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رهج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns dust and the act of stirring it up. It also extends to a specific gait or manner of walking, possibly of foreign origin.

Derived headwords

الرَّهَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    with two open letters: the dustboth

    with two open letters: the dust

أَرْهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to stir up dustboth

    To cause dust to become airborne or agitated.

الرَّهُوجَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    a gaitclassical

    A particular manner or style of walking or moving.

  2. 2.
    a type of walkingclassical

    A specific mode of progression on foot.

Parallel reading

الرَّهَجُ: الغبار.
Dust: is dust.
وأرهج الغبار، أي أثاره.
And 'ar-haja al-ghubar' means, it stirred up the dust.
والرهوجة: ضرب من السير.
And 'ar-rahūjah' is a type of gait.
مياحة تميح (1) مشيا رهوجا
A water-bearer, she carries water with a 'rahūj' gait.
ويشبه أن يكون فارسيا معربا.
And it is thought to be an Arabized Persian word.