رقح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns earning a livelihood, trade, and managing wealth. It extends to the idea of improving or repairing one's living situation and, by extension, implies active engagement in business and financial matters.

Derived headwords

الرقاحةnoun

1.
Earning and tradeboth
The act of earning a livelihood, engaging in commerce, and trade.

رقحverb

1.
To earn a livingboth
To work and strive to earn money to support oneself and one's family.
2.
To seek and schemeclassical
To actively seek opportunities and employ stratagems to improve one's financial situation.

وترقح لعياله: تكسب وطلب واحتال — And he earned a living for his family: he sought and schemed.

وترقح لعياله: تكسب — And he earned a living for his family: he earned.

وترقح لعياله: طلب واحتال — And he earned a living for his family: he sought and schemed.

ترقحverb

1.
Earning a livelihoodboth
The act of acquiring wealth and making a living.
2.
Improving one's livingboth
To mend or improve one's financial situation and living conditions.

والترقيح: الاكتساب، والترقيح والترقح: إصلاح المعيشة — And at-tarqeeh: earning, and at-tarqeeh and at-tarqquh: mending one's living.

ترقيحnoun

1.
Earningboth
The act of acquiring wealth or making a living.
2.
Improving livelihoodboth
The act of mending or improving one's living situation.

والترقيح: الاكتساب، والترقيح والترقح: إصلاح المعيشة — And at-tarqeeh: earning, and at-tarqeeh and at-tarqquh: mending one's living.

رقاحيadjective

1.
Merchantboth
A merchant who is actively involved in managing and improving his wealth.
2.
Manager of wealthboth
One who is responsible for and actively works to increase his wealth.

هو رقاحي مال — He is a manager of wealth.

والرقاحي: التاجر القائم على ماله المصلح له — And ar-raqaahee: the merchant who manages his wealth and improves it.

رقاحةnoun

1.
Earningboth
The act of earning a livelihood.

راقحةadjective

1.
Earning for familyboth
One who earns a living for their family, akin to a provider.

وهو راقحة أهله: كاسبهم — And he is raaqihat aalih: the earner for his family.

رقحاءadjective

1.
Prostituteclassical
A woman who earns money through illicit sexual acts.

امرأة رقحاء إذا كانت تكتسب بالفجور — A woman is raqhaa' if she earns through fornication.

تركيحverb

1.
To improve wealthclassical
To manage and improve one's wealth or property.

تركيح المال: إصلاحه والقيام عليه — Tarkeeh al-maal: improving it and taking care of it.

Parallel reading

جئناك للنصاحة، ولم نأت للرقاحة

We came to you for advice, and not for trade.

وترقح لعياله: تكسب وطلب واحتال

And he earned a living for his family: he sought and schemed.

والترقيح: الاكتساب، والترقيح والترقح: إصلاح المعيشة

And at-tarqeeh: earning, and at-tarqeeh and at-tarqquh: mending one's living.

يتحرك ما رقح من عيشه يعيث فيه همج هامج

What he earned of his living moves, and the common folk corrupt it.

وترقيح المال: إصلاحه والقيام عليه

And tarkeeh al-maal: improving it and taking care of it.

هو رقاحي مال

He is a manager of wealth.

والرقاحي: التاجر القائم على ماله المصلح له

And ar-raqaahee: the merchant who manages his wealth and improves it.

بكفي رقاحي يريد نماءها فيبرزها للبيع فهي فريج

In my hand is a merchant desiring its growth, so he displays it for sale, and it is prominent.

وهو راقحة أهله: كاسبهم

And he is raaqihat aalih: the earner for his family.

امرأة رقحاء إذا كانت تكتسب بالفجور

A woman is raqhaa' if she earns through fornication.

كان إذا رقح إنسانا

He used to improve a person's situation.