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رسح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a lack of flesh, particularly around the buttocks and thighs, leading to a lean or emaciated appearance. It is also used metaphorically for animals known for their swiftness and, in a classical context, for unpleasant or ugly women.

Derived headwords

الرَّسْحُnoun
  1. 1.
    scantiness of fleshboth

    A lack of flesh, particularly around the buttocks and thighs, causing them to appear sunken or close together.

أَرْسَحُadjective
  1. 1.
    leanboth

    Describing a person, especially a man, who has little flesh on their buttocks and thighs.

  2. 2.
    swiftclassical

    Used to describe a wolf, implying swiftness due to its light hindquarters.

  3. 3.
    eternalclassical

    A name given to God, implying His eternal nature.

رَسْحَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    leanboth

    Describing a woman who has little flesh on her buttocks and thighs.

  2. 2.
    uglyclassical

    Describing a woman as ugly or ill-favored.

رَسُحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be leanboth

    To have little flesh, particularly in the buttocks and thighs.

رَسْحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    leannessboth

    The state or condition of being lean, especially in the buttocks and thighs.

الأَرْسَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    A wolf, so named because of its swiftness.

رَسْحَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    ugly womanclassical

    A woman who is ugly or ill-favored.

رُسُحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    leannessclassical

    A plural form referring to leanness, particularly of the buttocks.

أَرْسَحَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to make leanclassical

    To cause someone or something to become lean or emaciated.

Parallel reading

الرَّسْحُ، محركة: قلة لحم الأليتين ولصوقهما.
Ar-rasḥu (vowelized): scantiness of flesh of the buttocks and their closeness.
رجل أرسح، بين الرسح: قليل لحم (العجز والفخذين).
A man is arsaḥ, showing ar-rasḥ: having little flesh (of the rump and thighs).
وقد رسح رسحا.
And he became lean, with leanness.
الأرسح: الذئب.
Al-arsahu: the wolf.
وكل ذئب أرسح، لخفة وركيه.
And every wolf is arsaḥ, due to the lightness of its hindquarters.
وقيل للسمع الأزل: أرسح.
And the eternal hearing was called arsaḥ.
والرسحاء: القبيحة من النساء، وهي الزلاء والمزلاج.
And ar-rasḥā': the ugly among women, she is az-zalā' and al-mizlāj.
ج رسح بضم فسكون، هاكذا هو مضبوط في (الصحاح).
Plural is rusuh (with dammah then sukun), this is how it is noted in (As-Siḥāḥ).
لا تسترضعوا أولادكم الرسح ولا العمش فإن اللبن يورث الرسح.
Do not nurse your children with the lean or the cross-eyed, for milk transmits leanness.
ما بالنا نراكن رسحا؟
What is the matter with us that we see you lean?
أرسحتنا ناركن رسحا؟
Did your fire make you lean?
أرسحتنا نار الزحفتين.
The fire of the two marches made us lean.
أرسحهن عرفج الهباء.
The 'urfuj of the dust made them lean.