ورع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of fear, timidity, weakness, and restraint. It extends to meanings of being hesitant, cautious, or being held back, and also includes related terms for conversation and a horse's name.

Derived headwords

الوَرَعnoun

1.
pious, devout (with kasra on the ra')both
pious, devout (with kasra on the ra')

ورعverb

1.
he was pious, he abstained (with kasra on the ra' in all three forms)both
he was pious, he abstained (with kasra on the ra' in all three forms)
2.
if you see him in your house, restrain him and push him awayboth
if you see him in your house, restrain him and push him away

ورعاnoun

1.
cowardiceclassical
The state or quality of being a coward.
2.
weaknessclassical
The state of being small and weak.

وراعةnoun

1.
cowardiceclassical
The quality of being cowardly.
2.
weaknessclassical
The state of being weak or feeble.

ورعverb

1.
he was pious, he abstained (with kasra on the ra' in all three forms)both
he was pious, he abstained (with kasra on the ra' in all three forms)
2.
if you see him in your house, restrain him and push him awayboth
if you see him in your house, restrain him and push him away

ورعةnoun

1.
he restrained himboth
he restrained him

سيئ الرعةadjective

1.
lacking pietyclassical
Describing someone who has little religious abstinence or fear of God.

تورعverb

1.
to be scrupulous, to abstain fromboth
to be scrupulous, to abstain from

ورّعهverb

1.
he restrained himboth
he restrained him

توريعاnoun

1.
restraintclassical
The act of holding back or deterring someone.

ورعت الإبلverb

1.
to turn camels awayclassical
To prevent camels from reaching water; to turn them back.

الموارعةnoun

1.
conversationclassical
The act of speaking with someone; dialogue or discussion.

يُوارِعهverb

1.
to converse withclassical
To engage in conversation or discussion with someone.

الوريعةname

1.
name of a horseclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific horse.

Parallel reading

وأصحابنا يذهبون بالورع إلى الجبان، وليس كذلك، وإنما الورع الصغير الضعيف الذي لا غناء عنده.

And our companions take 'al-wara' to mean 'cowardly', but it is not so; rather, 'al-wara' is the small, weak one who has no strength.

ويقال: إنما مال فلان أوراع، أي صغار.

And it is said: 'So-and-so's wealth consists of 'awra', meaning small things.

تقول منه ورع بالضم يورع وروعا ووراعة وورعا أيضا بالضم ساكنة الراء.

From it, you say: 'wara' (with damma) 'yawra' (he is cowardly), 'raw'an', 'wara'ah', and also 'wara' (with damma, the ra is sakin).

والورع بكسر الراء: الرجل التفى.

And 'al-wari'' (with kasra) refers to a man who is strong or stout.

وقد ورع يرع بالكسر فيهما ورعا ورعة.

And he was 'wari'' (he is 'yari'') in both senses, with 'wara' and 'war'ah'.

يقال: فلان سيئ الرعة، أي قليل الورع.

It is said: 'So-and-so is bad in his 'ra'ah', meaning he has little piety.

وتورع من كذا، أي تحرج.

And he 'tawarra'a' from such-and-such, meaning he was hesitant or abstained.

ورعته توريعا، أي كففته.

And I 'warra'tu-hu' (I restrained him), meaning I held him back.

ورع اللص ولا تراعه

Restrain the thief and do not be alarmed by him.

ورعت الإبل عن الماء: رددتها.

I turned the camels away from the water: I turned them back.

والموارعة: المناطقة والمكالمة.

And 'al-muwara'ah' means conversing and speaking.

إذا العان لم يوجد له من يوارعه

When the supplicant is not found to have anyone to converse with him.