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يرع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to reeds, rushes, and hollow stems, often associated with fireflies or musical instruments. It also extends to describe a cowardly person.

Derived headwords

اليَرَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    fireflyclassical

    A type of insect that flies at night and emits light, resembling fire.

  2. 2.
    reedsboth

    Hollow stems of plants, such as reeds or rushes.

يَرَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    reedboth

    A single hollow stem of a reed or rush.

  2. 2.
    cowardclassical

    A person who is timid or easily frightened.

Parallel reading

اليراع: جمع يراعة، وهو ذباب يطير بالليل كأنه نار.
Al-yara' is the plural of yara'ah, which is a fly that flies at night as if it were fire.
واليراع: القصب.
And al-yara' means reeds.
واليراعة: القصبة.
And al-yara'ah means a reed.
ويقال للجبان يراع ويراعة.
And a coward is called yara' and yara'ah.
سبي من يراعته نفاه * أتي مده صخر ولوب
Taken from its reed bed, it was expelled, its flow brought by rock and flood.
فيقال إنه أراد باليراعة الاجمة.
It is said that he intended by al-yara'ah the thicket.