زرح

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of striking, wounding, moving, and geographical features. It describes the act of striking with a spear, moving from one place to another, and various types of small hills or elevated landforms.

Derived headwords

زَرَحَهُverb

1.
to woundclassical
To strike someone with a spear, causing a wound.

زَرَحَverb

1.
to movemodern
To move from one place to another.

الزَّرُوحnoun

1.
small hillmodern
A small hill, or a flattened hill, or a mound of crooked sand.
2.
elevated landboth
A small hill or elevated landform, which may be made of sand or other materials.

الزَّرُوحَةnoun

1.
small hillmodern
A small hill or elevated landform, similar to الزَّرُوح.

زُرُوحnoun

1.
small hillsmodern
Plural of الزَّرُوح, referring to small hills or elevated landforms.

زَرَاوِحnoun

1.
flat hillsmodern
Plural of الزَّرُوح, specifically referring to flat, elevated land that does not retain water and has a rocky top.

المَزْرَحnoun

1.
low-lying groundmodern
A low-lying or stooping part of the ground.

الزَّحَّاحadjective

1.
energeticclassical
Describing someone who is energetic and quick in their movements.

Parallel reading

(زرحه) بالرمح (كمنعه: شجه)

To strike him with a spear (like striking him on the head).

قال ابن دريد: ليس بثبت.

Ibn Duraid said: It is not firmly established.

(و) زرح (كفرح: زال من مكان إلى آخر)

And 'zaraha' (like 'faraha'): to move from one place to another.

(والزروح، كجعفر: الرابية الصغيرة، أو الأكمة المنبسطة، أو رابية من رمل معوج، كالزروحة، بهاء)

And 'az-zaruuh' (like 'ja'far'): the small hill, or the flattened mound, or a mound of crooked sand, like 'az-zaruuha', with its beauty.

مثل السروعة يكون من الرمل وغيره.

It is like 'as-saruu'ah', and can be made of sand or other materials.

(ج زراوح)

(Plural: zuraa'ih).

وقال ابن شميل: الزراوح من التلال: منبسط لا يمسك الماء، رأسه صفاة.

Ibn Shumayl said: The 'az-zaraa'ih' among the hills are flat expanses that do not retain water, their tops are rocky.

قال ذو الرمة: على رافع الآل التلال الزراوح

Dhu al-Rummah said: Upon the shimmering heat-haze, the flat hills.

قال: والحزاور، مثلها، وسيأتي ذكره.

He said: And 'al-hazaawir', similar to them, and their mention will come later.

(والمزرح كمسكن: المتطأطىء من الأرض)

And 'al-mazrah' (like 'maskan'): the low-lying part of the ground.

(والزراح، كرمان: النشيطو الحركات)

And 'az-zahaah' (like 'ra'maan'): the energetic in movements.

رواه الأزهري عن ابن الأعرابي.

Al-Azhari narrated it from Ibn al-A'rabi.