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الرحل

Root entry · 40 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the equipment and act of traveling, especially by camel. It covers the saddle and its components, the journey itself, and the camel prepared for travel. It also extends to concepts of strength, movement, and even specific places or people associated with travel.

Derived headwords

الرَّحْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel saddleboth

    A saddle or riding gear specifically designed for a camel.

  2. 2.
    Dwelling/luggageboth

    One's dwelling place, or the furnishings and belongings taken along on a journey.

الرَّاحُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel saddleclassical

    A type of camel saddle, similar to the 'rahl'.

أَرْحُلnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddlesboth

    The plural of 'rahl', referring to multiple camel saddles.

رِحَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddlesboth

    Another plural form of 'rahl', referring to multiple camel saddles.

  2. 2.
    Learned personclassical

    An accomplished and knowledgeable scholar.

  3. 3.
    Furnishingsboth

    The furnishings and luggage carried on a journey.

الرَّحَّالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddleboth

    A saddle, possibly made of leather without a wooden frame, used for fast riding.

  2. 2.
    Travelermodern

    One who travels extensively.

رَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To saddleboth

    To place the saddle ('rahl') upon a camel.

  2. 2.
    To moveboth

    To move from one place to another; to depart.

ارْتَحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To saddleboth

    To place the saddle ('rahl') upon a camel.

  2. 2.
    To travelboth

    To set out on a journey, to travel.

  3. 3.
    To moveboth

    For a group of people to move from a place.

مَرْحُولadjective
  1. 1.
    Saddledboth

    A camel that has had its saddle placed upon it.

رَحِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    Saddledboth

    A camel that has had its saddle placed upon it.

  2. 2.
    Strong for travelboth

    A camel that is strong and capable of long journeys.

الرَّحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Journeyboth

    The act of traveling or a single journey.

  2. 2.
    Destinationclassical

    The place one intends to go to.

  3. 3.
    Saddleclassical

    Referring to the saddle itself, especially when used for camels.

المَرْحَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stage of a journeyboth

    A segment or part of a journey; a stopping point.

  2. 2.
    Camels with saddlesclassical

    A group of camels carrying their saddles.

  3. 3.
    Camels without saddlesclassical

    Camels that have had their saddles removed (opposite of the previous sense).

الرَّحُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel fit for travelboth

    A camel that is suitable and capable of being ridden on a journey.

الرَّحُولَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel fit for travelboth

    A camel that is suitable and capable of being ridden on a journey.

الرَّاحِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel fit for travelboth

    A camel that is suitable and capable of being ridden on a journey.

أَرْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To train a camelclassical

    To train a camel until it becomes accustomed to riding and suitable for travel.

  2. 2.
    To have many saddlesclassical

    For someone to possess numerous camel saddles.

  3. 3.
    To strengthen a camel's backclassical

    For a camel's back to become strong after a period of weakness.

  4. 4.
    To fatten camelsclassical

    For camels to become fat after being lean, making them fit for travel.

  5. 5.
    To give a camelclassical

    To give someone a camel suitable for riding.

مَرْحَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Woolen cloth with patternsclassical

    A type of woolen cloth that features patterned designs, possibly depicting saddles.

بَعِير ذُو رِحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelboth

    A camel that is strong and capable of enduring long journeys.

شَاةٌ رَحْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Sheep with white backclassical

    A sheep that is black with a white back, or vice versa.

فَرَسٌ أَرْحَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Horse with white backclassical

    A horse that is white only on its back.

جَمَلٌ رَحِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong camelboth

    A camel that is strong and capable of enduring long journeys.

تَرَحَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    To ride with difficultyclassical

    To ride something, especially a camel, under unpleasant or difficult circumstances.

  2. 2.
    To moveboth

    To move from one place to another.

الرَّحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    The act of travelingboth

    The process or act of undertaking a journey.

  2. 2.
    Destinationclassical

    The place one is traveling to.

  3. 3.
    A single journeyboth

    One instance of traveling.

الارْتِحَالnoun
  1. 1.
    The act of travelingboth

    The process or act of undertaking a journey.

الرَّحِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Departureboth

    The act of people departing or setting out on a journey.

  2. 2.
    Stopping placeclassical

    A location or station situated between Mecca and Basra, likely a resting point on a journey.

رَاحِيلname
  1. 1.
    Mother of Josephclassical

    The name of the mother of the Prophet Joseph (peace be upon him).

رُحْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hillclassical

    A small hill or elevation of land.

أَرْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To have many saddlesclassical

    For someone to possess numerous camel saddles.

  2. 2.
    To strengthen a camel's backclassical

    For a camel's back to become strong after a period of weakness.

  3. 3.
    To fatten camelsclassical

    For camels to become fat after being lean, making them fit for travel.

  4. 4.
    To give a camelclassical

    To give someone a camel suitable for riding.

رَحَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    To moveboth

    To cause someone or something to move from one place to another.

  2. 2.
    To strikeclassical

    To strike someone with a sword, hitting them forcefully.

