رعس

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns trembling, shaking, and unsteadiness, often associated with old age, weakness, or fatigue. It can describe physical tremors, unsteady movement, or even a shaky head.

Derived headwords

رَعَسَverb

1.
to tremble, shakeboth
To exhibit involuntary trembling or shaking, often due to weakness or fatigue.
2.
to walk unsteadilyclassical
To walk with a weak or unsteady gait, typically due to exhaustion or infirmity.

الرُّعْسُnoun

1.
trembling, shakingboth
The act or state of trembling or shaking.
2.
unsteady walkingclassical
A weak or unsteady manner of walking.

ارْتَعَسَverb

1.
to tremble, shakeboth
To become tremulous or shaky.

الارْتِعاسُnoun

1.
trembling, shakingboth
The state or act of trembling or shaking; synonymous with ارتعاش and ارتعاد.

أَرْعَسَverb

1.
to make trembleboth
To cause something or someone to tremble or shake.

راعِسٌadjective

1.
trembling, shakingboth
Describing someone or something that is trembling or shaking.

الرَّعَسانُnoun

1.
head shaking from old ageclassical
The shaking or movement of the head, specifically attributed to old age.

رَعُوسٌadjective

1.
shaky-headed (from old age)classical
Describing a female camel whose head shakes due to old age.

مُرْتَعِشُ اليَدِadjective

1.
unsteady-handedclassical
Having hands that tremble, implying a lack of steadiness, possibly due to weakness or lack of skill.

Parallel reading

الرعس: الارتعاش والانتفاض.

Al-ra's: Trembling and shaking.

وقد رعس فهو راعس.

And he trembled, so he is trembling.

والمشرفي في الاكف الرعس

And the sharp sword in the trembling hands

أبو عمرو: الرعسان: تحريك الرأس من الكبر.

Abu Amr: Al-ra'san: The movement of the head from old age.

لحى ورؤوسا للشهادة ترعس

Beards and heads trembling for testimony

وناقة رعوس، وهي التي قد رجف رأسها من الكبر.

And a shaky-headed she-camel, which is one whose head shakes from old age.

رعست في المشي أرعس، إذا مشيت مشيا ضعيفا من إعياء أو غيره.

I walked unsteadily, I walk unsteadily, if you walk a weak walk from exhaustion or other.

والارتعاس مثل الارتعاش والارتعاد.

And al-irt'as is like al-irt'ish and al-irt'ad.

وأرعسه مثل أرعشه.

And ar'asahu is like ar'ashahu.

يذرى بإرعاس يمين المؤتلى

It causes trembling with the right hand of the one who strikes.

يقول: يقطع وإن كان الضارب مقصرا مرتعش اليد.

He says: it cuts even if the striker is deficient, unsteady of hand.