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رعل

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root 'رعل' primarily relates to concepts of groups, beginnings, and specific physical attributes like long ears or protruding parts. It extends to notions of speed, swiftness, and even specific flora and fauna.

Derived headwords

الرَّعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    group of horsesclassical

    A piece or group of horses, also referred to as 'رعيل'. The plural is 'رعال'.

  2. 2.
    part of an animal's earclassical

    A piece cut from a sheep's ear and left hanging, not fully detached, resembling a tag or lobe.

  3. 3.
    unit of date palmsclassical

    A single unit from the tall variety of date palms.

  4. 4.
    garmentsclassical

    One's garments or robes, especially when trailing.

الرَّعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    group of horsesclassical

    A group or troop of horses, similar to 'رعلة'.

الرِّعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    groups of horsesclassical

    The plural of 'رعلة' and 'رعيل', referring to groups of horses.

  2. 2.
    flocks of birdsclassical

    Flocks of birds, as indicated by the poetic example.

استرعلتverb
  1. 1.
    followed in successionclassical

    The verb form indicating that sounds or movements followed one another in succession.

استرعلverb
  1. 1.
    went out at the beginningclassical

    To go out or emerge at the beginning of a group or troop.

أَرَاعِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    beginnings of windsclassical

    The beginnings or initial gusts of winds.

رَعْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    long-eared (sheep)classical

    Describing a sheep that has long ears, or ears that are cut and left hanging.

  2. 2.
    long-eared (camel)classical

    Describing a female camel with long ears.

رَعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    long-eared camelsclassical

    The plural of 'رعلاء', referring to female camels with long ears.

  2. 2.
    date palmsclassical

    Tall varieties of date palms.

  3. 3.
    tall palm treesclassical

    The tall kind of palm trees.

  4. 4.
    camelsclassical

    A type of camel.

أَرْعَلَتْverb
  1. 1.
    produced its lobesclassical

    When a thorny shrub like 'عوسجة' produces its lobes or protruding parts.

الإِرْغَالnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftness of thrustingclassical

    The speed and intensity of thrusting or stabbing.

رَعْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    unit of tall date palmsclassical

    A single unit of the tall variety of date palms.

رَعْلَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    garmentsclassical

    One's garments or robes, particularly when they trail.

رَعْلَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    manyclassical

    Used to describe a large quantity, meaning 'many' or 'numerous'.

أَرْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    grew lobesclassical

    To grow lobes or protruding parts, as in plants.

الرَّعْلnoun
  1. 1.
    tall palm treesclassical

    The tall variety of palm trees.

  2. 2.
    camelsclassical

    A type of camel.

المِرْعَلadjective
  1. 1.
    choice of wealthclassical

    Referring to the best or choicest part of one's wealth or possessions.

الرَّعْلُولnoun
  1. 1.
    tarragonclassical

    A type of herb, specifically tarragon.

رعل وذ كوانname
  1. 1.
    tribesclassical

    Two tribal groups belonging to the Banu Sulaym.

Parallel reading

الرعلة: القطعة من الخيل، وكذلك الرعيل، والجمع الرعال
Al-ra'lah: A piece of horses, and likewise al-ra'eel, and the plural is al-ri'aal.
قال طرفة: ذلق في غابة مسفوحة كرعال الطير أسرابا تمر
Tarafah said: Swift in a flowing forest, like flocks of birds passing in groups.
واسترعلت النغم، أي تتابعت في السير
And the sounds followed in succession, meaning they followed each other in movement.
واسترعل، أي خرج في أول الرعيل
And he went out at the beginning of the troop, meaning he went out first.
وأراعيل الرياح: أوائلها
And the beginnings of the winds: their first gusts.
والرعلة والرعل: ما يقطع من أذن الشاة ويترك معلقا لا يبين، كأنه زنمة
And al-ra'lah and al-ra'l: what is cut from the ear of a sheep and left hanging, not fully detached, like a tag.
والشاة رعلاء
And the sheep is long-eared.
وناقة رعلاء، والجمع رعل
And a female camel is long-eared, and the plural is ra'l.
قال الفند: رأيت الفتية الاعزا ل مثل الاينق الرعل
Al-Fand said: I saw the noble youths like the long-eared female camels.
وأرعلت العوسجة: خرجت رعلتها
And the thorny shrub 'awsajah produced its lobes: its lobes emerged.
ويقال أيضا للشاة الطويلة الأذن: رعلاء
And it is also said of a long-eared sheep: ra'laa'.
والإرعال: سرعة الطعن وشدته
And al-ir'aal: the speed and intensity of thrusting.
والرعلة أيضا: واحدة الرعال، وهي الطوال من النخل
And al-ra'lah is also: one of the ra'al, which are the tall date palms.
قال ابن الأعرابي: يقال مر فلان يجر رعله، أي ثيابه
Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is said, 'So-and-so passed dragging his garments,' meaning his clothes.
قال: وتركت عيالا رعلة، أي كثيرا
He said: And I left many dependents, meaning numerous.
ويقال لما تهدل من النبات: أرعل
And what hangs down of the plants is called 'ar'al.
والرعل: الدقل
And al-ra'l: the tall palm trees.
والمرعل: خيار المال
And al-mir'al: the choicest of wealth.
قال الشاعر: أبأنا بقتلانا وسقنا بسبينا نساء وجئنا بالهجان المرعل
The poet said: We announced our dead and brought our captives, women, and we brought the choice of the noble camels.
والرعلول: بقل، ويقال هو الطرخون
And al-ra'lool: a herb, and it is said to be tarragon.
ورعل وذ كوان: قبيلتان من سليم
And Ra'l and Dhakwan: two tribes from Sulaym.