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رقع

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root رقع (r-q-ʿ) primarily relates to mending, patching, and joining things together. It extends to concepts of repair, improvement, and also to insults and foolishness, suggesting a connection between fixing something and making a mark or leaving a trace.

Derived headwords

الرقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the patches (of paper) that are written onboth

    one of the patches (of paper) that are written on

  2. 2.
    a piece of cloth, a ragboth

    a piece of cloth, a rag

رقعتverb
  1. 1.
    to patchboth

    To mend a garment or object by sewing a patch onto it.

رقعت الثوب بالرقاع — I patched the garment with patches.
ابن الرقاعname
  1. 1.
    Ibn al-Ruqqa'classical

    A kunya referring to a specific poet, Ibn al-Ruqqa' al-ʿAmili.

ورقعهverb
  1. 1.
    to insultclassical

    To verbally attack or insult someone, often through poetry or harsh words.

ورقعه، أي هجاه — And he insulted him, meaning he satirized him.
رقعا رصيناnoun
  1. 1.
    a solid insultclassical

    A strong, well-founded insult or satire.

لأرقعنه رقعا رصينا — I will deliver a solid insult to him.
مترقعاnoun
  1. 1.
    place for insultclassical

    A suitable target or subject for insults or satire.

أرى فيه مترقعا — I see in him a place for insult.
ترقيع الثوبnoun
  1. 1.
    to patch it in several placesboth

    to patch it in several places

ترقيع الثوب: أن يرقعه في مواضع أنهجت — Patching a garment: is to patch it in places that have become worn out.
استرقعverb
  1. 1.
    to need patchingclassical

    To reach a state where an object, especially a garment, requires mending.

استرقع الثوب — The garment needs patching.
الرقيعnoun
  1. 1.
    the sky of this worldboth

    the sky of this world

  2. 2.
    the foolish oneboth

    the foolish one

أرقعةnoun
  1. 1.
    heavensclassical

    Used in the plural form to refer to the heavens, often conceived as layers or levels.

من فوق سبعة أرقعة — From above seven heavens.
الرقيعadjective
  1. 1.
    the sky of this worldboth

    the sky of this world

  2. 2.
    the foolish oneboth

    the foolish one

المرقعانadjective
  1. 1.
    the foolish oneboth

    the foolish one

رقاعةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state or quality of being foolish or stupid.

وقد رقع بالضم رقاعة — And he was foolish, with the pronunciation 'ruqāʿah'.
أرقعverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or to exhibit stupidity.

أرقع الرجل، أي جاء برقاعة وحمق — The man was foolish, meaning he came with foolishness and stupidity.
راقعverb
  1. 1.
    to ferment (wine)classical

    To undergo fermentation, specifically referring to wine.

راقع الخمر، وهو قلب عاقر — Raqqa' al-khamr, which is the souring of wine.
ارتقعتverb
  1. 1.
    to care aboutclassical

    To pay attention to, be concerned about, or value something or someone.

ما ارتقعت له وما ارتقعت به — I did not care about him, nor did I care with him.
ترتقعverb
  1. 1.
    to accept adviceclassical

    To be receptive to or accept advice or counsel.

لا ترتقع مني برقاع — You do not accept anything from me (my advice).
يرقوعnoun
  1. 1.
    intense hungerclassical

    A state of severe or extreme hunger.

جوع يرقوع — Intense hunger.

Parallel reading

الرقعة: واحدة الرقاع التي تكتب.
Al-ruqʿah: the singular of al-riqāʿ that are written.
والرقعة: الخرقة.
And al-ruqʿah: the rag.
تقول منه: رقعت الثوب بالرقاع.
You say from it: I patched the garment with patches.
قال (2) لو كنت من أحد يهجى هجوتكم * يا ابن الرقاع ولكن لست من أحد (1) *
He said: If I were from anyone to be satirized, I would have satirized you, O Ibn al-Ruqqa', but you are not from anyone.
وإني لأرى فيه مترقعا، أي موضعا للشتم والهجاء.
And indeed I see in him a place for insult, meaning a subject for abuse and satire.
وما ترك الهاجون لي في أديمكم * مصحا ولكني أرى مترقعا *
And the satirists left me no soundness in your people, but I see a place for insult.
وترقيع الثوب: أن يرقعه في مواضع أنهجت.
And patching a garment: is to patch it in places that have become worn out.
واسترقع الثوب، أي حان له أن يرقع.
And the garment needs patching, meaning it is time for it to be patched.
فإنما عنى به أصله وجوهره.
He only meant by it its origin and essence.
والرقيع: سماء الدنيا، وكذلك سائر السموات.
And al-raqīʿ: is the lowest heaven, and likewise the rest of the heavens.
وفى الحديث: " من فوق سبعة أرقعة "، فجاء به على لفظ التذكير، كأنه ذهب به إلى السقف.
And in the hadith: 'From above seven heavens', and he used it in the masculine form, as if he meant the ceiling.
والرقيع والمرقعان: الاحمق، وهو الذي في عقله مرمة.
And al-raqīʿ and al-muraqqaʿān: the foolish one, and he is the one whose mind has a patch (is flawed).
وأرقع الرجل، أي جاء برقاعة وحمق.
And the man was foolish, meaning he came with foolishness and stupidity.
ويقال: ما ارتقعت له وما ارتقعت به، أي ما اكترثث له وما باليت به.
And it is said: I did not care about him, nor did I care with him, meaning I did not pay attention to him and I did not mind him.
قال يعقوب: ما ترتقع مني برقاع (1) ، أي لا تقبل مما أنصحك به شيئا ولا تطيعني.
Ya'qub said: You do not accept anything from me (my advice), meaning you do not accept anything I advise you with and you do not obey me.
وجوع يرقوع، أي شديد.
And hunger is yarqūʿ, meaning intense.
وقال أبو الغوث: ديقوع.
And Abu al-Ghawth said: dayqūʿ.