الرهمة

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of gentleness, weakness, and persistence, often associated with rain, physical states, and character traits. It also encompasses geographical names and the names of companions.

Derived headwords

الرَّهْمَةnoun

1.
gentle, persistent rainboth
A light and continuous rain. It is also used for a garden that has received such rain.

أَرْهَمَتْverb

1.
to rain gentlyclassical
The sky brought forth gentle, persistent rain.

أرهمت السماء: أتت به — The sky brought forth gentle, persistent rain.

مَرْهَمnoun

1.
ointmentboth
A soft dressing applied to a wound, derived from the root's sense of gentleness and softness.

والمرهم، كمقعد: طلاء لين يطلى به الجرح، مشتق من الرهمة للينه — And the ointment, like 'maq'ad': a soft dressing applied to a wound, derived from the root 'rahmah' for its softness.

بَنُو رَهْمname

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Banu Rihmclassical
A tribe or clan named Rihm.

وبنو رهم، بالضم: بطن — And Banu Rihm, with dammah: a clan.

رَهْمadjective

1.
weak in pursuitclassical
A man who is weak in seeking or pursuing something, relying on conjecture.

ورجل رهوم: ضعيف الطلب، يركب الظن — And a man 'rahoom': weak in pursuit, relying on conjecture.

الرَّهْمَانnoun

1.
swaying gaitclassical
In the gait of camels, it refers to a swaying or unsteady movement.

والرهمان، محركة، في سير الإبل: تحامل وتمايل — And 'ar-rahmaan', with vowels, in the gait of camels: swaying and unsteady movement.

رُهَيْمَةname

1.
Ruhaymahclassical
A diminutive form, used as a name, possibly for a companion.

أو هما واحد: صحابيون — Or they are one: Companions.

رَهْمnoun

1.
birds that do not huntclassical
Birds that are not predatory. Also refers to a large number.

وكغراب: ما لا يصيد من الطير، والعدد الكثير — And like 'ghurab': what does not hunt among birds, and a large number.

رَهْمnoun

1.
emaciated sheepclassical
Emaciated or weak sheep. A single sheep can also be described as 'rahoom'.

وكسحاب: المهزولة من الغنم، وشاة رهوم — And like 'suhab': the emaciated of the sheep, and a sheep 'rahoom'.

عَيْن رُهَيْمَةname

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Ain Ruhaymahclassical
A specific spring or water source located between the regions of Sham (Syria) and Kufa.

وكجهينة: عين بين الشام والكوفة — And like 'Juhaynah': a spring between Sham and Kufa.

أبو رهمname

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Abu Rihmclassical
A name of several Companions of the Prophet (Sahabi).

وأبو رهم الأنماري، بالضم، والسمعي، والغفاري، وابن قيس الأشعري، وابن مطعم الأرحبي، وأبو رهمة، وأبو رهيمة، أو هما واحد: صحابيون — And Abu Rihm al-Anmari, with dammah, and as-Sam'i, and al-Ghafari, and Ibn Qays al-Ash'ari, and Ibn Mut'im al-Arhabi, and Abu Rihmah, and Abu Ruhaymah, or they are one: Companions.

أبو رهمةname

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Abu Rihmahclassical
A name of several Companions of the Prophet (Sahabi).

Parallel reading

الرَّهْمَة، بالكسر: المطر الضعيف الدائم ج: كعنب وجبال.

Ar-rahmah, with kasrah: the gentle, persistent rain, plural like 'inab and jibal.

وأرهمت السماء: أتت به.

And the sky 'arhamat': it brought forth such rain.

وروضة مرهومة، لا مرهمة.

And a meadow that has received gentle rain, not one that is 'marhamah' (which is not a standard derivation here, likely a typo or less common usage).

والمرهم، كمقعد: طلاء لين يطلى به الجرح، مشتق من الرهمة للينه.

And the ointment, like 'maq'ad': a soft dressing applied to a wound, derived from 'ar-rahmah' for its softness.

وبنو رهم، بالضم: بطن.

And Banu Rihm, with dammah: a clan.

وكغراب: ما لا يصيد من الطير، والعدد الكثير.

And like 'ghurab': what does not hunt among birds, and a large number.

وكسحاب: المهزولة من الغنم، وشاة رهوم.

And like 'suhab': the emaciated of the sheep, and a sheep 'rahoom'.

ورجل رهوم: ضعيف الطلب، يركب الظن.

And a man 'rahoom': weak in pursuit, relying on conjecture.

والرهمان، محركة، في سير الإبل: تحامل وتمايل.

And 'ar-rahmaan', with vowels, in the gait of camels: swaying and unsteady movement.

وكجهينة: عين بين الشام والكوفة.

And like 'Juhaynah': a spring between Sham and Kufa.

وأبو رهم الأنماري، بالضم، والسمعي، والغفاري، وابن قيس الأشعري، وابن مطعم الأرحبي، وأبو رهمة، وأبو رهيمة، أو هما واحد: صحابيون.

And Abu Rihm al-Anmari, with dammah, and as-Sam'i, and al-Ghafari, and Ibn Qays al-Ash'ari, and Ibn Mut'im al-Arhabi, and Abu Rihmah, and Abu Ruhaymah, or they are one: Companions.