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رمث

Root entry · 42 derived lemmas

The root رمث (ramth) primarily relates to plants, specifically a type of desert shrub used as fodder for camels and sheep. It also extends to concepts of repair, improvement, and adding to something, as well as mixtures and confusion. Figuratively, it can refer to weakness or a state of disarray.

Derived headwords

الرَّمَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Fodder plantboth

    A type of desert shrub, often resembling Ghada, that grows low and spreads out. Camels and sheep eat it, especially when satiated with other fodder.

  2. 2.
    Camels' ailmentclassical

    An ailment that affects camels after eating the Ramth plant, particularly when they are hungry.

  3. 3.
    Remnant of milkclassical

    The remaining milk in a camel's udder after milking.

  4. 4.
    Raftclassical

    A raft made of wood, used for sailing on the sea.

  5. 5.
    Old ropeclassical

    A worn-out or old rope.

  6. 6.
    Mixtureclassical

    A state of confusion or mixing of affairs.

رمثverb
  1. 1.
    To repairclassical

    To repair or fix something, often by touching or smoothing it with the hand.

  2. 2.
    To add toclassical

    To increase or add to something, especially in quantity or number.

  3. 3.
    To mixclassical

    To mix things together.

  4. 4.
    To leave a remnantclassical

    To leave a small amount or remnant of something, such as milk in an udder.

  5. 5.
    To become confusedclassical

    For affairs to become mixed or confused.

رمث بالكسرnoun
  1. 1.
    Fodder for camelsclassical

    A type of fodder for camels, described as a plant from the الحمض (al-hamdh) family.

رمثnoun
  1. 1.
    Worn-out clothesclassical

    A person wearing old or worn-out clothes.

  2. 2.
    Weak of backclassical

    Someone who is weak in the back or loins.

الرَّمْثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Repair and smoothingclassical

    The act of repairing or smoothing something with the hand.

  2. 2.
    Touchclassical

    The act of touching or feeling something.

رَمَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To repair and smoothclassical

    To repair and smooth something with the hand.

الرَّمَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Wood for a raftclassical

    Pieces of wood joined together to form a raft for sailing on the sea.

رمثverb
  1. 1.
    To eat Ramth and get sickclassical

    When camels eat the Ramth plant and consequently suffer from stomach ailments.

رَمَثَتْverb
  1. 1.
    She (a camel) ate Ramth and got sickclassical

    Past tense verb indicating a female camel ate the Ramth plant and became ill.

رَمِثَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Sick from Ramthclassical

    A camel that has become sick from eating the Ramth plant.

رَمْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Sick from Ramth (shortened)classical

    A camel that has become sick from eating the Ramth plant (a shortened form).

رَمَاثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Camels sick from Ramthclassical

    Plural adjective for camels suffering from ailments after eating the Ramth plant.

الرَّمَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Remnant of milkclassical

    The remaining milk left in the udder after milking.

أَرْمَاثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Remnants of milkclassical

    Plural of Ramth, referring to the remnants of milk left in the udder.

الرَّمَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Advantageclassical

    A superiority, advantage, or edge over someone else.

الرَّمَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Strap for a waterskinclassical

    A strap or handle used for a waterskin, particularly one made of tanned hide.

أَرْمَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To leave a remnantclassical

    To leave a small amount of milk in the udder after milking.

  2. 2.
    To increaseclassical

    To add to or increase something.

  3. 3.
    To become softclassical

    For a rope to become soft or pliable.

رَمَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    To leave a remnantclassical

    To leave a small amount of milk in the udder.

رَمَثَ عَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    To exceedclassical

    To exceed a certain number or limit, such as fifty years of age.

الإِرْمَاثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Mixingclassical

    The act of mixing, particularly in the context of agricultural contracts, implying confusion of shares.

  2. 2.
    Addingclassical

    The act of adding or increasing, possibly leading to unfairness.

  3. 3.
    Leaving a remnantclassical

    The act of leaving a portion of the crop, possibly to be taken later.

حَبْلٌ أَرْمَاثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Old ropeclassical

    A rope that is old, worn out, or frayed.

أَرْمَاثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Old ropesclassical

    Plural of 'old rope'.

أَرْضٌ مَرْمَثَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Land with Ramthclassical

    Land where the Ramth plant grows.

أَرْثَverb
  1. 1.
    To remainclassical

    To stay or remain, especially in one's property or in an udder.

  2. 2.
    To increaseclassical

    To add to or increase something, particularly in speech or argument.

اسْتَرْمَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To remainclassical

    To remain or stay, similar to أرمث.

أَرْمَثَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To add toclassical

    To add to or increase something in an argument or discussion.

أَرْمَثَ الحَبْلُverb
  1. 1.
    The rope became softclassical

    For a rope to become soft, pliable, or worn out.

