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رحح

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes physical characteristics related to spaciousness, particularly in the hooves of animals, but also in general width and openness. It extends to describe a horse spreading its legs to urinate and a wide, ample life.

Derived headwords

الرَّحَحnoun
  1. 1.
    Spaciousness in hoovesclassical

    A desirable quality of spaciousness in the hooves of an animal, considered good because it is the opposite of being constricted.

أَرْحadjective
  1. 1.
    plural of 'raha'both

    plural of 'raha'

ورجل أرح، أي لا أخمض لقدميه، كأرجل الزنج.
والوعل المنبسط الظلف: أرح.
رَحَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    from extending the word (a variant pronunciation)both

    from extending the word (a variant pronunciation)

وقدم رحاء.
تَرَحْرَحَتْverb
  1. 1.
    Spread legs (to urinate)classical

    Said of a horse when it spreads its legs apart to urinate.

وترحرحت الفرس، إذ فحجت قوائمها لتبول.
رَحْرَاحadjective
  1. 1.
    Spacious and ampleclassical

    Describing something that has spaciousness and breadth.

  2. 2.
    Ample (life)classical

    Describing a life that is wide and abundant.

وشئ رحراح، أي فيه سعة ورقة.
وعيش رحراح: واسع.
رَحْرَحَانname
  1. 1.
    Name of a mountainclassical

    The name of a mountain located near the market of 'Ukaz.

ورحرحان: اسم جبل قريب من عكاظ.
يوم رحرحانname
  1. 1.
    Battle of Rahrahanclassical

    A historical day or battle named after the mountain Rahrahan, fought between Banu 'Amir and Banu Tamim.

ومنه يوم رحرحان، لبنى عامر على بنى تميم.

Parallel reading

الرحح: سعة في الحافر، وهو محمود لأنه خلاف المصطر.
Al-raḥaḥ: spaciousness in the hoof, and it is praiseworthy because it is the opposite of constriction.
فإذا انبطح جدا فهو عيب.
But if it is excessively splayed, it is a defect.
ورجل أرح، أي لا أخمض لقدميه، كأرجل الزنج.
And a man is arḥ, meaning his feet are not narrow, like the feet of the Zanj.
وقدم رحاء.
And a foot is raḥā' (wide).
والوعل المنبسط الظلف: أرح.
And the ibex with splayed hooves is arḥ.
افلو أن عز الناس في رأس صخرة * ململمة تعيي الارح المخدما
Would that the might of people were on a rocky summit * gathered together, which would exhaust the wide-footed, well-shod.
وترحرحت الفرس، إذ فحجت قوائمها لتبول.
And the mare spread her legs when she stood them apart to urinate.
وشئ رحراح، أي فيه سعة ورقة.
And a thing is raḥrāḥ, meaning it has spaciousness and breadth.
وعيش رحراح: واسع.
And a life is raḥrāḥ: ample.
ورحرحان: اسم جبل قريب من عكاظ.
And Raḥraḥān: the name of a mountain near 'Ukaz.
ومنه يوم رحرحان، لبنى عامر على بنى تميم.
And from it is the Day of Raḥraḥān, when Banu 'Amir fought against Banu Tamim.
هلا فوارس رحرحان هجوتم * عشرا تناوح في سرارة وادى
Why did you not attack the warriors of Raḥraḥān * ten times, calling out in the heart of the valley?
يقول: لهم منظر وليس لهم مخبر.
He means: they have an appearance but no substance.
يعير به لقيط بن زرارة، وكان قد انهزم يومئذ.
He taunts Laqīṭ ibn Zurārah with this, and he had been defeated on that day.