رشء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the birth and early growth of young gazelles, and by extension, to things that are young, growing, or newly formed. It also extends to specific plant names and a metaphorical comparison to a young gazelle.

Derived headwords

رَشَأَ كَمَنَعَverb

1.
to be bornclassical
To be born, referring specifically to a gazelle giving birth.

رَشَأَتِ الظَّبْيَةُverb

1.
gave birthclassical
The female gazelle gave birth.

الرَّشَأُnoun

1.
young gazelleclassical
A young gazelle that has become strong, can move, and walks with its mother.
2.
treeclassical
A tree that grows tall, with leaves like the castor plant, no fruit, and is not eaten by animals.
3.
herbclassical
A herb resembling the qarnawa, growing flat on the ground with many knotted stems, very bitter, intensely green, and viscous. It is considered one of the best herbs in Najd.

أَرْشَاءٌnoun

1.
young gazellesclassical
Plural of rash' (رشأ), referring to young gazelles.

رَشْأَةٌnoun

1.
young gazelleclassical
A young gazelle, particularly one that is strong and mobile.
2.
herbclassical
A single plant of the herb described as rash' (رشأ), which is green, grayish, spreads out, has white flowers, and is cooked by people.

الرَّشْإِnoun

1.
treeclassical
A type of tree, the final letter of which is confirmed to be hamza (ء) based on its usage.

Parallel reading

رَشَأَ كَمَنَعَ: جَامِعٌ

Rash'a (like mana'a): is a collector.

وَالرَّشَأُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الظَّبْيُ إِذَا قَوِيَ وَتَحَرَّكَ وَمَشَى مَعَ أُمِّهِ

And the rash' (vowelized: muḥarrakatan): is the gazelle when it becomes strong, moves, and walks with its mother.

وَالرَّشَأُ أَيْضًا: شَجَرَةٌ تَسْمُو فَوْقَ الْقَامَةِ وَوَرَقُهَا كَوَرَقِ الْخَرُّوعِ وَلَا ثَمَرَةَ لَهَا، وَلَا يَأْكُلُهَا شَيْءٌ.

And the rash' is also: a tree that grows above the height, its leaves are like the leaves of the castor plant, it has no fruit, and nothing eats it.

وَهُوَ أَيْضًا عُشْبَةٌ كَالْقَرْنَاةِ

And it is also a herb like the qarnawa.

أَخْبَرَنِي أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ قَالَ: الرَّشْأُ مِثْلُ الْجُمَّةِ وَلَهَا قُضْبَانٌ كَثِيرَةُ الْعُقَدِ، وَهِيَ مُرَّةٌ جِدًّا شَدِيدَةُ الْخُضْرَةِ لَزِجَةٌ تَنْبُتُ بِالْقِيعَانِ مُنْسَطِحَةً عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَوَرَقَتُهَا لَطِيفَةٌ مُحَدَّدَةٌ، وَالنَّاسُ يَطْبُخُونَهَا، وَهِيَ مِنْ خَيْرِ بُقْلَةٍ تَنْبُتُ بِنَجْدٍ، وَاحِدَتُهَا رَشْأَةٌ

An Arab from Rabi'ah informed me, saying: The rash' is like the jammah, it has many knotted stems, it is very bitter, intensely green, and viscous, growing in lowlands, flat on the ground, and its leaf is delicate and pointed. People cook it, and it is among the best herbs growing in Najd. Its singular is rash'ah.

وَقِيلَ: الرَّشْأَةُ خَضْرَاءُ غَبْرَاءُ تُسْلَنْطِحُ، وَلَهَا زَهْرَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ

And it is said: The rash'ah is green, grayish, spreads out, and has a white flower.

وَإِنَّمَا اسْتَدْلَلْتُ عَلَى أَنَّ لَامَ الرَّشْإِ هَمْزَةٌ بِالرَّشْإِ الَّذِي هُوَ شَجَرٌ أَيْضًا، وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَكُونَ يَاءً أَوْ وَاوًا

And I only inferred that the lam of ar-rash' is a hamza by the rash' which is also a tree, otherwise, it is possible that it is a ya' or a waw.

عِنْدِي جَارِيَةٌ مِنَ النَّشْإِ أَشْبَهُ شَيْءٍ بِالرَّشْإِ، أَيْ الظَّبْيِ

I have a slave girl of the nash' who is most like the rash', meaning the gazelle.