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رعج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to rapid, repeated, or abundant movement, often associated with lightning, wealth, or filling up. It can describe the flickering of lightning, the accumulation of possessions, or a place becoming full.

Derived headwords

ارتعاجnoun
  1. 1.
    trembling, quiveringboth

    The act of trembling or quivering, similar to rapid, repeated movement.

ارتعادnoun
  1. 1.
    trembling, quiveringboth

    The act of trembling or quivering, used as a comparison for 'ارتعاج'.

رعجverb
  1. 1.
    to flash repeatedlyclassical

    Said of lightning when its flashes are continuous and rapid.

أرعجverb
  1. 1.
    to flash repeatedlyclassical

    Said of lightning when its flashes are continuous and rapid; a causative form.

مرعجadjective
  1. 1.
    flashing repeatedlyclassical

    Describing lightning that flashes continuously and rapidly.

ارتعجverb
  1. 1.
    to increase greatlyclassical

    Said of wealth or numbers when they increase abundantly.

  2. 2.
    to fill upclassical

    Said of a valley when it becomes full of water or other contents.

Parallel reading

الارتعاج كالارتعاد.
Al-irtiaaj is like al-irtiaad (trembling/quivering).
ورعج البرق وأرعج، إذا تتابع لمعانه.
And lightning 'ra'aja' and 'ar'aja' if its flashing is continuous.
سحا أهاضيب وبرقا مرعجا
It poured down torrents and lightning flashing repeatedly.
يقال للرجل إذا كثر ماله وعدده: قد ارتعج ماله، وارتعج عدده.
It is said of a man if his wealth and numbers increase greatly: his wealth has increased greatly, and his numbers have increased greatly.
وارتعج الوادي: امتلا.
And the valley 'irta'aja': it became full.