رعد

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root رعد (r-ʿ-d) primarily relates to the sound of thunder, its association with rain, and by extension, threats and warnings. It also extends to concepts of trembling, shaking, and in some contexts, specific types of sea creatures or even a camel's name.

Derived headwords

الرعدnoun

1.
thunderboth
The sound heard from clouds, often associated with rain.
2.
angel (specific)classical
A name for an angel who drives the clouds, according to some traditions.

رعدverb

1.
to thunderboth
The sky thundered, producing its sound.
2.
to threatenclassical
To make threats or issue warnings.

وقد رعد كمنع ونصر يرعد، ويرعد — And it thundered, as in 'man' and 'nasr', it thunders, and it thunders.

رعدتverb

1.
the sky thunderedboth
The sky made its sound, indicating rain.

ورعدت السماء ترعد وترعد رعدا ورعودا وأرعدت: صوتت للإمطار — And the sky thundered, thundering and thundering, thunder and thunders, and it thundered: it made its sound for raining.

أرعدverb

1.
to thunderboth
The sky made its sound, often before rain.
2.
to threatenclassical
To make threats or issue warnings.
3.
to be struck by thunderclassical
To be affected by thunder.

أرعد وأبرق يا يزي د فما وعيدك لي بضائر — You thundered and lightened, O Yazeed, but your threat is of no harm to me.

ارتعدverb

1.
to trembleboth
To shake or quiver, often from fear or cold.

أرعده فارتعد، أي اضطرب — He made him tremble, so he trembled, meaning he shook.

الرعدةnoun

1.
tremblingboth
A state of shaking or quivering, often due to fear or cold.

ارتعدتverb

1.
it trembledboth
It shook or quivered.

وكفل يرتج تحت المجسد كالغصن بين المهدات المرعد — And a flank trembles under the body like a branch among the trembling sand dunes.

ترعدverb

1.
it thundersboth
The sky makes its thundering sound.
2.
she improved/adorned herselfclassical
A woman made herself attractive or presented herself.

ترعدت الألية: ترجرجت — The rump trembled: it jiggled.

ترعددتverb

1.
it jiggledclassical
It moved with a trembling or jiggling motion.

وفي بعض الأمهات: ترعددت، وهو الصواب — And in some of the mother texts: it jiggled, and that is correct.

الرعديدnoun

1.
cowardclassical
A person who trembles from fear, especially in battle.
2.
soft/tender womanclassical
A woman whose flesh jiggles due to her softness and luxury.

الرعديدةnoun

1.
cowardly personclassical
One who trembles from fear.
2.
soft/tender womanclassical
A woman characterized by softness and tenderness.

الرعادnoun

1.
sea fish (numbing)classical
A type of sea fish whose touch causes numbness in the hand or arm.
2.
talkative personclassical
A person who talks excessively.

الرعاشيشnoun

1.
trembling onesclassical
Plural for those who tremble from fear.

الرعيداءnoun

1.
chaff/weedclassical
The part of grain that is thrown away when winnowed, like darnel.

الرعوددname

1.
name of a she-camelclassical
A proper name for a female camel.

المرعددadjective

1.
insistent in askingclassical
Someone who is persistent and importunate in their requests.

ذات الرعدphrase

1.
warclassical
A phrase referring to war, characterized by its ferocity.

ذات الرواعدphrase

1.
calamityclassical
A phrase referring to a great disaster or misfortune.

رعديدadjective

1.
soft/tenderclassical
Describing something soft or tender, like a plant or a young woman.

رعادةnoun

1.
talkative personclassical
A person who talks a lot.

رعاشيشnoun

1.
trembling onesclassical
Plural for those who tremble from fear.

رعاديدnoun

1.
cowardsclassical
Plural for those who tremble from fear.
2.
soft/tender womenclassical
Plural for women characterized by softness and tenderness.

رعديدadjective

1.
soft/tenderclassical
Describing something soft or tender, like a plant or a young woman.

Parallel reading

الرعد: صوت يسمع من السحاب

Thunder: a sound heard from the clouds.

كما زمه أهل البادية

As the desert dwellers described it.

وهو يميل إلى قول الحكماء

And he leans towards the saying of the philosophers.

أو الرعد: اسم ملك يسوقه كما يسوق الحادي الإبل بحدائه

Or thunder: the name of an angel who drives it as a camel driver drives camels with his song.

وجائز أن يكون صوت الرعد تسبيحه، لأن صوت الرعد من عظيم الأشياء

And it is possible that the sound of thunder is his glorification, because the sound of thunder is among the great things.

وذكر الملائكة بعد الرعد في قوله عز وجل: {ويسبح الرعد بحمده والملائكة}

And the mention of angels after thunder in His saying, the Almighty: {And the thunder proclaims His praise, and the angels [do so too]}.

يدل على أن الرعد ليس بملك

Indicates that thunder is not an angel.

ذكر الملائكة بعد الرعد، وهو من الملائكة، كما يذكر الجنس بعد النوع

The mention of angels after thunder, and it is from the angels, as a genus is mentioned after a species.

فقال: ملك، وعن البرق فقال: مخاريق بأيدي الملائكة، من حديد

He said: An angel, and about lightning he said: Whips in the hands of angels, made of iron.

