رمح

Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

The root رمح (rmḥ) primarily relates to the spear, a weapon. It extends metaphorically to concepts of piercing, striking, and thrusting, both literally and figuratively. The root also encompasses related actions like kicking, and abstract ideas like poverty, and is used in astronomical and zoological contexts.

Derived headwords

الرَّمْحnoun

1.
spearboth
A long, pointed weapon, typically with a wooden shaft and a metal head.

رَمَحَهُverb

1.
to stab with a spearboth
To pierce or strike someone or something with a spear.
2.
to kickboth
To strike with the leg or foot, especially by a horse or other hoofed animal.

ورمحه كمنعه يرمحه رمحا: طعنه به — And he stabbed him with it, as in 'he prevented him', stabbing him with it (the spear).

رَمْحnoun

1.
a stabboth
The act of stabbing or a single thrust with a spear.
2.
a kickboth
The act of kicking, especially by an animal.

رَامِحadjective

1.
spear-wieldingboth
Possessing or carrying a spear.
2.
kickingboth
An animal that kicks.
3.
hornedclassical
Having horns, used to describe a wild bull.

وراجل رامح ورماح: ذو رمح — And a man with a spear, and a spearman: one who has a spear.

رَمَّاحnoun

1.
spearmanboth
A skilled fighter with a spear.
2.
spear makerboth
One who crafts or deals in spears.
3.
povertyclassical
Extreme lack of wealth and resources; destitution.

وهو رماح حاذق في الرماحة — And he is a skilled spearman in spearmanship.

رَمَّاحَةnoun

1.
spear makingboth
The craft or profession of making spears.
2.
kicking (animal)classical
A female animal known for kicking.

مُرَامَحَةnoun

1.
spear combatclassical
Engaging in combat with spears.

ورامحه مرامحة — And he fought him with spears.

تَرَامَحُواverb

1.
to fight with spearsclassical
To engage in combat with one another using spears.

وترامحوا وتسايفوا — And they fought with spears and swords.

ذو رَمْحname

1.
possessor of a spearboth
A title or description for someone who has a spear.

وهو ذو رمح ورماح — And he is a man of spear and spears.

السَّمَاك الرَّامِحname

1.
Arcturusboth
A prominent star in the constellation Boötes, known as the 'Spear-wielding Herdsman'.

والسماك الرامح: أحد السماكين — And Al-Simak Al-Ramih: one of the two Simaks.

رَمَّاحnoun

1.
spearboth
A spear, used here as a broken plural for 'رمح'.

أَرْماحnoun

1.
spearsboth
Plural of 'رمح', referring to multiple spears.
2.
long, tall thingsclassical
Tall, slender objects, metaphorically used for long, narrow plains.

ج رماح وأرماح — Plural: rumah and armah.

رَمَّاحname

1.
Al-Ramahclassical
A name of a poet, Al-Ramah bin Mayadah.

والرماح بن ميادة الشاعر: مشهور — And Al-Ramah bin Mayadah the poet: famous.

رَمَّاحadjective

1.
possessing a spearboth
Describing someone who has a spear.

وراجل رامح ورماح: ذو رمح — And a man with a spear, and a spearman: one who has a spear.

رَمَّاحname

1.
Al-Ramahclassical
A name for a wild bull, referring to its horns.

وراجل رامح ورماح: ذو رمح — And a man with a spear, and a spearman: one who has a spear.

رَمَحَverb

1.
to kickboth
To strike with the leg or foot, as done by a horse or mule.

ورمحه الفرس كمنع وكذالك البغل والحمار وكل ذي حافر يرمح رمحا: رفسه — And the horse, like 'he prevented', and likewise the mule and the donkey and every hoofed animal, kicks with a kick: it strikes with its leg.

الرَّمَّاحnoun

1.
the kickingclassical
The act of kicking, used as a noun.

والاسم الرماح — And the noun is Al-Rumah.

رَمَّاحَةadjective

1.
kickingclassical
An animal that kicks forcefully.

ودابة رماحة ورموح: عضاضة وعضوض — And a kicking and biting animal: a biter and a biter.

رَمُوحadjective

1.
kickingclassical
An animal that kicks, especially a female camel.

وقد يقال: رمحت الناقة، وهي رموح — And it may be said: the she-camel kicked, and she is a kicker.

رَمَحَverb

1.
to kickclassical
To strike with the legs, as a grasshopper does with pebbles.

رمح الجندب وركض، إذا ضرب الحصي برجليه — The grasshopper kicked and ran, when it struck the pebbles with its legs.

رَمَحَverb

1.
to flashclassical
To flash intermittently and lightly, used for lightning.

ورمح البرق: إذا لمع لمعانا خفيفا متقاربا — And the lightning flashed: when it flashed with a light, intermittent flash.

رَمَاحُهَاnoun

1.
its thornsclassical
The dry, sharp parts of plants that make them difficult to graze.
2.
fatnessclassical
The state of being plump or well-fed, making an animal desirable.

وأخذت الإبل رماحها — And the camels took their thorns (became difficult to graze).

وإذا امتنعت البهمى ونحوها من المراعي ويبس سفاها قيل: أخذت رماحها — And if the young sheep and the like refused the pastures and their dry stalks became stiff, it was said: they took their thorns.

ذات رَمَاحname

1.
Dhat Rumahboth
A place name, also a title for a she-camel that is fat and desirable.

وذات رمح: لقبها — And Dhat Rumah: her title.

رُمَيْحname

1.
Rumayhclassical
A proper name for a male.

ورميح، كزبير: علم على الذكر — And Rumayh, like Zubayr: a name for a male.

