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رغن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of listening attentively and accepting what is heard. It extends to notions of encouraging, hoping for, or leaning towards something, often with a sense of desire or inclination.

Derived headwords

الرَّغَنnoun
  1. 1.
    attentive listening and acceptanceclassical

    The act of listening to speech with full attention and accepting it, showing willingness to comply or agree.

رَغَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to listen attentively and acceptclassical

    To listen to a statement with full attention and accept it, implying compliance or agreement.

إِرْغَانnoun
  1. 1.
    attentive listening and acceptanceclassical

    Similar to الرَّغَن, this refers to the act of listening attentively and accepting what is heard.

رَغَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to encourageclassical

    To encourage someone or to give them false hope, often in a way that leads them to expect something that may not materialize.

رَغَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean towardsclassical

    To incline or lean towards something, such as peace, indicating a desire or tendency in that direction.

Parallel reading

الرغن: الإصغاء إلى القول وقبوله.
Al-Raghan: Listening attentively to speech and accepting it.
والإرغان مثله.
And al-Irghan is similar to it.
قال الفراء: لا ترغنن له في ذلك،
Al-Farra' said: Do not encourage him in that matter,
أي لا تطمعه فيه.
meaning, do not give him false hope for it.
ويقال رغن إلى الصلح،
And it is said, 'He leaned towards peace,'
أي ركن.
meaning, he inclined towards it.