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ريث

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root 'rayth' (ريث) primarily denotes slowness, delay, and taking one's time. It encompasses concepts of being slow, delaying an action, and the duration of time itself. Derived terms often describe a state of slowness or the act of delaying.

Derived headwords

الريثnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The state or quality of being slow or delayed.

  2. 2.
    delayboth

    An act or instance of delaying or being delayed.

راثverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    To move or act slowly; to delay.

راث يريث ريثا: أبطأ — He was slow, he delayed, with slowness.
يريثverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    He is slow or delays.

وراث علينا خبره يريث ريثا: أبطأ — And his news came to us slowly, he delayed.
ريثاnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The state of being slow or delayed.

  2. 2.
    a short whileboth

    A brief period of time; a short duration.

تريثverb
  1. 1.
    to delayboth

    To act with slowness or deliberation; to take one's time.

تريث فلان علينا، أي أبطأ — So-and-so delayed coming to us, meaning he was slow.
التريثnoun
  1. 1.
    deliberationboth

    The act of proceeding with slowness and careful consideration.

  2. 2.
    slownessboth

    The state of being slow.

ريثماparticle
  1. 1.
    untilboth

    Used to indicate a duration of time until something else happens.

  2. 2.
    as soon asboth

    Indicating a very short period of time before an action.

ريث أنparticle
  1. 1.
    untilboth

    Used to indicate a duration of time until something else happens.

  2. 2.
    as soon asboth

    Indicating a very short period of time before an action.

أراثكverb
  1. 1.
    to delay youboth

    What caused you to be slow or delayed?

ما أراثك علينا — What delayed you from coming to us?
الترييثnoun
  1. 1.
    softeningclassical

    The act of making something soft or yielding.

  2. 2.
    exhaustionclassical

    The state of being tired or worn out.

الترييث: التليين والإعياء — Taryith: softening and exhaustion.
ريثadjective
  1. 1.
    slowclassical

    Characterized by slowness or delay.

رائثadjective
  1. 1.
    slowclassical

    Characterized by slowness or delay.

عجلا غير رائث — Hastening, not slow.
مريث العينينadjective
  1. 1.
    slow to seeclassical

    Having a slow or delayed perception when looking at something.

إنه ليريث النظر — He is slow to perceive with his eyes.
استراثverb
  1. 1.
    to deem slowclassical

    To consider something or someone to be slow or delayed.

  2. 2.
    to find slowclassical

    To perceive something as being slow.

استراث الخبر — He considered the news to be slow (delayed).
ريث بن غطفانname
  1. 1.
    Rayth ibn Ghaftanclassical

    The progenitor of a tribe, named Rayth, son of Ghaftan.

وريثةname
  1. 1.
    Warithahclassical

    The name of a watering place.

وريثname
  1. 1.
    Warithclassical

    A place name, a mountain name, or a tribal name.

مريثadjective
  1. 1.
    slowclassical

    Characterized by slowness or delay.

لعمرك لليأس غير المري ث خير من الطمع الكاذب — By your life, despair, which is not slow, is better than false greed.

Parallel reading

الريث: الإبطاء
Al-rayth: slowness.
والريث أدنى لنجاح الذي تروم فيه النجح من خلسه
And slowness is closer to the success you seek than haste.
وفي المثل (رب عجلة وهبت ريثا)
And in the proverb (Many a haste has granted slowness).
يقال: تريث فلان علينا، أي أبطأ.
It is said: So-and-so delayed coming to us, meaning he was slow.
ما فعل كذا إلا ريثما فعل كذا
He did not do such-and-such except until he did such-and-such.
لا يصعب الأمر إلا ريث يركبه
The matter is not difficult except for a short while until one undertakes it.
يقولون: يريد يفعل، أي أن يفعل
They say: 'He wants to do', meaning 'that he should do'.
وما أكثر ما رأيتها واوردة في كلام الإمام الشافعي، رضي الله عنه.
And how often I have seen it appearing in the words of Imam Al-Shafi'i, may God be pleased with him.
ما قعد عندنا فلان إلا ريث أن حدثنا بحديث ثم مر، أي ما قعد إلا قدر ذالك
So-and-so did not sit with us except for a short while until he told us a story and then left, meaning he did not sit except for that duration.
فلم يلبث إلا ريثما قلت
He did not stay except for a short while after you spoke.
ما أبطأ بك عنا
What made you slow to come to us?
ريث الرجل والفرس، إذا أعييا أو كادا.
The man and the horse became exhausted or nearly so.
عجلا غير رائث
Hastening, not slow.
إذا ما حملن حملهن خفيف
When they carry their load lightly.
إنه ليريث النظر
He is slow to perceive with his eyes.
ويأتيك بالأخبار من لم تزود
And news comes to you from one who did not provide.
استرثته: استبطأته
I considered him slow: I found him slow.
وما فلان بمستراث النصرة
And so-and-so is not one who is considered slow to help.
وقد استغثته، فما استرثته.
And I sought his help, but I did not find him slow.
وريث عما كان عليه، أي قصر
Warith from what he was upon, meaning he fell short.
وريث أمره، كذلك
The state of his affair, likewise.
لعمرك لليأس غير المري ث خير من الطمع الكاذب
By your life, despair, which is not slow, is better than false greed.