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رنء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to looking, observing, and a specific type of gait. It also encompasses the application of henna and the concept of a swift, resonant arrow.

Derived headwords

رَنَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lookboth

    To look intently or observe something, often with a sense of contemplation.

  2. 2.
    to be swiftclassical

    Describing an arrow that is swift and resonant, making a sound when in flight.

رَنْءnoun
  1. 1.
    lookingclassical

    The act of looking or observing.

يَرْنَأُverb
  1. 1.
    he looksboth

    He looks intently or observes.

  2. 2.
    it is swiftclassical

    Referring to an arrow that is swift and resonant.

اليرنأnoun
  1. 1.
    hennaboth

    A dye made from the henna plant, used for coloring hair and skin.

  2. 2.
    slownessclassical

    A heavy or slow gait.

يرنأ في مشيتهverb phrase
  1. 1.
    he walks heavilyclassical

    To walk with a slow, heavy, or deliberate gait.

اليرنإnoun
  1. 1.
    hennaboth

    The dye derived from the henna plant.

Parallel reading

قالوا إن أصله الإعلال، كدعا، ثم همزوه قياسا على رثأت المرأة زوجها
They said its origin is elision, like 'da'a', then they hamzated it by analogy with 'ra'athat al-mar'atu zawjaha' (the woman mourned her husband).
وهو {يرنأ} رنأ
And he looks intently, a looking.
يريد أهزع حنانا يعلله عند الإدامة حتى! يرنأ الطرب الأهزع
It desires a swift, resonant arrow, which it soothes during its flight until the swift arrow resonates.
والطرب: السهم نفسه، سماه طربا لتصويته إذا دوم
And 'al-tarab': the arrow itself, he named it 'tarab' because of its sound when it is shot.
هزجات إذ أدرن على الكف يطربن بالغناء المديرا
Melodious sounds when they are twirled on the hand, they make music, singing melodiously.
عن الأصمعي (جاء يرنأ في مشيته: يتثاقل)
From Al-Asma'i: (He came walking heavily in his gait: he was slow).
واليرنأ بفتح الياء وضم الراء والنون مشددة كذا هو مضبوط عندنا
And 'al-yarna' with a fatha on the ya and a damma on the ra and a shadda on the nun, this is how it is noted with us.
واليرنأ كيمنع، واليرنأ بضم فسكون وهمز الألف: اسم للحناء
And 'al-yarna' like 'yamna' (to prevent), and 'al-yarna' with a damma, sukun, and hamza on the alif: is a name for henna.
قال ابن جني: قالوا: يرنأ لحيته: صبغها {باليرنإ
Ibn Jinni said: They said: 'yarna' his beard: he dyed it with henna.
قالوا رنأ رأسه، إذا جعل فيه اليرنأ
They said 'rana' his head, if he put henna in it.