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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of lamenting, mourning, and remembering the deceased. It also extends to preserving or recalling information, and in a more obscure sense, refers to a specific type of milk-based drink.

Derived headwords

الرَّثْءُnoun
  1. 1.
    mourningboth

    The act of mourning or lamenting for the deceased.

رَثَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to mournboth

    To lament or mourn for the deceased.

  2. 2.
    to preserveclassical

    To preserve or retain something, such as a memory or piece of information.

  3. 3.
    to recallclassical

    To recall or mention something, particularly a memory.

رَثِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to mournboth

    To lament or mourn for the deceased. This is a variant form of the verb رثأ.

رَثْيnoun
  1. 1.
    mourningboth

    The act of mourning or lamenting for the deceased.

الرَّثِيئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    milk drinkclassical

    A drink made from milk, specifically mentioned as a type of curdled milk.

Parallel reading

الرثيئة من اللبن.
The rathī'ah is from milk.
ورثوت الميت: رثأته،
And I mourned the deceased: I lamented him,
و الحديث: حفظته، أو ذكرته.
and the saying/information: I preserved it, or I mentioned it.