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الءرعن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of foolishness, recklessness, and being unrestrained in speech or action. It also extends to geographical features like mountain promontories and long mountains, as well as specific historical figures and places.

Derived headwords

الأَرْعَنadjective
  1. 1.
    reckless, foolishboth

    Describes someone who is reckless in their speech, or foolish and sluggish.

رَعَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be recklessboth

    To be reckless, foolish, or sluggish.

رُعُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    recklessness, foolishnessboth

    The state of being reckless, foolish, or sluggish.

رَعْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    recklessness, foolishnessboth

    The state of being reckless, foolish, or sluggish.

مَا أَرْعَنَهُother
  1. 1.
    how reckless/foolish!classical

    An exclamation expressing the degree of recklessness or foolishness.

رَعَنَتْهُ الشَّمْسُverb
  1. 1.
    sun affected his brainclassical

    The sun's heat affected his brain, causing him to become sluggish and faint.

الرَّعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain promontoryboth

    A projection of land extending from a mountain.

  2. 2.
    long mountainboth

    A mountain that is long in shape.

رُعُونnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain promontoriesboth

    Plural of الرَّعْن, referring to projections of land from mountains.

رِعَانnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain promontoriesboth

    Plural of الرَّعْن, referring to projections of land from mountains.

جَيْشٌ أَرْعَنadjective
  1. 1.
    army with excessclassical

    An army that has surplus or excess elements.

ذُو رَعِينname
  1. 1.
    Dhu Raynclassical

    A king of Himyar.

رَعِينnoun
  1. 1.
    fortressclassical

    A fortress, or a mountain containing a fortress, located in Yemen.

  2. 2.
    regionclassical

    Another region in Yemen.

الرَّعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    group, troopboth

    A group or troop of people or animals.

شَدِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, intenseboth

    Describes someone who is strong or intense.

كَثِيرُ الحَرَكَةadjective
  1. 1.
    very activeboth

    Describes someone who is very active or moves a lot.

ظُلْمَةُ اللَّيْلِnoun
  1. 1.
    darkness of nightboth

    The deep darkness that occurs during the night.

رَعْنُكَparticle
  1. 1.
    perhaps, maybeclassical

    A variant pronunciation or dialectal form of 'la'allaka' (perhaps, maybe).

الرَّعْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Basraclassical

    The city of Basra, named by analogy to a mountain promontory.

  2. 2.
    grapesclassical

    A type of grapes found in Taif.

Parallel reading

الأرعن: الأهوج في منطقه، والأحمق المسترخي
Al-Ar'an: The reckless in his speech, and the foolish and sluggish.
وقد رعن، مثلثة، رعونة ورعنا، محركة
And he was reckless, with the verb pronounced in three ways, and the noun 'ru'unah' and 'ra'nan', with the latter vowelized.
وما أرعنه
And how reckless/foolish he is!
ورعنته الشمس: آلمت دماغه، فاسترخى لذلك، وغشي عليه
And the sun affected him: it pained his brain, so he became sluggish because of it and fainted.
والرعن: أنف يتقدم الجبل ج: رعون ورعان
And Ar-Ra'n: a projection that extends from the mountain, plural: ru'un and ri'an.
والجبل الطويل
And the long mountain.
وع بالحجاز، وبالبحرين، وبقرب حفر أبي موسى
And a place in Hijaz, and in Bahrain, and near Hafir Abi Musa.
وجيش أرعن: له فضول
And an Ar'an army: it has excess.
وذو رعين، كزبير: ملك حمير
And Dhu Rayn, like Zubayr: a king of Himyar.
ورعين: حصن له، أو جبل فيه حصن، ومخلاف آخر باليمن
And Rayn: a fortress belonging to him, or a mountain with a fortress in it, and another region in Yemen.
وكأمير: الرعيل
And like Ameer: Ar-Ra'eel (troop).
وكصبور: الشديد، والكثير الحركة، وظلمة الليل
And like Saboor: the strong, the much-moving, and the darkness of the night.
ورعنك: لغة في لعلك
And Ra'nuk: a dialectal form for 'la'allaka' (perhaps).
والرعناء: البصرة، تشبيها برعن الجبل
And Ar-Ra'naa: Basra, by analogy to a mountain promontory.
وعنب بالطائف
And grapes in Taif.