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رعظ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the structural components of an arrow, specifically the nock and the binding around the shaft near the arrowhead. It also extends to the concept of breaking or fracturing at these points.

Derived headwords

الرَّعْظnoun
  1. 1.
    Nock of an arrowclassical

    The part of an arrow where the string is placed, specifically the insertion point of the arrowhead's shaft into the arrow.

الرَّصَافnoun
  1. 1.
    Binding on an arrowclassical

    The wrappings or bindings around the shaft of an arrow, located above the nock, used for reinforcement.

أَرْعَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    Nocks of arrowsclassical

    The plural form of 'رعظ', referring to the nocks of multiple arrows.

رَعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    To break at the nockclassical

    Said of an arrow when its nock breaks or fractures.

رَعْظnoun
  1. 1.
    Breakage at the nockclassical

    The act or instance of the nock of an arrow breaking.

رَعِظَverb
  1. 1.
    To be broken at the nockclassical

    The passive form, indicating that an arrow's nock has broken.

رَعْظٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Broken at the nockclassical

    An adjective describing an arrow whose nock has broken.

Parallel reading

مدخل سنخ النصل في السهم
The insertion point of the arrowhead's shaft into the arrow.
وفوقه الرصاف وهي لفائف العقب
And above it is the 'rasaf', which are the wrappings of the base.
والجمع أرعاظ
And the plural is 'ar'aaz'.
وقد رعظ السهم بالكسر يرعظ رعظا بالتحريك: انكسر رعظه
And the arrow has 'ra'aza' (with kasra) - 'yar'azu' - 'ra'zan' (with haraka): its nock broke.
فهو سهم رعظ
So it is a 'ra'z' arrow.