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رغا

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sounds made by animals, particularly camels, and the frothing or bubbling of liquids like milk. It extends to metaphorical uses related to unclear speech or expressing a desire for hospitality.

Derived headwords

رَغَاverb
  1. 1.
    the camel bellowed, a bellowing, i.e., it made a loud noiseboth

    the camel bellowed, a bellowing, i.e., it made a loud noise

رُغَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    bellowingboth

    The sound of animals with hooves, especially the loud cry of a camel.

  2. 2.
    complaintclassical

    A cry of distress or complaint.

رَغِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to frothboth

    Milk or other liquids frothing or bubbling.

رَغَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to frothclassical

    To make milk or other liquids froth.

تَرْغِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothingclassical

    The act of milk or liquid frothing.

مُرَغٍّadjective
  1. 1.
    he rolled it in the dustboth

    he rolled it in the dust

رَغْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothboth

    The foam or scum on top of milk or other liquids.

رُغْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothboth

    The foam or scum on top of milk or other liquids.

رِغْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothboth

    The foam or scum on top of milk or other liquids.

رَغَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothclassical

    The foam or scum on top of milk or other liquids.

رَغَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothclassical

    The foam or scum on top of milk or other liquids.

رَغَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    frothclassical

    The foam or scum on top of milk or other liquids.

مِرْغَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    froth-gathererclassical

    A tool or object used to collect froth.

ارْتَغَىverb
  1. 1.
    to drink frothclassical

    To drink the froth or foam from a liquid.

رَغْوadjective
  1. 1.
    much-bellowingclassical

    A female camel that bellows frequently.

أَرْغَىverb
  1. 1.
    to make bellowclassical

    To cause an animal to bellow or cry out.

تَرَغَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to bellow at each otherclassical

    To cry out or bellow at one another.

ثَاغِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bleating sheepclassical

    A sheep or goat that bleats, used metaphorically for small livestock.

رَاغِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bellowing camelclassical

    A camel that bellows, used metaphorically for larger livestock.

Parallel reading

الرغاء: صوت ذوات الخف.
Ar-raghaa': The sound of hoofed animals.
وقد رغا البعير يرغو رغاء، إذا ضج.
And the camel bellows, yarkhu raghaa'an, when it cries out.
كفى برغائها مناديا
Its bellowing is enough to call out.
وقد رغى اللبن ترغية، أي أزبد.
And milk froths, targhiyatan, meaning it becomes foamy.
كلام مرغ
Unclear speech.
أمست إبلهم ترغي وتنشف، أي لها نشافة ورغوة.
Their camels were frothing and foaming, meaning they had foam and froth.
والرغوة فيها ثلاث لغات: رغوة ورغوة ورغوة.
And ar-raghwah has three pronunciations: raghwah, rughwah, and righwah.
وهو زبد اللبن، والجمع رغا.
It is the foam of milk, and its plural is raghaa'.
وكذلك رغاية اللبن بالضم والياء، ورغاوة اللبن بالكسر والواو.
And likewise is raghiyat al-laban with damma and yaa', and raghaawat al-laban with kasra and waw.
ارتغيت: شربت الرغوة
I drank the froth.
يسر حسوا في ارتغاء
He swallows with a gulp while drinking froth.
يضرب لمن يظهر أمرا ويريد غيره.
It is said of one who shows one thing but intends another.
وناقة رغو على فعول، أي كثيرة الرغاء.
And a camel is raghwun on the pattern of 'fuhool', meaning much-bellowing.
وأرغيته أنا: حملته على الرغاء.
And I made it bellow: I caused it to bellow.
أيبغي آل شداد علينا * وما يرغي لشداد فصيل
Do the people of Shaddad desire from us? * And Shaddad does not make a young camel bellow for a calf.
تراغوا، أذا رغا واحد هاهنا وواحد هاهنا
They bellowed at each other, when one bellowed here and another there.
إنهم والله تراغوا عليه فقتلوه.
By God, they bellowed at him and killed him.
ماله ثاغية ولا راغية
He has neither a bleating sheep nor a bellowing camel.
أتيته فما أثغى ولا أرغى، أي لم يعط شاة ولا ناقة
I came to him, and he neither gave a sheep nor a camel, meaning he gave nothing.