رجز

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to impurity, filth, and things considered abominable or cursed. It extends to divine punishment, idols, and a specific type of poetic meter. It also describes a disease affecting camels and a type of litter.

Derived headwords

الرجزnoun

1.
filth, like 'al-rijs'both
filth, like 'al-rijs'
2.
the idolboth
the idol
3.
a type of poetryboth
a type of poetry

رجزverb

1.
to be afflicted with diseaseclassical
To be afflicted with the disease known as 'ar-rujz' affecting camels.

رجزnoun

1.
poetic meterboth
A type of poetic meter, characterized by its close-knit structure and fewer letters.

رجزnoun

1.
litterclassical
A type of litter, smaller than a howdah.

رجزnoun

1.
reinforcementclassical
A piece of cloth with stones in it, used to balance a howdah when it tilts.

رجزverb

1.
to compose poetryboth
To compose poetry, specifically in the 'rajaz' meter.

ارتجزverb

1.
he composed rajaz poetryboth
he composed rajaz poetry

الراجزnoun

1.
poetboth
A poet who composes in the 'rajaz' meter.

المرتجزname

1.
horse nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to the Prophet Muhammad.

أرجزadjective

1.
diseased camelclassical
Describing a camel afflicted with the 'rujz' disease.

رجزاءadjective

1.
diseased camelclassical
Describing a female camel afflicted with the 'rujz' disease.

الرجازةnoun

1.
litterclassical
A type of litter, smaller than a howdah.
2.
reinforcementclassical
A piece of cloth with stones in it, used to balance a howdah when it tilts.

Parallel reading

الرجز: القذر، مثل الرجس.

Ar-rujz: filth, like ar-rijs.

وقرئ قوله تعالى: {والرجز فاهجر} بالكسر والضم.

And it was read, concerning the Almighty's saying: {And the filth, forsake it} with kasra and damma.

قال مجاهد: هو الصنم.

Mujahid said: it is the idol.

وأما قوله تعالى: {رجزا من السماء} فهو العذاب.

As for the Almighty's saying: {a punishment from the sky}, it is the torment.

والرجز بالتحريك: ضرب من الشعر.

And ar-rujz, with haraka (vowelization): a type of poetry.

وقد رجز الراجز وارتجز.

And the poet composed poetry, and he improvised.

والمرتجز: اسم فرس كان لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الذى اشتراه من الاعرابي وشهد له خزيمة بن ثابت.

And Al-Murtajiz: the name of a horse that belonged to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, which he bought from a Bedouin, and Khuzaymah ibn Thabit testified for it.

والرجز أيضا: داء يصيب الإبل في أعجازها فإذا ثارت الناقة ارتعشت فخذاها ساعة ثم تنبسطان.

And ar-rujz also: a disease that afflicts camels in their hindquarters; when the she-camel becomes agitated, her thighs tremble for a moment, then they relax.

يقال: بعير أرجز، وقد رجز، وناقة رجزاء.

It is said: a camel is 'arjuz', and it has 'rajaza', and a she-camel is 'rajza'.

هممت بخير ثم قصرت دونه * كما ناءت الرجزاء شد عقالها

I intended good, then fell short of it * like the 'rajza' camel whose tether was tightened, her hindquarters moved.

ومننه سمي الرجز من الشعر، لتقارب أجزائه وقلة حروفه.

And from this, the 'rajaz' meter of poetry was named, due to the proximity of its parts and the scarcity of its letters.

والرجازة: مركب أصغر من الهودج.

And ar-rajaza: a mount smaller than a howdah.

ويقال هو كساء يجعل فيه أحجار يعقل بأحد جانبى الهودج إذا مال.

And it is said to be a cloth in which stones are placed, which is tied to one side of the howdah if it tilts.