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ر ع ص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes shaking, trembling, and violent movement, often in the context of an animal's sudden action or a physical force like wind. It can also refer to a sudden surge or increase, particularly in prices.

Derived headwords

الرَّعْصnoun
  1. 1.
    shaking, tremblingboth

    The act of shaking or trembling, often referring to a sudden, convulsive movement.

  2. 2.
    sudden surge (prices)classical

    A rapid and significant increase, specifically in the context of market prices.

رَعَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to shake, to joltboth

    To shake something vigorously, to jolt it, or to move it with force.

  2. 2.
    to tremble, to shake offboth

    To tremble or shake oneself, as an animal might do to shed water or dust.

رعصه رعصا — He shook him vigorously.
رَعْصnoun
  1. 1.
    shaking, joltingboth

    The act of shaking or jolting something.

ارْتَعَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to writhe, to squirmboth

    To twist or writhe, especially in a serpentine manner or when struck.

  2. 2.
    to shake, to trembleboth

    To shake or tremble, often in response to a stimulus or movement.

ارتعصت الحية — The snake writhed.
إِرْعَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    shaking, joltingclassical

    The act of shaking or jolting, similar to the verb 'ra'asa'.

تَبَعْصَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to writhe, to squirmclassical

    To writhe or squirm, used as a simile for the movement of a snake.

ارْتَعَصَتْverb
  1. 1.
    it writhed, it trembledboth

    Feminine past tense of 'irta'asa', meaning to writhe or tremble.

ارْتَعَصَ السِّعْرُverb
  1. 1.
    the price surgedclassical

    The price increased suddenly and sharply.

Parallel reading

وقد رعص، أي انتفض
And he shook himself, meaning he trembled.
يريد أنه لما قام من مراغه انتفض وارتعد.
He means that when he got up from rolling around, he shook himself and trembled.
رعصه رعصا، إذا هزه وحركه
He shook him vigorously, if he shook him and moved him.
الثور يطعن الكلب بقرنه فيحمله فيرعصه رعصا، إذا هزه ونفضه
The bull stabs the dog with its horn, lifts it, and shakes it vigorously, if it shakes and jolts it.
رعصت الريح الشجرة وأرعصتها، إذا حركتها
The wind shook the tree and made it shake, if it moved it.
ارتعصت الحية، إذا ضربت فلوت ذنبها
The snake writhed, if it struck and thrashed its tail.
إني لا أسعى إلى داعية ... إلا ارتعاصا كارتعاص الحية
Indeed, I do not strive towards a caller... except with a writhing like the writhing of a snake.
ارتعصت الشجرضة، ورعصتها الريح
The tree trembled, and the wind shook it.
ارتعص السعر، وفي بعض النسخ: السوق: غلا
The price surged, and in some versions: the market: became expensive.