ورعدت السماء ترعد وترعد رعدا ورعودا وأرعدت: صوتت للإمطار

And the sky thundered, thundering and thundering, thunder and thunders, and it thundered: it made its sound for raining.

رب (صلف تحت الراعدة)

Perhaps (arrogance under the thundering cloud).

يضرب (لمكثار) ، أي الذي يكثر الكلام و (لا خير عنده)

It is said (of the verbose), meaning one who talks a lot and (has no good in him).

يضرب لمن يكثر قول ما لم يفعل، أي تحت سحاب ترعد ولا تمطر

It is said of one who says much of what he does not do, meaning under a cloud that thunders but does not rain.

رعد زيد وبرق: تهدد

Zayd thundered and lightened: he threatened.

فابرق بأرضك وارعد

So flash lightning in your land and thunder.

ورعد له وبرق له، إذا أوعده

And he thundered for him and lightened for him, if he threatened him.

إن أمنا ماتت حين رعد الإسلام وبرق

Our mother died when Islam thundered and lightened.

أي حين جاء بوعيده وتهدده

Meaning when its threat and intimidation came.

رعدت لي (هي) ، أي المرأة، وبرقت، إذا (تحسنت وتزينت) وتعرضت، كأرعدت

She (the woman) thundered for me and lightened, if she (improved and adorned herself) and presented herself, like she thundered.

أرعد: أوعد، أو تهدد

He thundered: he promised, or he threatened.

أرعد وأبرق يا يزي د فما وعيدك لي بضائر

You thundered and lightened, O Yazeed, but your threat is of no harm to me.

ويقال للسماء المنتظرة، إذا كثر الرعد البرق قبل المطر: قد أرعدت وأبرقت

And it is said of the waiting sky, if thunder and lightning are frequent before the rain: it has thundered and lightened.

أصابه رعد

Thunder struck him.

إذا سمع الرعد

If he heard the thunder.

ورعد، مبنيا للمفعول: أصابه الرعد

And 'ru'ida', built passively: thunder struck him.

أرعده فارتعد، أي اضطرب

He made him tremble, so he trembled, meaning he shook.

والاسم: الرعد، بالكسر ويفتح

And the noun: 'ri'd', with a kasra and a fatha.

وهي النافض تكون من الفزع وغيره

And it is the trembling that occurs from fear and other causes.

فارتعد وترعدد: (أخذته) الرعدة

So he trembled and quivered: the trembling seized him.

وأرعدت فرائصه عند الفزع

And his flanks trembled at the fear.

كثيب مرعد أي منهال

A sandy dune that is 'mur'id': flowing.

وكفل يرتج تحت المجسد كالغصن بين المهدات المرعد

And a flank trembles under the body like a branch among the trembling sand dunes.

أي ما تمهد من الرمل

Meaning what has been leveled of the sand.

يرعد عند القتال جبنا

He trembles during battle out of cowardice.

كالرعديدة، الهاء للمبالغة

Like the 'ra'adeeda', the 'ha' is for exaggeration.

ولا زميلة رعدي دة رعش إذا ركبوا ورجل رعشيش

And no camel is a 'ra'deeda' (trembling) or 'ra'sheesh' when they ride, and a man is 'ra'sheesh'.

وهو يرتعد ويرتعش

And he trembles and shivers.

المرأة الرخصة يرجرج لحمها من نعمتها

The soft woman whose flesh jiggles from her luxury.

وجارية رعديدة: تارة ناعمة وجوار رعاديد

And a 'ra'deeda' girl: sometimes soft, and girls are 'ra'dadeed'.

من مسه خدرت يده وعضده

Whoever touches it, his hand and arm become numb.

وارتعدت ما حي السمك، أي مدة حياته

And the life of the fish trembled, meaning for the duration of its life.

كالرعادة

Like the 'ra'ada'.

ما يرمى به إذا نقي

What is thrown away when it is cleaned.

وهي في بعض نسخ، (المصنف) رعيداء، والعين أصح

And it is in some copies, (the author) 'ru'aydaa', and the 'ayn is more correct.

وهو يرعدد، إذا كان يا في السؤال

And he is 'yur'addid', if he is asking.

جاء بذات الرعد والصليل، أي الحرب

He came with 'dhaat al-ra'd wa al-saleel', meaning war.

أي الداهية

Meaning the calamity.

وذات الرواعد: الداهية

And 'dhaat al-ra'a'id': the calamity.

ترعدت الألية: ترجرجت

The rump trembled: it jiggled.

وكذلك كل شيء يترجرج كالقريس، والفالوذ، والكثيب، ونحوها

And so is everything that jiggles, like curd, faloodh, sand dunes, and the like.

ترعددت، وهو الصواب

It jiggled, and that is correct.

نبات رعديد: ناعم

A 'ra'deed' plant: soft.

سحابة رعادة: كثيرة الرعد

A 'ra'ada' cloud: full of thunder.

لم نسمعهم قالوا رعادة

We have not heard them say 'ra'ada'.

سحابة راعدة وسحاب رواعد

A thundering cloud and thundering clouds.

في كتابه رعود وبروق، أي كلمات وعيد

In his book are thunders and lightnings, meaning words of threat.