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رعبل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to tearing, ripping, or cutting, often applied to fabric or meat. It also extends to describe worn-out or tattered items, and by extension, foolish or unkempt people. The root also appears in proper names and descriptions of unstable winds.

Derived headwords

رَعْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to marryclassical

    To marry, specifically in relation to marrying a woman described as 'رعناء' (foolish or arrogant).

  2. 2.
    to cutclassical

    To cut meat.

  3. 3.
    to tearclassical

    To tear a garment.

تَرَعْبَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to become tornclassical

    The passive form indicating that a garment has become torn or tattered.

رُعْبُولَةnoun
  1. 1.
    torn ragclassical

    A torn piece of cloth or a rag.

رَعْبَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out garmentclassical

    An old, worn-out garment.

رِعْبَالadjective
  1. 1.
    worn-outclassical

    Describing garments that are old and worn out.

رِعْبَالnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish womanclassical

    A woman who is foolish, arrogant, or clumsy.

رُعْبُلadjective
  1. 1.
    unkemptclassical

    Describing a woman as having worn-out clothes, or being foolish, arrogant, and clumsy.

رُعْبُلname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A name appearing in the names of poets and other individuals.

رِعْبَلname
  1. 1.
    nameboth

    A name appearing in the names of poets and other individuals.

رِعْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    motherclassical

    Used in the phrase 'أمه ط' referring to the mother of someone who has died.

رِعْبَلadjective
  1. 1.
    unstableclassical

    Describing a wind that is not steady in its blowing.

رِعْبَلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    unstableclassical

    Describing a wind that is not steady in its blowing.

رِعْبَلِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    unstableclassical

    Describing a wind that is not steady in its blowing.

Parallel reading

تزوج برعناء
He married a foolish/arrogant woman.
واللحم: قطعه
And meat: he cut it.
والثوب: مزقه فترعبل
And a garment: he tore it, and it became torn.
والرعبولة، بالضم: الخرقة المتمزقة
And 'ru'bulah', with dammah: the torn rag.
والرعبلة، بالكسر: الثوب الخلق
And 'ra'balah', with kasrah: the worn-out garment.
وقد ترعبل
And it has become torn.
وثوب رعابيل: أخلاق
And 'ri'beel' garments: worn out.
وامرأة رعبل: ذات خلقان، أو حمقاء رعناء خرقاء
And a 'ra'bal' woman: one with worn-out clothes, or foolish, arrogant, and clumsy.
وط وثكلته الرعبل، أي: أمه ط
And 'wa thakilathu al-ra'bal', meaning: his mother, may she die.
ورعبل بن عصام، وعمرو بن رعبل، أو هو بزاي: شاعران
And Ra'bal ibn 'Isam, and 'Amr ibn Ra'bal, or he with zay: are two poets.
وأبو ذبيان بن رعبل: له ذكر
And Abu Dhubyan ibn Ra'bal: he is mentioned.
وريح رعبلة ورعبليل: لم تستقم في هبوبها
And a 'ra'balah' and 'ra'blil' wind: it did not remain steady in its blowing.