الروع

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns fear, terror, and alarm, encompassing the emotional state and its physical manifestations. It also extends to concepts of admiration, beauty, understanding, and the heart or mind as the seat of these feelings. Derived terms describe the act of frightening, being frightened, and the qualities of being admirable or intelligent.

Derived headwords

الروعnoun

1.
fear, terrorboth
The state of being frightened or terrified; alarm.
2.
admiration, beautyclassical
A striking quality of beauty or handsomeness that causes admiration.
3.
heart, mindboth
The heart or mind, considered as the seat of emotions like fear, understanding, or intellect.
4.
place of fearclassical
The source or location within the heart from which fear emanates.
5.
darkness of the heartclassical
The dark or inner part of the heart.

ارتياعnoun

1.
terror, frightboth
A state of intense fear or alarm.

تروعverb

1.
to be frightenedboth
To become terrified or alarmed.

الروعةnoun

1.
fright, terrorboth
An instance of fear or alarm.
2.
a touch of beautyclassical
A measure or portion of beauty or handsomeness.

راعverb

1.
to frightenboth
To cause fear or terror in someone.
2.
to impress, to pleaseboth
To impress someone favorably; to delight or captivate.
3.
to benefit, to yieldclassical
To be of advantage or profit; to yield something useful.
4.
to returnclassical
To go back or return.

روعverb

1.
to frightenboth
To cause fear or terror in someone (intransitive or transitive).

روّعverb

1.
to frighten, to terrifyboth
To cause intense fear or alarm.

روعnoun

1.
fear, terrorboth
The state of being frightened or terrified.

رياعnoun

1.
fear, terrorclassical
A state of intense fear or alarm.

رواعnoun

1.
fear, terrorclassical
A state of intense fear or alarm.

رائعةnoun

1.
a place, a water sourceclassical
A location or a water source situated between Mecca and Basra, or belonging to the tribe of Banu 'Amilah.
2.
a safe resting placeclassical
A secure burial place, specifically referring to the tomb of Aminah, mother of the Prophet.

دار رائعةnoun

1.
a safe house/tombclassical
A secure dwelling or tomb, specifically mentioned as the burial place of Aminah, mother of the Prophet.

رائعadjective

1.
impressive, admirableboth
Someone or something that is admirable due to beauty, handsomeness, or courage.

رائعnoun

1.
a courtyardclassical
A courtyard or open space within the city of Medina.

الرواعname

1.
a male given nameclassical
A name of several scholars and traditionists, including Al-Rawa' bin 'Abd al-Malik.

أبو روعةname

1.
a companion's nameclassical
The name of a companion who visited the Prophet Muhammad.

الروعnoun

1.
heart, mindboth
The heart or mind, considered as the seat of emotions and intellect.
2.
place of fearclassical
The origin or locus of fear within the heart.
3.
fear, terrorboth
The state of being frightened or alarmed.
4.
intellect, understandingboth
Mental capacity, reason, or comprehension.

أفرخ روعكverb phrase

1.
may your fear be dispelledclassical
An expression meaning 'may your fear be removed' or 'be reassured', likened to a chick hatching from an egg.

ناقة رواعة الفؤادnoun phrase

1.
spirited, intelligent she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is spirited, intelligent, and quick-witted.

رواعهnoun

1.
spirit, intelligenceclassical
A quality of being spirited and intelligent, especially in a she-camel.

الروعاءnoun

1.
a spirited horse/camelclassical
A horse or she-camel that is strong-hearted and spirited.

الأروعadjective

1.
admirable, impressiveboth
Someone who is admired for their beauty, appearance, or bravery.

الرائعadjective

1.
admirable, impressiveboth
Someone who is admired for their beauty, appearance, or bravery.

الروعnoun

1.
admiration, impressivenessclassical
The quality of being admirable or impressive.

روّعverb

1.
to moisten, to soakclassical
To moisten or soak bread with ghee or butter.

ترويعnoun

1.
moistening, soakingclassical
The act of moistening or soaking, specifically bread with fat.

أروعverb

1.
to herd, to driveclassical
To drive or herd livestock, specifically sheep, with a specific call or sound.

الروعnoun

1.
a call for sheepclassical
A specific sound or call used to herd sheep.

المرْوَعadjective

1.
inspired, insightfulclassical
One who has true insight or intuition placed in their chest; one who is divinely inspired.
2.
guided to the rightclassical
One who is guided to the correct opinion or course of action.

تروّعverb

1.
to be frightenedboth
To become terrified or alarmed.

Parallel reading

الروع: الفزع، كالارتياع والتروع

Al-Rawa': Fear, like al-irtiya' and al-tarawwu'.

ود باليمن قرب لحج.

And it is in Yemen near Lahj.

