رشد

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns guidance, correctness, and finding the right path, both in a spiritual and worldly sense. It encompasses concepts of being rightly guided, acting with good judgment, and achieving success through proper direction. The root also extends to specific places, foods, and even tribal names, often with a positive connotation.

Derived headwords

رَشَدَverb

1.
to be rightly guidedboth
To be guided to the right path and to achieve success in one's affairs.
2.
to be matureclassical
To reach the age of discretion and sound judgment.

رُشْدnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
The state of being rightly guided, correctness, and finding the right way.
2.
maturityclassical
The age of discretion and sound judgment.
3.
rectitudeclassical
Integrity and uprightness in conduct.

رَشَدnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
Correctness and finding the right way, often used as a synonym for 'rushd'.

رُشْدًاnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
The state of being rightly guided; a masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'rashada'.

رُشُدًاnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
A variant masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'rashada'.

رَشَادًاnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
A masdar (verbal noun) indicating correctness and finding the right way.

رَشِيدadjective

1.
rightly guidedboth
One who is rightly guided and has found the correct path.
2.
wiseboth
Possessing good judgment and sound discretion.
3.
The Rightly Guided (God's attribute)both
An attribute of God, meaning He guides to the straight path.
4.
discreetclassical
Having excellent judgment in all matters.

رَاشِدadjective

1.
rightly guidedboth
One who is rightly guided and has found the correct path.
2.
matureboth
Having reached the age of discretion and sound judgment.

رَشَادnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
The opposite of misguidance; correctness and finding the right way.
2.
good counselclassical
Sound advice and direction.

اسْتَرْشَدَverb

1.
to seek guidanceboth
To ask for or seek right guidance from someone.

الرُّشْدَىnoun

1.
right guidanceboth
A noun derived from 'rushd', signifying the path of correctness and guidance.

في الرشدى — in the right guidance

الرَّشِيدname

1.
The Rightly Guidedboth
An epithet of God, signifying His guidance to the straight path.
2.
Harun al-Rashidboth
The epithet of the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid.

رَشِيدname

1.
a male given nameboth
A common male given name.

رَشِيدother

1.
near Alexandriaclassical
A place name, a city near Alexandria.

الرَّشِيدِيَّةnoun

1.
a type of foodclassical
A food item, possibly Persian in origin ('reshteh').

المَرَاشِدnoun

1.
destinations of roadsclassical
The intended destinations or main routes of roads.

رُشْدَةnoun

1.
legitimate birthboth
A child born from a valid marriage, as opposed to illegitimacy.

أُمُّ رَاشِدname

1.
a mouseclassical
A kunya (patronymic/matronymic) used to refer to a mouse.

رَاشِدًاname

1.
a male given nameboth
A variant spelling for the male given name Rashid.

رُشْدَانname

1.
a tribal nameclassical
A name for a tribe, originally 'Ghiyan', changed by the Prophet to 'Rushdan'.

رَشَادَةnoun

1.
a rockclassical
A large stone or rock.
2.
a stone that fills the handclassical
A small stone that can be held in the palm of the hand.

حَبُّ الرَّشَادnoun

1.
garden cressboth
A type of herb known as garden cress, named 'rashad' in Iraq for good omen.

الرَّاشِدِيَّةname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a village or town.

بَنُو رُشْدَانname

1.
a branch of Arabsclassical
A lineage or tribe of Arabs, formerly known as Bani Ghiyan.

رُشْدِيَّةname

1.
a sect of Kharijitesclassical
A group belonging to the Kharijite sect of Islam.

أَبُو رَشِيدname

1.
a kunyaclassical
A kunya (patronymic) used for several individuals, including scholars.

أَحْمَد بْن رُشْدname

1.
a historical figureclassical
A historical figure, a narrator or scholar.

Parallel reading

رشد كنصر يرشد، وهو الأشهر، والأفصح

Rashada, like nasara, yashudu, which is the most common and eloquent.

رشد يرشد، مثل فرح، رشدا بضم فسكون، مصدر رشد كنصر

Rashada yashudu, like fariha, rushdan (with damma and sukun), the masdar of rashada like nasara.

اهتدى وأصاب وجه الأمر والطريق

He was rightly guided and found the right course of action and the way.

فهو رشيد وراشد

So he is rashid (rightly guided) and rashid (mature).

والرشاد نقيض الضلال

And ar-rashad is the opposite of misguidance.

أن الرشد يستعمل في كل ما يحمد، والغي في كل ما يذم

That ar-rushd is used for everything praiseworthy, and al-ghayy for everything blameworthy.

الرشد، بالضم يكون في الأمور الدنيوية والأخروية، وبالتحريك إنما يكون في الأخروية خاصة

Ar-rushd, with damma, is for worldly and otherworldly matters, while with haraka, it is specifically for the otherworldly.

فإنهم استعملوا اللغتين، ووردت القراءات بالوجهين، في آيات متعددة

For they used both linguistic forms, and the readings came with both variations in multiple verses.

واسترشد ه: طلبه

And 'astarshada' him means: he sought him.

أي طلب منه الرشد

Meaning he asked him for guidance.

والرشدى، محركة: اسم منه

And ar-rushda, with haraka: is a noun derived from it.

وأرشده الله تعالى ورشده: هداه

And Allah guided him and granted him 'rushd': He showed him the way.

والرشد، بالضم: الاستقامة على طريق الحق مع تصلب فيه

And ar-rushd, with damma: is steadfastness on the path of truth with firmness in it.