رَاحِلadjective
  1. 1.
    Travelingboth

    Someone or something that is currently traveling or moving.

المَرْحَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stage of a journeyboth

    One of the stages or segments of a journey.

رَاحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To assist in travelingclassical

    To help someone with their journey or travel arrangements.

اسْتَرْحَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To ask to travelclassical

    To request or ask someone to travel or depart.

الرَّحَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    Carpetsclassical

    Fine carpets, specifically those originating from Hira.

ذُو الرَّحَالَةname
  1. 1.
    Mu'awiyah ibn Ka'bclassical

    A historical figure named Mu'awiyah, son of Ka'b, son of Mu'awiyah.

الرَّحَالَةname
  1. 1.
    Amer ibn Al-Tufayl's horseclassical

    The name of the horse belonging to Amer ibn Al-Tufayl.

أَبُو الرَّحَّالname
  1. 1.
    Khalid ibn Muhammadclassical

    A narrator of hadith, known as Abu Al-Rahl, Khalid ibn Muhammad, a Tabi'i.

  2. 2.
    Uqbah ibn Ubaydclassical

    A narrator of hadith, Uqbah ibn Ubayd Al-Ta'i.

  3. 3.
    Rahl ibn Al-Mundhirclassical

    A narrator of hadith, Rahl ibn Al-Mundhir.

  4. 4.
    Amr ibn Al-Rahlclassical

    A narrator of hadith, Amr ibn Al-Rahl.

  5. 5.
    Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Rahlclassical

    A narrator of hadith, Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Rahl.

الرَّحَّال بْن عِزْرَةname
  1. 1.
    Poetclassical

    A poet named Al-Rahl ibn 'Ezra.

التَّرْحِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Marking on shouldersclassical

    A white or reddish marking on the shoulders of an animal.

مُسْتَرْحِلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Excellent female camelclassical

    A female camel that is noble, excellent, and well-suited for travel.

الرَّاحُولَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Embroidered saddlesclassical

    Referring to decorated or patterned camel saddles.

