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رده

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to depressions or hollows in the ground, particularly those that collect water. It can also refer to a rocky, uneven terrain.

Derived headwords

الرَّدْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pool in rockboth

    A hollow or depression in a rock where water collects.

  2. 2.
    Rocky terrainclassical

    A place characterized by many stones, resembling a rocky mound or uneven ground.

رَدْهnoun
  1. 1.
    he turned him awayboth

    he turned him away

  2. 2.
    to his homeboth

    to his home

رِدَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    Pool in rock (plural)both

    Another plural form of 'raddhah', referring to multiple pools or hollows in rocks.

Parallel reading

الردهة: نقرة في صخرة يستنقع فيها الماء
The raddhah: a hollow in a rock where water collects.
والجمع رده ورداه
And the plural is raddh and ridah.
يقال: قرب الحمار من الردهة ولا تقل له سأ
It is said: 'Bring the donkey near the raddhah', and do not say to it 'sa' (i.e., 'go').
قال الخليل: الردهة: شبه أكمه كثيرة الحجارة
Al-Khalil said: The raddhah: is like a mound full of stones.
وفى الحديث أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم ذكر المقتول بالنهروان فقال: " شيطان الردهة "
And in the hadith, it is narrated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, mentioned the one killed at Nahrawan and said: 'The devil of the raddhah'.