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ريغ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns dust, dirt, and fine particles, often stirred up into the air. It also extends to the idea of something being coated or mixed with such substances, and by extension, a place where animals might roll in dust.

Derived headwords

الرياغnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Fine particles of earth or other matter, often suspended in the air.

  2. 2.
    fine dustclassical

    Specifically, the finer particles of dust.

رياغnoun
  1. 1.
    dustboth

    Dust or stirred-up earth.

  2. 2.
    fine dustclassical

    The finer particles of dust.

  3. 3.
    dust stormclassical

    The dust and commotion raised by animals or wind.

ريغيname
  1. 1.
    al-Rīghīclassical

    A nisba (attribution) referring to someone from a place or lineage associated with the root, specifically mentioning a judge of Alexandria.

روغverb
  1. 1.
    to mix withclassical

    To mix or blend with something, particularly a liquid or sauce.

تريغتverb
  1. 1.
    to be mixed withclassical

    To become mixed or blended with something, especially fat or sauce.

المريغnoun
  1. 1.
    dusty thingclassical

    Something covered or mixed with dust.

تريغتverb
  1. 1.
    to be moistenedclassical

    To be moistened or saturated with fat or sauce.

مراغnoun
  1. 1.
    place to rollclassical

    A place where animals roll, likely in dust or mud.

Parallel reading

الرياغ: الغبار والرهج.
Al-riyāgh: Dust and commotion.
وقيل: التراب عامة، وقيل: المدقق منه
And it was said: Earth in general, and it was said: The fine particles of it.
وإن أثارت من رياغ سملقا تهوي حواميها به مدققا
And if she stirred up from the dust of the sand, her circling vultures descend upon it, finely.
ريغ الثريدة أي: روغها
The mixing of the tharīda (a type of bread dish) means its mixing.
فتريغت بالدسم.
And it became mixed with the fat.
المريغ، كمعظم: الشيء المترب.
Al-marīgh, like muʿaẓẓam: The dusty thing.
تريغت اللقمة بالسمن، أي: تروت
The morsel was moistened with ghee, meaning: it was thoroughly moistened.
وأحسب الموضع الذي يتمرغ فيه الدواب سمي مراغا من الرياغ، وهو: الغبار.
And I think the place where animals roll themselves is called marāgh from al-riyāgh, which is: dust.