كَكَتِفٍ
And he is a rath'i' (greedy person) and he rath'a (was greedy), like katif.
ج: رَثِعُونَ
Plural: rathi'un.
وهو أَيْضًا مَنْ يَرْضَى مِنَ الْعَطِيَّةِ بِالطَّفِيفِ
And he is also one who is satisfied with a meager portion of a gift.
وَيُخَادِنُ أَخْدَانَ السُّوءِ
And he befriends bad companions.
وَفِيهِ دَنَاءَةٌ وَإِسْفَافٌ لِمُدَاقِّ الْمَطَامِعِ
And in him is baseness and lowliness due to the intensification of ambitions.