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رعع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of growth, development, and youth. It also extends to describe the appearance of young people and, in a negative sense, the common rabble or unruly masses.

Derived headwords

تَرَعرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    the child moved and grew upboth

    the child moved and grew up

رَعْرَعَهُ اللهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make growclassical

    God causes something or someone to grow and develop; to nurture into existence.

رَعْرَعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    well-proportioned youthclassical

    Describing a young person who is of good, balanced stature and appearance.

رِعْرَاعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    well-proportioned youthclassical

    Describing a young person who is of good, balanced stature and appearance.

الرَّعَارِعُnoun
  1. 1.
    well-proportioned youthsclassical

    The plural of 'رعرع' or 'رعراع', referring to young people of good, balanced stature.

الرَّعَاعُnoun
  1. 1.
    the young, the rabbleboth

    the young, the rabble

Parallel reading

تَرَعرَعَ الصبى، أي تحرك ونشأ.
The boy grew up, meaning he moved and developed.
ورعرعه الله، أي أنبته.
And God made him grow, meaning He caused him to sprout.
وشاب رعرع ورعراع، أي حسن الاعتدال في القوام، والجمع الرعارع.
And a youth, 'rara'' and 'raraa'', meaning of good moderation in stature, and the plural is 'al-rarai'.
نبكي على إثر الشباب الذي مضى * إلا إن أخدان الشباب الرعارع *
We weep in the wake of the youth that has passed * Except for the companions of the well-proportioned youth *
والرعاع: الاحداث الطغام.
And 'al-raraa': the ignoble youths.