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الرمل

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root الرمل primarily relates to sand, dust, and fine particles. It extends to concepts of lightness, thinness, decoration, and also to states of need, widowhood, and scarcity, particularly of rain or provisions. It also encompasses specific poetic meters and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

رَمْلnoun
  1. 1.
    sandboth

    A granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles, typically found in deserts and beaches.

  2. 2.
    dustboth

    Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, typically suspended in the air.

  3. 3.
    poetic meterclassical

    A specific meter in Arabic prosody, distinct from Qasid and Rajaz.

  4. 4.
    light rainclassical

    A small amount of rainfall.

  5. 5.
    increaseclassical

    An addition or surplus in something.

  6. 6.
    stripesclassical

    Lines on the legs of a wild cow that differ from its overall color.

رَمْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single grain of sandboth

    The singular form of 'raml', referring to a single particle of sand.

  2. 2.
    a place nameboth

    A name for several places, famously including Ramla, mother of Umm Habiba, wife of the Prophet.

رَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to put sand in foodclassical

    To add sand to food, often as a form of adulteration or preparation.

  2. 2.
    to stain with bloodclassical

    To smear or stain a garment with blood.

  3. 3.
    to thinclassical

    To make something, like weaving, thinner or finer.

  4. 4.
    to decorateclassical

    To adorn a bed or mat with jewels or similar decorations.

  5. 5.
    to make a backrestclassical

    To fashion a backrest for a bed by creating strips.

أَرْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to thinclassical

    To make something thinner or finer, similar to 'ramala'.

  2. 2.
    to decorateclassical

    To adorn a bed or similar item with jewels or decorations.

رَمَلَاناًnoun
  1. 1.
    a brisk walkclassical

    A type of fast walking or trotting.

مُرَمَّلاًadverb
  1. 1.
    trottingclassical

    In a state of trotting or walking briskly.

أَرْمَلُواverb
  1. 1.
    to run out of provisionsclassical

    To have one's provisions or supplies depleted.

أَرْملوهُverb
  1. 1.
    to lengthenclassical

    To make something, such as a rope, longer.

أَرْملَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to become a widowboth

    For a woman to become widowed.

رَمِلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb
  1. 1.
    to become a widowboth

    For a woman to become widowed.

أَرْمَلadjective
  1. 1.
    needyboth

    A man who is in need or destitute.

  2. 2.
    singleclassical

    An unmarried man.

أَرْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    widowboth

    A woman whose spouse has died.

  2. 2.
    needy womanclassical

    A woman who is in need or destitute; not necessarily a widow.

  3. 3.
    barren yearclassical

    A year with little rain and little benefit.

أَرَامِلnoun
  1. 1.
    needy menclassical

    Weak and needy men.

أَرْمَلَةُ الْعَرْفَجِnoun
  1. 1.
    shrub's rootstockclassical

    The rootstock or base of the 'arfaj' shrub.

رَمْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    black lineclassical

    A black line, often referring to markings.

رَمْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    black-leggedclassical

    Describing a gazelle or cow with black legs and a different colored body.

مُرَمِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    An epithet for a lion.

مِنْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    small shackleclassical

    A small type of fetter or shackle.

يَرْمُولnoun
  1. 1.
    woven palm frondclassical

    Woven palm fronds, likely used for mats or similar items.

مَرْمُولparticiple
  1. 1.
    decoratedclassical

    Adorned or decorated, specifically referring to woven mats.

خَبِيصٌ مُرَمَّلٌphrase
  1. 1.
    rich, oily dessertclassical

    A type of dessert that is rich and has a lot of its oil or syrup.

تَرَامَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to become widowedclassical

    To become a widow or widower.

تَرْمِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    deceptionclassical

    The act of falsifying or deceiving.

Parallel reading

واحده: رملة، وبها سميت رملة أم حبيبة زوج النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وغيرها
Its singular is 'ramlah', and by it was named Ramla, mother of Umm Habiba, wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and others.
ورمل الطعام: جعل فيه الرمل
And 'ramala' of food: to put sand in it.
والثوب: لطخه بالدم
And 'ramala' of a garment: to stain it with blood.
والنسج: رققه، كأرمله ورمله
And 'ramala' of weaving: to thin it, like 'armala' and 'ramala'.
والسرير أو الحصير: زينه بالجوهر ونحوه
And 'ramala' of a bed or mat: to decorate it with jewels and the like.
وفلان رملا ورملانا، محركتين، ومرملا: هرول
And so-and-so 'ramala' and 'ramalana', both vocalized, and 'marmalan': he trotted.
والرمل في العروض: منه، وهو غير القصيد والرجز
And 'ar-ramal' in prosody: it is derived from this, and it is other than al-Qasid and al-Rajaz.
والقليل من المطر
And 'ar-ramal': a little rain.
والزيادة في الشيء
And 'ar-ramal': an increase in something.
وخطوط في قوائم البقرة الوحشية مخالفة لسائر لونها
And 'ar-ramal': lines on the legs of a wild cow differing from its other color.
وأرملوا: نفد زادهم
And 'armalū': their provisions ran out.
وأرملوه: طوله
And 'armalūhu': to lengthen it.
والسهم: تلطخ بالدم
And 'ar-ramal' of an arrow: to be stained with blood.
والمرأة: صارت أرملة، كرملت
And a woman: she became a widow, like 'ramalat'.
ورجل أرمل، وامرأة أرملة: محتاجة أو مسكينة
And a man 'armal', and a woman 'armalah': needy or destitute.
والأرمل: العزب
And 'al-armal': the unmarried man.
ومن الأعوام: القليل المطر والنفع
And 'al-armal' of the years: little rain and little benefit.
والأرملة: الرجال المحتاجون الضعفاء
And 'al-armalah': the needy and weak men.
وأرمولة العرفج: جذموره
And 'armūlat al-'arfaj': its rootstock.
والرملة، بالضم: الخط الأسود
And 'ar-ramlah', with damma: the black line.
ونعجة رملاء: سوداء القوائم وسائرها أبيض
And a 'ramlā'' gazelle: black-legged, and the rest of it white.
وكمحدث ومحسن: الأسد
And like 'muḥaddath' and 'muḥsin': the lion.
وكمنبر: القيد الصغير
And like 'minbar': the small shackle.
واليرمول: الخوص المرمول
And 'al-yarmūl': the woven palm frond.
ورمال الحصير، كغراب: مرموله
And 'rimāl al-ḥaṣīr', like 'ghurāb': its woven (mat).
وخبيص مرمل، كمعظم: كثر عصده وليه
And 'khabīṣ murammal', like 'mu'aẓẓam': its syrup and oil are abundant.
وترامل، بالضم: واد
And 'tarāmil', with damma: a valley.
وكيمنع: ع
And 'kayamna' (a place name): a spring.
ويرملة: ناحية بالأندلس
And 'Yarmalah': a region in Andalusia.
وغلام أرمولة: أرمل
And a boy 'armūlah': 'armal' (needy).
وكجهينة: ثلاثة مواضع، واسم
And like 'Juhaynah': three places, and a name.
والترميل: التزييف
And 'al-tarmīl': falsification.