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ترح

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the semantic field of sadness and grief, contrasting with joy. It also extends to describe a specific characteristic of camels related to their milk production.

Derived headwords

التَّرَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    sadness, griefboth

    The opposite of joy or happiness. It denotes a state of sorrow and distress.

تَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    sorrow is the opposite of joy.both

    sorrow is the opposite of joy.

تَتَرُّحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    grieving, becoming sadclassical

    The act or process of becoming sad or experiencing grief.

المُتَرِّحُadjective
  1. 1.
    sad, sorrowfulclassical

    Describing someone who is experiencing sadness or grief.

المُتَرَاحُadjective
  1. 1.
    fast-drying (milk)classical

    Used to describe a she-camel whose milk dries up quickly.

Parallel reading

الترح: ضد الفرح.
Sadness: the opposite of joy.
يقال: ترحه تتريحا، أي حزنه.
It is said: 'He grieved him' (tarraḥahu) meaning 'he saddened him' (ḥazina-hu).
والمتراح من النوق: التي يسرع انقطاع لبنها.
And Al-Mutaraḥ from the she-camels is the one whose milk dries up quickly.