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الرعراع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of youth, growth, and immaturity. It also encompasses terms for cowardice, stillness, and the movement of water.

Derived headwords

الرَّعْرَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Youthful, well-proportionedclassical

    Refers to a young person who is handsome and well-proportioned in their youth.

  2. 2.
    Cowardclassical

    A person who is cowardly and lacks courage.

  3. 3.
    Tall reeds/grassclassical

    Refers to long, tall reeds or grass.

رَعْرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To make growclassical

    God causes something to grow or sprout.

  2. 2.
    To train a horseclassical

    A rider trains a horse that is already somewhat tamed.

تَرَعْرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow upmodern

    A child grows up, develops, and becomes active.

  2. 2.
    To become looseclassical

    Teeth become loose or wobbly.

الرَّعَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Riff-raff, rabbleclassical

    Refers to the common, unrefined, and often unruly masses of people.

رَعَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrichclassical

    Refers to an ostrich.

  2. 2.
    Foolish personclassical

    Someone who lacks sense, reason, or a heart.

الرُّعْnoun
  1. 1.
    Stillness, quietclassical

    Refers to a state of stillness or quietness.

الرَّعْرَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Water disturbanceclassical

    The rippling or disturbance of clear water on the surface of the ground.

Parallel reading

الرعراع: اليافع، الحسن الاعتدال مع حسن شباب
Al-ra'ra': The youthful, the well-proportioned with good youth.
كالرعرع، كفدفد وهدهد
Like al-ra'ra', like fadafid and hudhud.
والرعاع، كسحاب: الأحداث الطغام
And al-ri'a', like suhab: the base, unrefined youths.
وكسحابة: النعامة، ومن لا فؤاد له ولا عقل
And like suhabah: the ostrich, and one who has no heart nor intellect.
والرع: السكون
And al-ru': stillness.
والرعرعة: اضطراب الماء الصافي على وجه الأرض
And al-ra'ra'ah: the disturbance of clear water on the surface of the earth.
ورعرعه الله: أنبته
And God made him grow: He made him sprout.
و الفارس دابته: إذا كانت ريضا فركبها ليروضها
And the rider his mount: if it was tamed, he rode it to train it.
وترعرع الصبي: تحرك ونشأ
And the boy grew up: he moved and developed.
و السن: قلقت، وتحركت
And the tooth: it became loose, and it moved.