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رعز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the soft, downy undercoat of hair found on goats, specifically the fine fuzz beneath the coarser outer hair. It also seems to have related forms describing variations in this downy material.

Derived headwords

المرعزىnoun
  1. 1.
    the downy hair under the goat's hairboth

    the downy hair under the goat's hair

مرعزىnoun
  1. 1.
    Underdown (shortened)both

    A shortened form of المرعزى, referring to the goat's underdown.

مرعزاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Underdown (elongated)both

    An elongated form of المرعزى, referring to the goat's underdown. The pronunciation varies based on whether the 'a' sound is lengthened or shortened.

مرعزnoun
  1. 1.
    the downy hair under the goat's hair (variant)both

    the downy hair under the goat's hair (variant)

Parallel reading

المرعزى: الزغب الذى تحت شعر العنز
Al-mar'azā: The fuzz which is beneath the hair of the goat.
وهو مفعلى، لان فعللى لم يجئ
And it is on the pattern 'maf'alā', because 'fa'alālā' did not occur.
وإنما كسروا الميم اتباعا لكسرة العين
They only broke the mim following the kasra of the 'ayn.
كما قالوا منخر ومنتن
As they said 'mankhar' and 'muntan'.
وكذلك المرعزاء، إذا خففت مددت
And likewise Al-mar'azā', if you lighten it, you lengthen it.
وإن شددت قصرت
And if you stress it, you shorten it.
وإن شئت فتحت الميم
And if you wish, you can open the mim.
وقد تحذف الالف فيقال مرعز
And the alif may be deleted, so it is said 'mar'az'.