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اليراع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to flying insects, particularly those that are luminous or bothersome, and also extends to concepts of fear, cowardice, and certain types of vegetation or terrain.

Derived headwords

اليراعnoun
  1. 1.
    fireflyboth

    A type of fly that flies at night and appears like fire.

  2. 2.
    reedboth

    A type of tall grass or cane, often found near water.

  3. 3.
    gnatboth

    A small, biting insect that swarms around the face.

  4. 4.
    cowardclassical

    A person who is easily frightened or lacks courage.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    single reedboth

    The singular form of reeds or cane.

كاليرعadjective
  1. 1.
    like gnatsclassical

    Describing something that resembles gnats, particularly in its swarming or bothersome nature.

اليرعnoun
  1. 1.
    fearclassical

    A strong feeling of fear or dread.

  2. 2.
    terrorclassical

    Extreme fear or alarm.

  3. 3.
    cowardiceclassical

    The quality of being a coward; lack of bravery.

  4. 4.
    calfclassical

    A young cow or bull.

اليراعةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    An unintelligent or silly person.

  2. 2.
    cowardclassical

    A person who lacks courage.

  3. 3.
    ostrichclassical

    A large, flightless bird known for its speed.

  4. 4.
    thicketclassical

    A dense group of bushes or trees.

يرعةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A specific type of plant or vegetation, possibly related to reeds or thickets.

اليروعnoun
  1. 1.
    fearclassical

    A strong feeling of fear or dread.

  2. 2.
    terrorclassical

    Extreme fear or alarm.

Parallel reading

اليراع: ذباب يطير بالليل كأنه نار
Al-yara': a fly that flies at night as if it were fire.
والقصب، واحدتهما: بهاء
And reeds, the singular of which is 'bahaa'.
وشيء كالبعوض يغشى الوجه، كاليرع، محركة
And something like gnats that swarm the face, like 'al-yara', vocalized.
والجبان
And the coward.
ومصدره: اليرع أيضا
And its masdar is also 'al-yara'.
واليراعة: الأحمق
And 'al-yara'ah': the fool.
والجبان
And the coward.
والنعامة
And the ostrich.
والأجمة
And the thicket.
ويرعة، محركة: ع لفزارة
And 'yar'ah', vocalized: a tribe of Fazarah.
واليرع: ولد البقرة
And 'al-yara': the calf of a cow.
واليروع، كصبور: الفزع والرعب، لغية
And 'al-yuru', like 'sabur': fear and terror, a dialectal term.