رفص

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes sudden, agitated, or erratic movement. It encompasses concepts like trembling, flickering, leaping, and shaking, often in a rapid or uncontrolled manner.

Derived headwords

اِرْتَعَصَverb

1.
to flicker, to move erraticallyboth
Used to describe lightning flickering or moving erratically within the clouds.
2.
to leap, to boundclassical
Describes a young goat leaping or bounding with energy and liveliness.
3.
to shake violentlyclassical
Refers to a spear shaking or vibrating intensely.
4.
to twitchclassical
Describes skin twitching or spasming.

اِرْتِعَاصnoun

1.
agitation, erratic movementclassical
The state of being agitated or moving erratically, specifically used for lightning's movement within clouds.

اِعْتَرَصَverb

1.
to move erraticallyclassical
To move in a flickering or erratic manner, used as a synonym for ارتعص in the context of lightning.
2.
to move quickly and energeticallyclassical
Describes a horse moving quickly and energetically, considered synonymous with ارتعص.

اِعْتَرَضَverb

1.
to intercept, to opposeclassical
This form is mentioned as a potential error for اعترص, meaning to intercept or oppose.

رَاعِصadjective

1.
flickering, unsteadyclassical
Describes lightning that is flickering or unsteady in its luminescence.

Parallel reading

وارتعص البرق: اعترص

And lightning moved erratically: it flickered.

وهو صحيح

And it is correct.

وارتعاص البرق اضطرابه في السحاب

And the erratic movement of lightning is its agitation within the clouds.

وفي بعض النسخ: اعترض بالضاد، وهو غلط

And in some copies: it was 'intercepted' (with ḍād), which is an error.

وارتعص الجدي: طفر نشاطا

And the young goat leaped: it bounded with energy.

قال ابن دريد: وأحسب أن هذا مقلوب من اعترص الفرس وارتعص، وهما واحد

Ibn Durayd said: And I think this is an inversion from 'the horse moved energetically' and 'it moved energetically', and they are one.

وارتعص الرمح: اشتد اهتزازه

And the spear shook violently: its shaking intensified.

نقله ابن دريد

Ibn Durayd transmitted it.

ومما يستدرك عليه: ارتعص جلده، إذا اختلج

And among what is added: his skin twitched, if it spasmed.

وبرق راعص: مضطرب في لمعانه

And flickering lightning: agitated in its luminescence.