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رعله

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root رعله primarily relates to striking, piercing, or cutting with force. It also extends to concepts of abundance, leadership, and certain natural elements like ostriches, plants, and parts of mountains.

Derived headwords

رَعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pierce severelyboth

    To strike someone with a spear or similar weapon with great force.

  2. 2.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or stupidly.

أَرْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to pierce severelyboth

    To strike someone with a spear or similar weapon with great force, similar to the basic verb form.

رَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrichboth

    A female ostrich.

  2. 2.
    earlobe skinclassical

    A piece of skin from the ear of a camel, sheep, or goat, which is split and hung from the rear, resembling a nose ring.

  3. 3.
    foreskinclassical

    The foreskin of a male.

  4. 4.
    tall date palmclassical

    A tall date palm tree, or specifically a type of date palm.

  5. 5.
    family/dependentsboth

    A family or a large number of dependents.

  6. 6.
    group of horsesboth

    A small group of horses, or the vanguard of a group, or a specific number like twenty or twenty-five.

  7. 7.
    mountain spurclassical

    The tip or nose of a mountain.

  8. 8.
    clothingclassical

    A man's garments.

  9. 9.
    male beeclassical

    The male of bees.

رَعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ostrichboth

    An ostrich.

  2. 2.
    earlobe skinclassical

    A piece of skin from the ear of a camel, sheep, or goat, which is split and hung from the rear, resembling a nose ring.

  3. 3.
    foreskinclassical

    The foreskin of a male.

  4. 4.
    tall date palmclassical

    A tall date palm tree, or specifically a type of date palm.

  5. 5.
    family/dependentsboth

    A family or a large number of dependents.

  6. 6.
    group of horsesboth

    A small group of horses, or the vanguard of a group, or a specific number like twenty or twenty-five.

  7. 7.
    garlandclassical

    A crown or garland made of myrtle and other fragrant plants.

رَعْلاءadjective
  1. 1.
    having an earlobe skinclassical

    A sheep or goat that has the characteristic earlobe skin mentioned.

رِعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    groups of horsesboth

    Plural of رعيل, referring to groups of horses, especially their vanguard.

  2. 2.
    dependentsboth

    Plural of رعْل, referring to a family or many dependents.

أَرْعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    groups of horsesboth

    Plural of رعيل, referring to groups of horses, especially their vanguard.

  2. 2.
    dependentsboth

    Plural of رعْل, referring to a family or many dependents.

أَرَاعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    groups of horsesboth

    Plural of رعيل, referring to groups of horses, especially their vanguard.

  2. 2.
    dependentsboth

    Plural of رعْل, referring to a family or many dependents.

رَعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    group of horsesboth

    A small group of horses, or the vanguard of a larger group, often numbering around twenty to twenty-five.

  2. 2.
    group of camelsclassical

    A group of camels.

مُسْتَرْعِلnoun
  1. 1.
    leader of a groupclassical

    One who goes out with a group (رعيل), or their leader, or the owner of the camels.

رَعَلَnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state of being foolish or stupid.

رَعَلٌ وَذُكْوَانname
  1. 1.
    tribesclassical

    Two tribes belonging to the Banu Sulaym.

رَاعِلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall date palmclassical

    A tall date palm tree.

رَعْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    herbclassical

    A type of herb, possibly tarragon.

أَرْعَلَnoun
  1. 1.
    drooping vegetationclassical

    What hangs down or droops from plants, or grass that is bent over and pleasant.

أَرْعَلadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Foolish, stupid.

رَعَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    Foolishness, stupidity.

رَعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp swordclassical

    A sharp, cutting sword.

رَعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    garlandclassical

    A crown or garland made of myrtle and other fragrant plants.

أَبُو رَعْلَةname
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf.

رَعْلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    undercookedclassical

    Meat that is not well-cooked, i.e., roasted but still raw inside.

عَدِيّ بْن الرَّعْلَاءname
  1. 1.
    poetclassical

    A poet named Adi bin al-Ra'la'.

Parallel reading

طعنه طعنا شديدا
He pierced him with a severe stab.
و بالسيف: نفحه
And with the sword: he struck him a blow.
والرعلة: النعامة
And al-Ra'lah: the ostrich.
وجلدة من أذن الناقة والشاة تشق فتعلق في مؤخرها، كأنها زنمة
And a skin from the ear of a camel and a sheep which is split and hung from its rear, like a nose-ring.
والشاة رعلاء من رعل
And the sheep is Ra'la' from Ra'l.
والعيال، أو الكثير منهم
And the family, or many of them.
والقطعة من الخيل القليلة، كالرعيل، أو مقدمتها، أو قدر العشرين، أو الخمسة والعشرين
And a small group of horses, like al-Ra'eel, or its vanguard, or about twenty, or twenty-five.
والمسترعل: الخارج في الرعيل، أو هو قائدها، أو ذو الإبل
And al-Mustar'il: he who goes out in the group, or he is its leader, or the owner of the camels.
والرعل: أنف الجبل
And al-Ra'l: the nose of the mountain.
و من الرجل: ثيابه
And from a man: his clothes.
وبالكسر: ذكر النحل
And with kasr: the male of bees.
ورعل وذكوان: قبيلتان من سليم
And Ra'l and Dhakwan: two tribes from Sulaym.
والراعل: الدقل
And al-Ra'il: the tall date palm.
وكمعظم: خيار المال
And like Mu'dhim: the best of wealth.
والرعلول، كسرسور: بقلة، أو الطرخون
And al-Ra'lool, like Sarsur: a herb, or tarragon.
ويقال لما تهدل من النبات: أرعل
And what droops from plants is called Ar'al.
وكذا ما انثنى من العشب وطاب
And likewise what bends of grass and is pleasant.
والأرعل: الأحمق
And al-Ar'al: the foolish one.
والرعالة: الحمق، وقد رعل، كفرح
And al-Ra'alah: foolishness, and he became foolish, like faraha.
وكمنبر: الباتك من السيوف
And like Manbar: the sharpest of swords.
والرعلة، بالضم: إكليل من ريحان وآس
And al-Ra'lah, with damma: a garland of myrtle and Asiatic jasmine.
وأبو رعلة، بالكسر: الذئب
And Abu Ra'lah, with kasr: the wolf.
وكغراب: ما سال من الأنف
And like Ghurab: what flows from the nose.
وشواء رعولي: لم يطبخ جيدا
And Shuwa' Ra'ooli: not well cooked.
وعدي بن الرعلاء: شاعر
And Adi bin al-Ra'la': a poet.