والرشيد في صفات الله تعالى الهادي إلى سواء الصراط

And ar-Rashid in the attributes of Allah Almighty is the one who guides to the straight path.

هو الذي حسن تقديره فيما قدر

He is the one whose estimation is excellent in what He decrees.

ورشيد: قرب الإسكندرية

And Rashid: is near Alexandria.

وهي مدينة معمورة، حسنة العمارة، على بحر النيل

And it is a populated city, well-built, on the Nile river.

والرشيدية: طعام. م

And ar-Rashidiyyah: is a food. (Masc.)

وإنا هو معرب فارسيته رشته

Rather, it is an Arabicized form of the Persian 'reshteh'.

ويقال: هو يهدي إلى المراشد

And it is said: He guides to the destinations of roads.

أي مقاصد الطرق

Meaning the intended destinations of the roads.

ومن المجاز: ولد فلان لرشدة، بفتح الراء، ويكسر

And from metaphor: So-and-so had a child from 'rushdah', with fatha on the ra, and with kasra.

ضد لزنية

The opposite of 'lizniyyah' (illegitimate birth).

من ادعى ولدا لغير رشدة فلا يرث ولا يورث

Whoever claims a child not from a legitimate birth, he shall not inherit nor be inherited from.

هاذا ولد رشدة إذا كان لنكاح صحيح

This is a child of 'rushdah' if it was from a valid marriage.

وكذلك قول ذي الرمة: وكائن ترى من رشدة في كريهة ومن غية تلقى عليها الشراشر

And similarly the saying of Dhu al-Rummah: And how many 'rushdah' you see in a disliked situation, and how many 'ghayyah' you encounter with it.

وأم راشد: كنية الفأرة

And Umm Rashid: is the kunya for a mouse.

وسموا راشدا ورشدا، ورشيدا، ورشيدا، ورشدا، ورشدان، ورشادا، ومرشدا، ومرشدا

And they named (people) Rashid, Rushdan, Rashid, Rashid, Rushdan, Rashadan, Murshada, and Murshada.

والرشادة: الصخرة

And ar-Rashadah: is the rock.

الحجر الذي يملأ الكف، ج: رشاد

The stone that fills the palm, plural: rashad.

حب الرشاد: الحرف

Habbu ar-rashad: is garden cress.

سموه به تفاؤلا، لأن الحرف معناه الحرمان

They named it thus for good omen, because 'hirman' means deprivation.

وبنو رشدان بالفتح، ويكسر: بطن من العرب

And Bani Rushdan, with fatha, and with kasra: is a tribe of Arabs.

كانوا يسمون بني غيان، فغيره النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم

They were called Bani Ghiyan, so the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, changed it.

وسماهم بني رشدان، ورواه قوم بالكسر

And named them Bani Rushdan, and some narrated it with kasra.

ما اسمك؟ قال: غيان. فقال: بل رشدان

What is your name? He said: Ghiyan. He said: Rather, Rushdan.

وفتح الراء لتحاكي غيان

And the fatha on the ra to resemble Ghiyan.

وإذا خلوا إلى شياطينهم قالوا إنا معكم إنما نحن مستهزءون

And when they go aside to their devils, they say, 'Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers.'

الله يستهزىء بهم ويمدهم في طغيانهم يعمهون

Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

رشد أمره: رشد فيه

Rashada his affair: he was guided in it.

والطريق الأرشد نحو الأقصد

And the most guided path is towards the most direct.

ويقال يا راشدين، بمعنى: يا راشد

And it is said 'Ya Rashidun', meaning: O Rashid.

والرشاد، ككتان. كثير الرشد

And ar-rashad, like kattan. Much 'rushd'.

وبه قرىء في الشواذ إلا سبيل الرشاد

And with it was read in the irregular readings: 'except the path of 'ar-rashad'.

وبنو رشدة: بطن من العرب

And Bani Rushdah: a tribe of Arabs.

ومنية مرشد قرية بمصر

And Munyat Murshid is a village in Egypt.

والراشدية: أخرى بها، وقد دخلت كلا منهما

And ar-Rashidiyyah: another one there, and I have entered both of them.

والرشيد؛ لقب هارون الخليفة العباسي

And ar-Rashid; the epithet of Harun, the Abbasid Caliph.

وكذا الراشد، والمسترشد، من ألقابهم

And likewise ar-Rashid, and al-Mustarshid, are among their epithets.

وراشدة بن أدب قبيلة من لخم

And Rashidah bin Adab is a tribe from Lakhm.

والرشيدية، مصغرا: طائفة من الخوارج

And ar-Rashidiyyah, diminutive: a sect of the Kharijites.

وأبو رشيد، كأمير، محمد بن أحمد الأدمي، شيخ للخطيب

And Abu Rashid, like amir, Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Adami, a shaykh of al-Khatib.

وأبو رشيد أحمد بن محمد الخفيفي عن زاهر بن طاهر

And Abu Rashid Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Khafifiy from Zahir bin Tahir.

وعبد اللطيف بن رشيد التكريتي، التاجر، حدث عن النجيب الحراني

And Abd al-Latif bin Rashid al-Tikriti, the merchant, narrated from al-Najib al-Harani.

وأحمد بن رشد بن خيثم الكوفي، محركة، عن عمه، وعنه أبو حاتم وغيره، قاله ابن نقطة

And Ahmad bin Rushd bin Khaythim al-Kufi, with haraka, from his uncle, and from him Abu Hatim and others, said Ibn Nuqtah.