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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of strutting, swaggering, and walking with pride or arrogance. It also extends to meanings of being a leader or chief, often associated with this proud demeanor.

Derived headwords

الرَّيِّسnoun
  1. 1.
    swaggeringclassical

    The act of walking with a proud, arrogant, or strutting gait.

  2. 2.
    leaderboth

    A chief, leader, or master, often implying a commanding or proud presence.

يُرَيِّسُverb
  1. 1.
    to swaggerclassical

    He walks with a proud, strutting gait.

رَاسَverb
  1. 1.
    so-and-so led the people, he leads them (yarʾasuhum) with fatḥa, leadership (riyāsatan)both

    so-and-so led the people, he leads them (yarʾasuhum) with fatḥa, leadership (riyāsatan)

  2. 2.
    repeat your words from the beginningboth

    repeat your words from the beginning

رَيْسَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swaggeringclassical

    A state or manner of swaggering or strutting.

Parallel reading

التبختر
Swaggering, strutting.
فلما أن رآهم قد تدانوا * أتاهم بين أرحلهم يريس
And when he saw them drawing near, he came to them swaggering among their mounts.
وقد راس ريسا وريسانا
And he led with swaggering and strutting.