Parallel reading

الرَّحْلُ: مَركَبٌ لِلْبَعِيرِ، كَالرَّاحُولِ
The 'rahl' is a riding gear for a camel, like the 'rahool'.
وَالرَّحَّالَةُ، كَكِتَابَةٍ: السِّرْجُ، أَوْ مِنْ جُلُودٍ لَا خَشَبَ فِيهِ، يُتَّخَذُ لِلرَّكْضِ الشَّدِيدِ
And 'al-rahhalah', like 'kitabah', is the saddle, or made of leather without wood, used for intense running.
رَحَلَ البَعِيرَ، كَمَنَعَ، وَارْتَحَلَهُ: حَطَّ عَلَيْهِ الرَّحْلَ
He saddled the camel, as in 'mana'a', and he mounted it: he placed the saddle upon it.
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ الرِّحْلَةِ، بِالْكَسْرِ، أَيْ: الرَّحْلُ لِلْإِبِلِ
And indeed, he is good at the 'rihlah', with kasra, meaning: the saddle for the camels.
وَالرَّحَّالُ: العَالِمُ بِهِ الْمَجِيدُ
And 'al-rahhal' is the accomplished and glorious scholar.
وَالْمَرْحَلَةُ، كَمُعَظَّمَةٍ: إِبِلٌ عَلَيْهَا رِحَالُهَا، وَالَّتِي وُضِعَتْ عَنْهَا، ضِدٌّ
And 'al-marhalah', like 'mu'azzamah', refers to camels with their saddles on, and those from which the saddles have been removed, the opposite.
وَالرَّحُولُ وَالرَّحُولَةُ وَالرَّاحِلَةُ: الصَّالِحَةُ لِأَنْ تُرْحَلَ
And 'al-rahool', 'al-rahoolah', and 'al-rahilah' are those suitable for being saddled.
وَأَرْحَلَهَا: رَاضَهَا فَصَارَتْ رَاحِلَةً
And he trained them (camels): he tamed them until they became rideable.
وَكَمُنَبِّرٍ: القَوِيُّ مِنَ الْجِمَالِ
And like 'manbar': the strong among the camels.
وَبَعِيرٌ ذُو رِحْلَةٍ، بِالْكَسْرِ وَالضَّمِّ: قَوِيٌّ
And a camel with 'rihlah', with kasra and damma: is strong.
وَشَاةٌ رَحْلَاءُ: سَوْدَاءُ وَظَهْرُهَا أَبْيَضُ، أَوْ عَكْسُهُ
And a sheep 'rahlaa': is black and its back is white, or vice versa.
وَفَرَسٌ أَرْحَلُ: أَبْيَضُ الظَّهْرِ فَقَطْ
And a horse 'arhal': is white only on the back.
وَبَعِيرٌ ذُو رِحْلَةٍ، وَجَمَلٌ رَحِيلٌ: قَوِيٌّ عَلَى السَّيْرِ
And a camel with 'rihlah', and a camel 'rahil': is strong for travel.
وَتَرَحَّلَهُ: رَكِبَهُ بِمَكْرُوهٍ
And he rode it with difficulty ('tarahhalahu'): he rode it with something unpleasant.
وَارْتَحَلَ البَعِيرُ: سَارَ وَمَضَى، وَالْقَوْمُ عَنِ الْمَكَانِ: انْتَقَلُوا، كَتَرَحَّلُوا
And the camel traveled ('irtahala'): it moved and went, and the people from the place: they moved, like 'tarahhaloo'.
وَالاسْمُ: الرِّحْلَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ وَالْكَسْرِ، أَوْ بِالْكَسْرِ: الارْتِحَالُ، وَبِالضَّمِّ: الْوَجْهُ الَّذِي تَقْصِدُهُ، وَالسَّفْرَةُ الْوَاحِدَةُ
And the noun is: 'al-rihlah', with damma and kasra, or with kasra: 'al-irtihal', and with damma: the destination you intend, and a single journey.
وَالرَّحِيلُ، كَأَمِيرٍ: اسْمُ ارْتِحَالِ الْقَوْمِ، وَمَنْزِلٌ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْبَصْرَةِ
And 'al-rahil', like 'ameer', is the name for the departure of people, and a stopping place between Mecca and Basra.
وَأَرْحَلَ: كَثُرَتْ رَوَاحِلُهُ، وَالبَعِيرُ: قَوِيَ ظَهْرُهُ بَعْدَ ضَعْفٍ
And he had many camels ('arhal'): his riding camels became numerous, and the camel: its back became strong after weakness.
وَأَرْحَلَ الإِبِلَ: سَمِنَتْ بَعْدَ هُزَالٍ فَأَطَاقَتِ الرِّحْلَةَ
And he made the camels strong ('arhalal-ibil'): they became fat after leanness and could bear the journey.
وَأَرْحَلَ فُلَانًا: أَعْطَاهُ رَاحِلَةً
And he gave someone a riding camel ('arhal fulanan'): he gave him a camel fit for travel.
وَرَحَّلَ، كَمَنَعَ: انْتَقَلَ
And he moved ('raḥḥala', as in 'mana'a'): he relocated.
وَرَحَّلْتُهُ تَرْحِيلاً، فَهُوَ رَاحِلٌ مِنْ رَحَلَ، كَرَكَعَ
And I made him move ('raḥḥaltuhu tarḥīlan'), so he is moving ('rāḥilun') from 'raḥala', as in 'raka'a'.
وَفُلَانًا بِسَيْفِهِ: عَلَاهُ
And he struck someone with his sword ('wa fulanan bisayfihi'): he struck him forcefully.
وَالْمَرْحَلَةُ: وَاحِدَةُ الْمَرَاحِلِ
And 'al-marhalah' is one of the stages ('al-marāḥil').
وَرَاحَلَهُ: عَاوَنَهُ عَلَى رِحْلَتِهِ
And he assisted him on his journey ('rāḥalahu'): he helped him with his journey.
وَاسْتَرْحَلَهُ: سَأَلَهُ أَنْ يَرْحَلَ لَهُ
And he asked him to travel ('istarḥalahu'): he asked him to travel for him.
وَالرَّحَّالُ، كَكِتَابٍ: الطَّنَافِسُ الْحِيرِيَّةُ
And 'al-raḥḥāl', like 'kitāb', refers to the carpets of Hira.
وَذُو الرَّحَالَةِ، بِالْكَسْرِ: مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ
And 'Dhu Al-Rahalah', with kasra, is Mu'awiyah ibn Ka'b ibn Mu'awiyah.
وَالرَّحَّالَةُ أَيْضًا: فَرَسُ عَامِرِ بْنِ الطُّفَيْلِ
And 'Al-Rahalah' also refers to the horse of Amer ibn Al-Tufayl.
وَكَشَدَّادٍ: أَبُو الرَّحَّالِ خَالِدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّابِعِيُّ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّائِيُّ، وَرَحَّالُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الرَّحَّالِ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَحَّالٍ: مُحَدِّثُونَ
And like 'Shaddad': Abu Al-Rahl, Khalid ibn Muhammad the Tabi'i, and Uqbah ibn Ubayd Al-Ta'i, and Rahl ibn Al-Mundhir, and Amr ibn Al-Rahl, and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Rahl: were hadith narrators.
وَالرَّحَّالُ بْنُ عِزْرَةَ: شَاعِرٌ
And Al-Rahl ibn 'Ezra was a poet.
وَالتَّرْحِيلُ: شُهْبَةٌ أَوْ حُمْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكَتِفَيْنِ
And 'Al-Tarheel' is a grey or reddish mark on the shoulders.
وَنَاقَةٌ مُسْتَرْحِلَةٌ: نَجِيبَةٌ
And a female camel 'mustarhilah': is noble.
وَالرَّاحُولَاتُ فِي قَوْلِ الْفَرَزْدَقِ: الرَّحْلُ الْمُوَشَّى
And 'Al-Rahulat' in the saying of Al-Farazdaq means: the decorated saddle.