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رجحن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of leaning, inclining, or swaying, often due to weight or instability. It extends to ideas of heaviness, shaking, and falling with force.

Derived headwords

اِرْجَحَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to lean, to inclineboth

    To lean or incline to one side, often due to weight or instability. This can also metaphorically mean to yield or submit.

  2. 2.
    to sway, to shakeclassical

    To sway or shake, especially with a sudden or forceful movement.

  3. 3.
    to fall heavilyclassical

    To fall or drop with a heavy impact, suggesting a significant weight or force.

ارجحن الشئ — The thing leaned/inclined.
مُرْجَحِنَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, weightyclassical

    Describing something that is heavy or weighty, causing it to lean or be unstable.

ورحى مرجحنة — and a heavy millstone
مُرْجَحِنّadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, weightyclassical

    Describing something that is heavy or weighty, causing it to lean or be unstable.

وجيش مرجحن — and a heavy army

Parallel reading

ارجحن الشئ: مال.
The thing leaned/inclined.
إذا ارجحن شاصيا فارفع يدا
If a person leans forward (with legs raised), then raise your hand.
يعني إذا خضع لك، فاكفف عنه.
Meaning, if someone submits to you, then desist from them.
وارجحن الشئ: اهتز.
And the thing swayed/shook.
ارْجَحَنَّ، إذا وقع بمرة.
To fall heavily, if it drops with force.
وجيش مرجحن، ورحى مرجحنة، أي ثقيلة.
And a heavy army, and a heavy millstone, meaning weighty.
إذا رجفت فيه رحى مرجحنة تبعج ثجاجا غزير الحوافل
When a heavy millstone shakes within it, gushing forth abundant milk from its udders.