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ردح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of largeness, heaviness, and extension, particularly in the context of structures and physical attributes. It describes additions to buildings, the act of reinforcing them, and the characteristics of heavy or large objects and beings.

Derived headwords

الرَّدْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    extensionboth

    A structure or piece added to the rear of a house.

  2. 2.
    reinforcementclassical

    The act of reinforcing a house, often by adding mud or plaster.

ردَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to add an extensionboth

    To add a section or extension to the rear of a house.

  2. 2.
    to reinforceclassical

    To make a house thick or strong, especially by applying mud or plaster.

أَرْدَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to add an extensionboth

    To add a section or extension to the rear of a house.

  2. 2.
    to reinforceclassical

    To make a house thick or strong, especially by applying mud or plaster.

مُرْدَحadjective
  1. 1.
    thickenedclassical

    Describing a structure, like a house, that has been reinforced with mud or plaster, making it thick.

رَدَّاحadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy-hippedboth

    Describing a woman who is heavy in the hips and buttocks.

  2. 2.
    largeboth

    Describing a large or great object, such as a large platter.

  3. 3.
    numerousboth

    Describing a large or numerous group, such as an army or battalion, implying slow or heavy movement due to its size.

الجَفْنَةُ الرَّدَّاحnoun
  1. 1.
    large platterboth

    A very large platter or dish.

رَدْحnoun
  1. 1.
    largenessclassical

    The quality of being large or great, often referring to a large platter.

رُدْحnoun
  1. 1.
    large plattersclassical

    The plural of 'raddāḥah', referring to large platters or dishes.

Parallel reading

الرَّدْحَةُ: سِتْرَةٌ تَكُونُ فِي مُؤَخِّرِ البَيْتِ، أَوْ قِطْعَةٌ تُزَادُ فِيهِ.
The raddhah: a covering that is in the rear of the house, or a piece added to it.
تَقُولُ: رَدَّحْتُ البَيْتَ وَأَرْدَحْتُهُ، إِذَا أَدْخَلْتَ شِقَّةً فِي مُؤَخِّرِهِ.
You say: I reinforced the house and added an extension to it, if you insert a section in its rear.
وَيُقَالُ أَيْضًا: رَدَّحْتُ البَيْتَ وَأَرْدَحْتُهُ، إِذَا كَاثَّفْتَ عَلَيْهِ الطِّينَ.
And it is also said: I reinforced the house and added an extension to it, if you thickened the mud upon it.
بِنَاءٌ صَخْرٌ مُرْدَحٌ بِطِينٍ
A structure of stone, thickened with mud.
بَيْتٌ حُتُوفٌ مَكْفُوحًا مُرْدُوحًا
A house of destructions, exposed and reinforced.
وَالرَّدَّاحُ: المَرْأَةُ الثَّقِيلَةُ الأَوْرَاكِ.
And the raddāḥ: the woman who is heavy in the hips.
وَكَتِيبَةٌ رَدَّاحٌ: ثَقِيلَةُ السَّيْرِ لِكَثْرَتِهَا.
And a raddāḥ battalion: slow-moving due to its multitude.
وَالرَّدَّاحُ: الجَفْنَةُ العَظِيمَةُ، والجَمْعُ رُدْحٌ.
And the raddāḥ: the large platter, and the plural is rudḥ.
إِلَى رَدْحٍ مِنَ الشِّيزَى عَلَيْهَا لُبَابُ البِرِّ يُلْبَكُ بِالشَّهَادِ
To a large platter of chizzy upon which is the finest wheat kneaded with honey.