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رمع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of movement, particularly a subtle or involuntary twitching. It extends to describe specific physical manifestations of this movement, such as in infants or in the context of anger, and also refers to a type of shining stone.

Derived headwords

رَمَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to moveboth

    To exhibit movement, often a subtle or involuntary twitching.

رَمَعَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    movementboth

    The act or state of moving, a twitching or stirring.

التَرَمُّعnoun
  1. 1.
    movementclassical

    The act of moving or twitching.

الرِّمَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fontanelclassical

    The soft spot on the top of an infant's head, specifically the part that moves or twitches.

  2. 2.
    anusclassical

    The posterior opening of the digestive tract.

اليَرْمَعnoun
  1. 1.
    shining stonesclassical

    Thin, white stones that gleam or shine.

Parallel reading

رمع أنفه من الغضب
His nose twitched from anger.
أي تحرك
Meaning, it moved.
والترمع: التحرك
And 'al-tarammu': movement.
والرماعة بالتشديد: ما يتحرك من يافوخ الصبي
And 'al-rimā'ah' (with shaddah): what moves of the infant's fontanel.
والرماعة أيضا: الاست
And 'al-rimā'ah' also: the anus.
يقال: كذبت رماعتك، إذا حبق
It is said: 'Your anus lied,' if one passes gas.
واليرمع: حجارة بيض رقاق تلمع
And 'al-yarma': thin, white stones that shine.