رَمَثَ الشَّيْءَ بِالشَّيْءِverb
  1. 1.
    To mixclassical

    To mix one thing with another.

رَمَثَ أَمْرُهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    Their affair became confusedclassical

    For their situation or affairs to become mixed up or confused.

بِئْرٌ مَرْمُوثَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Well with wooden supportclassical

    A well that has a wooden structure or support.

الرَّمَاثَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Wild cowclassical

    A female wild ox or cow.

مَرْمُوثَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusionclassical

    A state of confusion or disarray in an affair or situation.

رَمْثَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly derived from the plant.

الرُّمَيْثَةُname
  1. 1.
    Name of a placeclassical

    A place name mentioned in poetry.

رُمَيْثَةٌname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A given name for individuals, and a surname for a noble family in Mecca.

الرَّمْثَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Remnant of milkclassical

    The remaining milk left in the udder after milking.

الرَّمْثُnoun
  1. 1.
    Theftclassical

    The act of stealing.

التَّرْمَثِيَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Small wellclassical

    A small well, just large enough for a person to sit in, used for seeking warmth from the earth.

اسْتَرْمَثَ النَّاقَةَverb
  1. 1.
    To leave a camelclassical

    To leave a camel alone, hoping it might recover.

يَوْمُ أَرْمَاثٍname
  1. 1.
    Day of Armathclassical

    The first day of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah.

أَبُو رَمْثَةَname
  1. 1.
    Abu Ramthahclassical

    A companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

أُمُّ رَمْثَةَname
  1. 1.
    Umm Ramthahclassical

    A female companion mentioned in connection with the conquest of Khaybar.