والروعة: الفزعة، والمسحة من الجمال.

And al-raw'ah: the fright, and a touch of beauty.

وهذه شربة راع بها فؤادي: برد بها غلة روعي.

And this is a drink that my heart delighted in: it cooled the thirst of my fear.

وراع: أفزع، كروع، لازم متعد

And ra'a: he frightened, like raw'a, intransitive and transitive.

و فلانا: أعجبه

And ra'a fulanan: it pleased him.

و في يدي كذا: أفاد

And ra'a kadha fi yadi: it was beneficial.

و الشيء يروع ويريع رواعا، بالضم: رجع.

And al-shay' yarawwu' wa yari'u rawā'an, with damma: it returned.

ورائعة: منزل بين مكة والبصرة، أو هو ماء لبني عميلة بين إمرة وضرية، أو هو بالباء الموحدة.

And Ra'i'ah: a stopping place between Mecca and Basra, or it is a water source for Banu 'Amilah between Imrah and Dharriyah, or it is with the unpointed baa'.

ودار رائعة: بمكة فيه مدفن آمنة أم النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم.

And Dar Ra'i'ah: in Mecca, in it is the burial place of Aminah, the mother of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

ورائع: فناء من أفنية المدينة.

And Rawa': a courtyard from the courtyards of the city.

وكشداد: الرواع بن عبد الملك، وسليمان بن الرواع الخشني، وأحمد بن الرواع المصري، المحدثون

And like shaddad: Al-Rawa' bin 'Abd al-Malik, and Sulayman bin Al-Rawa' al-Khushani, and Ahmad bin Al-Rawa' al-Misri, the traditionists.

وأبو روعة الجهني: وفد على النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم.

And Abu Raw'ah al-Juhani: he visited the Prophet, peace be upon him.

والروع، بالضم: القلب، أو موضع الفزع منه، أو سواده، والذهن، والعقل

And al-ruw', with damma: the heart, or the place of fear from it, or its darkness, and the intellect, and the mind.

ومنه الحديث: "أفرخ روعك من أدرك إفاضتنا هذه فقد أدرك" يعني الحج أي: خرج الفزع من قلبك

And from it is the hadith: 'May your fear be dispelled, whoever witnesses our departure this year has witnessed [the pilgrimage]', meaning Hajj, i.e., fear has left your heart.

ويروى: روعك بالفتح، أو هي الرواية فقط، أي: زال عنك ما ترتاع له وتخاف، وذهب عنك، وانكشف، كأنه مأخوذ من خروج الفرخ من البيضة.

And it is narrated: raw'ak with fatha, or it is only the narration, meaning: what you are frightened of and fear has left you, and gone from you, and been revealed, as if it is taken from the hatching of a chick from an egg.

وفي حديث معاوية إلى زياد: ليفرخ روعك، بالضم، أي: أخرج الروع عن روعك

And in the letter of Mu'awiyah to Ziyad: 'May your fear be dispelled', with damma, meaning: may fear leave your heart.

يقال: أفرخت البيضة إذا خرج الفرخ منها، والروع: الفزع، والفزع لا يخرج من الفزع، إنما يخرج من موضع الفزع وهو الروع، بالضم

It is said: The egg has hatched when the chick comes out of it, and al-ruw': fear, and fear does not leave fear, rather it leaves from the place of fear, which is al-ruw', with damma.

ويقال: أفرخ روعك على الأمر، أي: اسكن، وأمن.

And it is said: 'Afrakh raw'ak concerning the matter', meaning: be calm, and be secure.

وناقة رواعة الفؤاد، ورواعه، بضمهما: شهمة ذكية.

And a she-camel rawā'at al-fu'ād, and rawā'uhu, with dammah for both: spirited and intelligent.

والروعاء: الفرس، والناقة الحديدة الفؤاد.

And al-raw'ā': the horse, and the strong-hearted she-camel.

والأروع: من يعجبك بحسنه وجهارة منظره أو بشجاعته، كالرائع، ج: أرواع وروع بالضم، والاسم: الروع محركة.

And al-arwa': one who impresses you with his beauty and the splendor of his appearance or his bravery, like al-rā'i', plural: arwā' and ruwā' with damma, and the noun: al-ruw' muḥarrakah.

وروع خبزه بالسمن ترويعا: رواه.

And he seasoned his bread with ghee, tarwī'an: he moistened it.

وأروع بالغنم: لعلع بها.

And he drove the sheep, arwa'a: he called out to them.

وهو زجر لها.

And it is a call to them.

وكمعظم: من يلقى في صدره صدق فراسة، أو من يلهم الصواب.

And like mu'dhim: one who is granted true insight in his chest, or one who is inspired with correctness.

وتروع: تفزع.

And tarawwa'a: he becomes frightened.