ذو الرُّمَيْحَيْنname

1.
Dhu al-Rumayhaynclassical
A nickname given to Amr bin Al-Mughirah for his long legs, resembling two spears.

وذو الرمحين: لقب عمرو بن المغيرة لطول رجليه شبهتا بالرماح — And Dhu al-Rumayhayn: the nickname of Amr bin Al-Mughirah for the length of his legs, likened to spears.

ذو الرَّمْحَيْنname

1.
Dhu al-Rumhaynclassical
A nickname for Malik bin Rabi'ah, said to have fought with two spears.

وهو مالك بن ربيعة بن عمرو قال القرشيون: سمي بذلك لأنه كان يقاتل برمحين في يديه — And he is Malik bin Rabi'ah bin Amr. The Quraysh said: he was named that because he used to fight with two spears in his hands.

الأَرْماحnoun

1.
Al-Armahclassical
Long, tall plains in the Al-Dahna desert.

والأرماح بلفظ الجمع: نقيان طوال بالدهناء — And Al-Armah, in the form of the plural: long, tall plains in Al-Dahna.

رِماحُ الجِنِّname

1.
plagueclassical
A metaphor for the plague or a deadly epidemic.

ومن المجاز: رماح الجن: الطاعون — And from metaphor: the spears of the jinn: the plague.

رِماحُ العَقْرَبnoun

1.
scorpion's stingersclassical
The tail segments or stingers of a scorpion.

والرماح من العقرب: شولاتها — And the spears of the scorpion: its stingers.

دارة رَمْحname

1.
Darrah Rumhclassical
A place name, a plain belonging to the Banu Kilab tribe.

ودارة رمح: أبرق لبني كلاب — And Darrah Rumh: a sandy plain belonging to the Banu Kilab.

ذات رَمْحname

1.
Dhat Rumahclassical
A place name in Yemen.

وذات رمح: لقبها — And Dhat Rumah: her title.

رَمَّاحname

1.
Rimahclassical
A place name, a mountain in Najd.

ورماح كغراب: ع — And Rimah, like Ghurab: a mountain.

ملاعب الرِّماحname

1.
Mula'ib al-Rimahclassical
A nickname for Abu Bara' (Amir bin Malik), meaning 'Player of Spears'.

وملاعب الرماح: لقب أبي براء عامر بن مالك بن جعفر بن كلاب — And Mula'ib al-Rimah: the nickname of Abu Bara' Amir bin Malik bin Ja'far bin Kilab.

رَمَّاحَةadjective

1.
spear-likeclassical
Describing something that repels or pushes away strongly, like a spear.

وقوس رماحة، وشديدة الدفع — And a repelling bow, and strongly pushing.

ابن رَمْحname

1.
Ibn Rumhclassical
A man's name.

وابن رمح: رجل — And Ibn Rumh: a man.

ذات الرِّماحname

1.
Dhat al-Rimahclassical
The name of a mare belonging to the Banu Dhabbah tribe, known for its fierceness.

وذات الرماح: فرس لبني ضبة سميت لعزها — And Dhat al-Rimah: a mare of the Banu Dhabbah, named for its pride.

Parallel reading

وهو بالضم، وإنما أطلقه لشهرته، (ج رماح وأرماح)

And it is with dammah, and he mentioned it due to its fame, (plural: rumah and armah).

ورمحه كمنعه يرمحه رمحا: طعنه به

And he stabbed him with it, as in 'he prevented him', stabbing him with it (the spear).

فهو رامح نابل، وهو رماح حاذق في الرماحة

So he is a spear-wielding archer, and he is a skilled spearman in spearmanship.

وترامحوا وتسايفوا

And they fought with spears and swords.

وهو ذو رمح ورماح

And he is a man of spear and spears.

والرماح: متخذه وصانعه

And Al-Ramah: its maker and its craftsman.

وصنعته وحرفته الرماحة، بالكسر

And its making and its craft is Al-Ramah, with kasrah.

ومن المجاز: الرماح: الفقر والفاقة

And from metaphor: Al-Ramah: poverty and destitution.

وراجل رامح ورماح: ذو رمح

And a man with a spear, and a spearman: one who has a spear.

ورمحه الفرس كمنع وكذالك البغل والحمار وكل ذي حافر يرمح رمحا: رفسه

And the horse, like 'he prevented', and likewise the mule and the donkey and every hoofed animal, kicks with a kick: it strikes with its leg.

والاسم الرماح

And the noun is Al-Rumah.

ورمحت الناقة، وهي رموح

And the she-camel kicked, and she is a kicker.

ودابة رماحة ورموح: عضاضة وعضوض

And a kicking and biting animal: a biter and a biter.

رمح الجندب وركض، إذا ضرب الحصي برجليه

The grasshopper kicked and ran, when it struck the pebbles with its legs.

ورمح البرق: إذا لمع لمعانا خفيفا متقاربا

And the lightning flashed: when it flashed with a light, intermittent flash.

وأخذت الإبل رماحها

And the camels took their thorns (became difficult to graze).

وإذا امتنعت البهمى ونحوها من المراعي ويبس سفاها قيل: أخذت رماحها

And if the young sheep and the like refused the pastures and their dry stalks became stiff, it was said: they took their thorns.

ومن المجاز: كسروا بينهم رمحا، إذا وقع بينهم شر

And from metaphor: they broke a spear between them, if strife occurred between them.

إذا ذعرت ذات الرماح جرت لنا أيامن بالطير الكثير غنائمه

When Dhat al-Rimah was startled, it brought us auspicious signs with abundant spoils from birds.