Parallel reading

الرمث بالكسر: مرعى للإبل
Al-ramth (with kasra) is fodder for camels.
وهو من الحمض
And it is from the Hamdh (saltwort) family.
شجر يشبه الغضى لا يطول، ولكنه ينبسط ورقه، وهو شبيه بالأشنان
A shrub resembling Ghada, not tall, but its leaves spread out, and it is similar to Asnan (soapwort).
والإبل تحمض بها إذا شبعت من الخلة وملتها
And camels graze on it when they are full of Khillah (a type of fodder) and tired of it.
وله هدب طوال دقاق
It has long, thin tendrils.
وينتفع بدخانه من الزكام
And its smoke is beneficial for a cold.
يكون الرمث مع قعدة الرجل، ينبت نبات الشيح
Ramth grows near where a man sits, growing like Shih (wormwood).
الرمث: الرجل الخلق الثياب
Ramth: A man in worn-out clothes.
يقال: رمث نكس
It is said: Ramth nakis (worn-out).
الرمث: الضعيف المتن
Ramth: Weak of back.
الرمث بالفتح: الإصلاح والمسح باليد
Al-ramth (with fatha): Repair and smoothing with the hand.
يقال: رمثت الشيء، أي أصلحته ومسحته بيدي
It is said: I ramth-ed the thing, meaning I repaired and smoothed it with my hand.
وأخ رمثت رويسه ونصحته في الحرب نصحا
And a brother whose head I repaired and advised him in war with good counsel.
الرمث بالتحريك: خشب يضم بعضه إلى بعض كالطوف ويركب عليه في البحر
Al-ramth (with haraka): Wood joined together like a raft and sailed upon in the sea.
إنا نركب أرماثا لنا في البحر، ولا ماء معنا، أفنتوضأ بماء البحر؟
We sail on rafts in the sea, and we have no water with us, can we perform ablution with seawater?
فقال: هو الطهور ماؤه الحل ميتته
He said: Its water is purifying, and its dead is lawful.
والرمث: هو هاذا الطوف، وهو الخشب، فعل بمعنى مفعول، من رمثت الشيء إذا لممته وأصلحته
And al-ramth: is this raft, which is wood, a verb in the sense of a passive participle, from ramth-ing a thing when you touch it up and repair it.
وقد رمثت الإبل بالكسر ترمث رمثا فهي رمثة ورمثى
And the camels ate Ramth (with kasra) and suffered from it, so they are ramithah and ramthah.
إبل رماثى: أكلت الرمث فاشتكت بطونها
Camels suffering from Ramth: they ate the Ramth and their bellies ached.
هو سلاح يأخذها إذا أكلت الرمث وهي جائعة فيخاف عليها حينئذ
It is a sickness that affects them if they eat Ramth while hungry, and they are feared for at that time.
الرمث والغضى إذا باحثتهما الإبل، ولم يكن لها عقبة من غيرهما يقال: رمثت، وغضيت، فهي رمثة وغضية
Ramth and Ghada, if camels graze on them, and they have no other fodder, it is said: they ate Ramth, and they ate Ghada, so they are ramithah and ghadhiyah.
الرمث: بقية اللبن تبقى في الضرع بعد الحلب
Al-ramth: The remaining milk left in the udder after milking.
لفلان على فلان رمث ورمل، أي مزية
So-and-so has an advantage and superiority over so-and-so.
الرمث: علاقة لسقاء المخيص
Al-ramth: A strap for a waterskin made of tanned hide.
رمث ناقتك، أي أبق في ضرعها شيئا
Ramth your she-camel, meaning leave something in her udder.
وقد أرمثها ورمثها
And he made it leave a remnant, and he left a remnant.
رمث في الضرع ترميثا: أبقى فيه شيئا
Ramth-ed in the udder, leaving something in it.
وشارك أهل الفصيل الفصي ل في الأم وامتكها المرمث
And the owners of the young camels shared with the mothers and the one who left a remnant in milking them.
رمث على الخمسين: زاد
He exceeded fifty: he increased.
رمثت غنمه على المائة: زادت
His sheep exceeded one hundred: they increased.
رمثت الناقة على محلبها، كذالك
The she-camel exceeded her milking yield, likewise.
لا بأس إنما نهي عن الإرماث
There is no harm, it is only forbidden to mix (or add).
فيكون من قولهم: رمث الشيء بالشيء، إذا خلطته، أو من قولهم: رمث عليه، وأرمث، إذا زاد
So it could be from their saying: ramth-ed the thing with the thing, if you mixed it, or from their saying: ramth-ed upon it, and armath-ed, if you added.
أو لإبقاء بعضهم على البعض شيئا من الزرع
Or for some of them to leave something of the crop for the others.
حبل أرماث أي أرمام كما، قالوا: ثوب أخلاق
An old rope, meaning worn out, as they said: an old garment.
نهيتكم عن شرب ما في الرماث، والنقير
I have forbidden you from drinking what is in the old containers (al-rimath) and al-naqir.
فلعله من قولهم: حبل أرماث، أي أرمام، ويكون المراد به الإناء الذي فيه قدم وعتق
So perhaps it is from their saying: an old rope, meaning worn out, and the intention is the container that has age and antiquity.
وأرض مرمثة: تنبت الرمث
And a land that is marmathah: it grows Ramth.
وأرمث فلان في ماله: أبقى
So-and-so left in his wealth: he remained.
أرمث عليه في المنطق: أربى عليه
He armath-ed upon him in speech: he added to it.
أرمث الحبل: لين
The rope armath-ed: it became soft.
رمث أمرهم، كفرح: اختلط
Their affair ramth-ed, as in faraha: it became mixed.
وبئر مرموثة: لها مقام من رمث، محركة، أي خشب
And a well that is marmuthah: it has a support of ramth, harakah, meaning wood.
والرماثة مشددة: النعجة من بقر الوحش
And al-ramathah (with shadda): The ewe from wild cattle.
هم في مرموثاء من أمرهم، أي اختلاط
They are in a marmuthah of their affair, meaning confusion.
رمثة بالكسر: اسم، قال أبو حنيفة: سمي باسم النبات
Ramthah (with kasra): A name, Abu Hanifa said: it was named after the plant.
إن الرميثة مانع أرماحنا ما كان من سحم بها وصفار
Indeed, Al-Rumaythah prevents our spears from what is of soot and yellowness in them.
الرميثة اسم جماعة، منهم أسد الدين أبو عرادة رميثة بن أبي نمي بن أبي سعد الحسني
Al-Rumaythah is the name of a group, among them is Asad al-Din Abu Aradah Rumaythah bin Abi Nami bin Abi Sa'd al-Hasani.
والرمث: السرقة، يقال: رمث يرمث رمثا، إذا سرق
And al-ramth: theft, it is said: he ramth-ed, he steals, if he stole.
الترمذية: بئر صغيرة قدر قعدة الإنسان، يجلس فيها الرجل من العرب يطلب سخونة الأرض
Al-Termithiyyah: A small well, the size of a person's seat, in which an Arab man sits seeking the warmth of the earth.
استرمثت الناقة: تركتها وقلت: لعلها تفيق
He left the she-camel: he left her and said: perhaps she will recover.
يوم أرماث: أول يوم من أيام القادسية
The Day of Armath: the first day of the days of al-Qadisiyyah.
عشية أرماث ونحن نذودهم ذياد العوافي عن مشاربها عكلا
The evening of Armath, and we were driving them away like driving away thirsty animals from their watering places.
أبو رمثة. صحابي معروف، وهو البلوي
Abu Ramthah. A known companion, and he is al-Balawi.
أم رمثة، لا تعرف إلا بهاذا، في شهود فتح خيبر
Umm Ramthah, known only by this name, among the witnesses of the conquest of Khaybar.