رمى

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of throwing, casting, or launching something. It extends to concepts of shooting projectiles, projecting oneself, and metaphorically, to advancing or increasing. It also encompasses related ideas like hunting and, in a specialized sense, usury.

Derived headwords

رَمَىverb

1.
he threw, he throws, throwingboth
he threw, he throws, throwing
2.
He threw the thing from his hands, throwing it.both
He threw the thing from his hands, throwing it.
3.
He shot an arrow, shooting.both
He shot an arrow, shooting.
4.
He shot from the bow and on it.both
He shot from the bow and on it.

رميت الشئ من يدى، أي ألقيته — I threw the thing from my hand, meaning I cast it.

رميت بالسهم رميا ورماية — I shot with the arrow, a shooting and a marksmanship.

ارْتَمَىverb

1.
He threw himself.both
He threw himself.

فارتمى — and he fell.

وأرميت الحجر من يدي، أي ألقيت — And I threw the stone from my hand, meaning I cast it.

رامَىverb

1.
so-and-so showed off to people, showing offboth
so-and-so showed off to people, showing off

وراميته مراماة ورماء — And I competed with him in throwing, a competition and a throwing.

مَرَامَاةnoun

1.
throwing contestclassical
A contest involving throwing or shooting.

وراميته مراماة ورماء — And I competed with him in throwing, a competition and a throwing.

رَمْيnoun

1.
he threw, he throws, throwingboth
he threw, he throws, throwing
2.
He threw the thing from his hands, throwing it.both
He threw the thing from his hands, throwing it.
3.
He shot an arrow, shooting.both
He shot an arrow, shooting.
4.
He shot from the bow and on it.both
He shot from the bow and on it.

رميت بالسهم رميا ورماية — I shot with the arrow, a shooting and a marksmanship.

والرمى: السقى، وهى السحابة العظيمة القطر الشديدة الوقع — And al-ramy: watering, and it is the great-droplet cloud of severe impact.

رِمَايَةnoun

1.
marksmanshipboth
Skill in shooting or throwing.

رميت بالسهم رميا ورماية — I shot with the arrow, a shooting and a marksmanship.

تَرَامَىverb

1.
The wound tended towards corruption.both
The wound tended towards corruption.

وارتمينا وترامينا — And we fell and fell upon each other.

وترامى الجرح إلى الفساد — And the wound developed into corruption.

أَرْمَىverb

1.
He threw the stone from his hand.both
He threw the stone from his hand.

ورميت على الخمسين وأرميت أيضا، أي زدت — And I reached fifty and also exceeded, meaning I increased.

وأرمى فلان، أي أربى — And so-and-so practiced usury, meaning he charged interest.

رَمْيَةnoun

1.
preyclassical
An animal caught while hunting.

ويقال: بئس الرمية الارنب، أي بئس الشئ مما يرمى الارنب — And it is said: 'What a bad prey is the rabbit', meaning what a bad thing to hunt the rabbit.

مَرْمَاةnoun

1.
hoofclassical
The hoof of a sheep or goat.
2.
tip of a hoofclassical
The part between the two halves of a sheep's hoof.
3.
arrowheadclassical
A round arrowhead.

فِي الحَدِيثِ: " لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ دُعِيَ إِلَى مَرْمَاتَيْنِ لَأَجَابَ وَهُوَ لَا يُجِيبُ [إِلَى (1)] الصَّلَاةَ "، فَيُقَالُ: المَرْمَاةُ الظِّلْفُ — In the hadith: 'If one of them were invited to two marmahs, he would respond, whereas he does not respond to prayer', it is said: al-marmah is the hoof.

أَرْمِيَةnoun

1.
heavy rainclassical
Large rain clouds producing intense rainfall.

والجمع أرمية وأسقية، عن الاصمعي — And the plural is armiyah and asqiyah, from Al-Asma'i.

رَمَّاءnoun

1.
usuryclassical
The practice of charging excessive interest on loans; usury.

والرماء، بالفتح والمد: الربا — And al-rumaa', with fatha and madd: usury.

إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ الرِّمَاءَ — Indeed, I fear usury for you.

تَرْمِيverb

1.
to shootboth
To shoot projectiles, used when addressing a female or group of females.

وتقول: للمرأة أنت ترمين وأنتن ترمين، الواحد والجماعة سواء — And you say: to a woman 'anta tarmeena' and to a group of women 'antunna tarmeena', the singular and plural are the same.

أَتْرَمِيverb

1.
to exceedclassical
To surpass a certain age or number.

ورميت على الخمسين وأرميت أيضا، أي زدت — And I reached fifty and also exceeded, meaning I increased.

أَذْرَىverb

1.
to cast downclassical
To throw down or cause to fall.

أي ألقاه عن ظهر دابته، كما يقال أذراه — Meaning he threw him from his mount, as it is said 'adhrahu'.

Parallel reading

رميت الشئ من يدى، أي ألقيته

I threw the thing from my hand, meaning I cast it.

فارتمى

and he fell.

ورمينا

and we threw.

وارتمينا وترامينا

And we fell and fell upon each other.

وكانت بينهم رميا ثم صاروا إلى حجيزى

And there was a throwing contest between them, then they moved to my enclosure.

رمى الله لك، أي نصرك وصنع لك

May God grant you victory, meaning may He help you and do good for you.

رميت عن القوس ورميت عليها

I shot from the bow and I shot upon it.

قال: ولا تقل رميت بها

He said: And do not say 'I shot with it'.

أرمى عليها وهى فرع أجمع

I shoot upon it while it is a complete young tree.

خرجت أترمى، إذا خرجت ترمى في الأغراض وفي أصول الشجر

I went out to shoot arrows, if I went out shooting at targets and at the base of trees.

وخرجت أرتمي، إذا رميت القنص

And I went out hunting, if I shot game.

ورميت على الخمسين وأرميت أيضا، أي زدت

And I reached fifty and also exceeded, meaning I increased.

كأن كعوبه نوى القسب قد أرمى ذراعا على العشر

As if its joints were date pits, having exceeded a cubit over ten.

أنت ترمين وأنتن ترمين، الواحد والجماعة سواء

You (f. sg.) shoot and you (f. pl.) shoot, the singular and plural are the same.

والرماء، بالفتح والمد: الربا

And al-rumaa', with fatha and madd: usury.

لا تشتروا الذهب بالفضة إلا يدا بيد: هاوها، إنى أخاف عليكم الرماء

Do not trade gold for silver except hand to hand: beware, indeed I fear usury for you.

وترامى الجرح إلى الفساد

And the wound developed into corruption.

طعنه فأرماه عن فرسه، أي ألقاه عن ظهر دابته

He struck him, and it threw him from his horse, meaning he cast him from the back of his mount.

سابة فأرمى عليه، أي زاد

He insulted him, and he added to it, meaning he increased.

بئس الرمية الارنب، أي بئس الشئ مما يرمى الارنب

What a bad prey is the rabbit, meaning what a bad thing to hunt the rabbit.

المرماة مثل السروة، وهو نصل مدور للسهم

Al-marmah is like al-sarwah, and it is a round arrowhead.

لو أن أحدهم دعى إلى مرماتين لأجاب وهو لا يجيب [إلى (1)] الصلاة

If one of them were invited to two marmahs, he would respond, whereas he does not respond to prayer.

فَيُقَالُ: المَرْمَاةُ الظِّلْفُ

It is said: al-marmah is the hoof.

وهو ما بين ظلفى الشاة

And it is what is between the two halves of a sheep's hoof.

والرمى: السقى، وهى السحابة العظيمة القطر الشديدة الوقع من سحائب الحميم والخريف

And al-ramy: watering, and it is the great-droplet cloud of severe impact from the clouds of intense heat and autumn.

والجمع أرمية وأسقية، عن الاصمعي

And the plural is armiyah and asqiyah, from Al-Asma'i.

يمانية أحيالها مظ مائد * وآل قراس صوب أرمية كحل

Yemeni, its layers are pools of water * and the flood of Qaras, a downpour of kohl-colored rain.