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رعن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of relaxation, slackness, and foolishness. It also extends to geographical features like mountain promontories and is associated with a historical Himyarite king and his stronghold.

Derived headwords

الرعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Also (foolishness/laxity).both

    Also (foolishness/laxity).

رعنverb
  1. 1.
    From the category of verbs like سَهُلَ (to be easy).both

    From the category of verbs like سَهُلَ (to be easy).

  2. 2.
    Also (a verb) with two fatḥas.both

    Also (a verb) with two fatḥas.

وقد رعن (1) بالضم — and he was foolish
الرعونةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolishness.both

    Foolishness.

  2. 2.
    Laxity, weakness.both

    Laxity, weakness.

أرعنadjective
  1. 1.
    A man who has foolishness/laxity.both

    A man who has foolishness/laxity.

رعناءadjective
  1. 1.
    A woman who has foolishness/laxity.both

    A woman who has foolishness/laxity.

مرعونadjective
  1. 1.
    Relaxed, slack (from sun)classical

    Made loose or relaxed, particularly due to the heat of the sun.

ذو رعينname
  1. 1.
    Dhu Ru'aynclassical

    A king from the Himyarite tribe, descended from Hamir ibn Saba'.

رعينname
  1. 1.
    Ru'aynclassical

    A fortress that belonged to the Himyarite king Dhu Ru'ayn.

الرعونnoun
  1. 1.
    Mountain promontories (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'ru'n', referring to multiple protruding parts of mountains.

الرعانnoun
  1. 1.
    Mountain promontories (plural)classical

    Another plural form of 'ru'n', referring to multiple protruding parts of mountains.

رعنته الشمسverb
  1. 1.
    The sun made it slackclassical

    The sun's heat caused something to become loose or relaxed.

شعب ذي رعينnoun
  1. 1.
    Tribe/clan of Dhu Ru'aynclassical

    A specific clan or lineage associated with the Himyarite king Dhu Ru'ayn.

البصرة الرعناءname
  1. 1.
    Al-Basrah Al-Ru'naa'classical

    The city of Basra, named 'Al-Ru'naa'' by analogy to the protruding part of a mountain, likely due to its geographical position.

Parallel reading

ورحلوها رحلة فيها رعن (3) * أي استرخاء، لم يحكم شدها من الخوف والعجلة.
And they saddled her for a journey that had slackness in it, meaning relaxation; they did not tighten her load firmly due to fear and haste.
والرعونة: الحمق والاسترخاء.
And 'al-ru'unah' means foolishness and slackness.
وما أرعنه، وقد رعن (1) بالضم.
How foolish he is, and he has become foolish.
ورعتنه الشمس فهو مرعون، أي مسترخ.
And the sun made it relaxed, so it is 'mar'uun', meaning relaxed.
كأنه من أوار الشمس مرعون (2)
As if it were relaxed from the heat of the sun.
وذو رعين: ملك من ملوك حمير، ورعين: حصن كان له.
And Dhu Ru'ayn: a king from the kings of Himyar, and Ru'ayn: a fortress that belonged to him.
وهم آل ذى رعين، وشعب ذى رعين.
And they are the family of Dhu Ru'ayn, and the clan of Dhu Ru'ayn.
جارية من شعب ذى رعين حياكة تمشى بعلطتين
A maiden from the clan of Dhu Ru'ayn, a weaver, walking with two sandals.
والرعن: أنف الجبل المتقدم، والجمع الرعون والرعان.
And 'al-ru'n' is the protruding part of the mountain, and the plural is 'al-ru'uun' and 'al-ru'aan'.
ثم يشبه به الجيش فيقال: جيش أرعن.
Then an army is likened to it, and it is said: an 'ar'an' army.
وسميت البصرة رعناء تشبيها برعن الجبل.
And Basra was named 'Al-Ru'naa'' by analogy to the promontory of a mountain.
لولا ابن عتبة عمرو والرجاء له ما كانت البصرة الرعناء لى وطنا (1)
Were it not for Ibn 'Utbah 'Amr and the hope in him, Al-Basrah Al-Ru'naa' would not have been a homeland for me.
ويقال: الجيش الارعن هو المضطرب لكثرته.
And it is said: the 'ar'an' army is the one that is disordered due to its multitude.