روع

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of fear, fright, and sudden realization or awareness. It extends to the idea of something being impressive or awe-inspiring, and also encompasses the meaning of something becoming spoiled or corrupted. The root also has geographical and onomastic applications.

Derived headwords

أَرْوَعadjective

1.
impressive, awe-inspiringclassical
Describing a horse or a man as impressive or awe-inspiring, evoking admiration or wonder.
2.
easily startledclassical
One who is easily startled or frightened, prone to sudden apprehension.

الرَّوْعnoun

1.
fear, terrorboth
The feeling of fear, terror, or fright.
2.
warclassical
Metaphorically used to refer to war, the battlefield, or intense conflict.
3.
mind, intellectclassical
Referring to one's mind, intellect, or consciousness, especially when something returns to it.

رَاعَverb

1.
to frighten, to startleboth
To cause fear or fright in someone; to startle them suddenly.
2.
to spoil, to corruptclassical
To cause something to become spoiled, corrupted, or ruined.

رَاعَنِيverb

1.
it startled meboth
It caused me to be startled or frightened; it surprised me.
2.
I noticed, I feltboth
I became aware of or felt something, often implying a sudden realization.

رَوْعُهُnoun

1.
his mind, his consciousnessclassical
Referring to a person's mind or consciousness, particularly when it returns to a state of awareness or thought.

ارْتَاعَverb

1.
to be frightened, to be startledboth
To experience fear or fright; to be startled by something.
2.
to be pleased, to be delightedclassical
To feel pleased or delighted by something, often in response to good news or a positive event.

الرَّوَّاعname

1.
kunya nameclassical
A kunya (honorific name) used for a person, like 'Abu ar-Rawaa'.

مُرَوَّعnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a specific location.

رَاعَ الشَّيءverb

1.
something spoiledclassical
The state of something becoming spoiled, corrupted, or ruined.

المُرَاوَعَةnoun

1.
village nameclassical
A village in Yemen, known as a burial place for scholars.

Parallel reading

فرس أروع، كرجل أروع

A horse is 'arwa', like a man is 'arwa'.

وشهد {الروع أي الحرب. وهو مجاز.

And he witnessed 'ar-raw'

وثاب إليه روعه، بالضم، أي ذهب إلى شيء، ثم عاد إليه.

And his 'raw' returned to him, with damma, meaning it went to something, then returned to it.

ما راعني إلا مجيئك، معناه: ما شعرت إلا بمجيئك

Nothing startled me but your arrival, meaning: I did not feel but your arrival.

كأنه قال. ما أصاب روعي إلا ذلك، وهو مجاز

As if he said: Nothing afflicted my 'raw' but that, and it is metaphorical.

فلم يرعني إلا رجل آخذ بمنكبي.

And no one startled me but a man taking me by my shoulder.

أي لم أشعر، كأنه فاجأه بغتة من غير موعد ولا معرفة،

Meaning he did not feel it, as if he surprised him suddenly without appointment or prior knowledge,

فراعه ذلك وأفزعه.

So that startled him and frightened him.

ارتاع للخير، وارتاح له، بمعنى واحد.

He was pleased by the good, and he felt at ease with it, meaning one and the same.

أبو الرواع، كغراب: من كناهم.

Abu ar-Rawaa', like ghurab: is among his kunyas.

والأروع: الذي يسرع إليه الارتياع

And 'al-arwa' is: he to whom startling comes quickly.

ومروع، كمقعد: موضع

And 'murawwa', like maq'ad: is a place.

فاع (فبات يأذى من رذاذ دمعا ... من واكف العيدان حتى أقلعا) في جوف أحبى من حفافي مروعا

So he spent the night being bothered by the spray of tears... from the flowing until it stopped) in the hollow of a beloved from the sides of Murawwa'

وراع الشيء يروع: فسد

And 'ra'a'a ash-shay'a yaraw'u: it spoiled.

والمراوعة مفاعلة من الروع: قرية باليمن

And 'al-Muraw'ah' is a mu'afalah from 'ar-raw': a village in Yemen.