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Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns heated stones, particularly those used for heating liquids or food. It extends to describe physical features, especially in horses, and metaphorical concepts like overwhelming troubles or intense anger.

Derived headwords

الرَّضْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Heated stonesboth

    Stones heated by the sun or fire, often used to heat liquids like milk or water.

  2. 2.
    Kneecap boneclassical

    A bone in the knee, described as being like folded fingers or a flat bone covering the joint.

  3. 3.
    Overwhelming troubleclassical

    A calamity that overshadows previous ones, metaphorically extinguishing their impact.

رَضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To heat with stonesboth

    To heat something, such as milk or water, using heated stones.

  2. 2.
    To cauterizeclassical

    To brand or cauterize with heated stones.

  3. 3.
    To throwclassical

    To throw something, specifically referring to throwing dung.

  4. 4.
    To foldclassical

    To fold a cushion or pillow.

  5. 5.
    To angerclassical

    To make someone extremely angry, as if placing them on hot stones.

رَضْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Heated stoneboth

    A single heated stone, used for heating liquids or as a branding tool.

  2. 2.
    Kneecapclassical

    The bone or structure of the knee joint, particularly in horses.

  3. 3.
    Brand markclassical

    A mark made by cauterizing with a heated stone.

مُرَاضِفadjective
  1. 1.
    Heated by stonesclassical

    Describing something, like milk, that has been heated by throwing hot stones into it.

الرَّضِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Milk heated with stonesclassical

    Milk that is boiled by adding hot stones to it, often to remove its unpleasant smell.

  2. 2.
    Meat roasted on stonesclassical

    Meat that is cooked or roasted on heated stones.

مَرْضُوفadjective
  1. 1.
    Cooked on stonesclassical

    Food, especially meat, that is cooked by placing it on heated stones.

  2. 2.
    Cooked in a stomachclassical

    Meat cooked inside an animal's stomach, using heated stones.

مَرْضُوفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pot cooked with stonesclassical

    A cooking pot whose contents are cooked using heated stones.

  2. 2.
    Washed stomach (for cooking)classical

    A cleaned animal stomach used as a makeshift cooking vessel, into which meat and heated stones are placed.

مُطْفِئَةُ الرَّضْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Overwhelming troubleclassical

    A major problem that makes previous ones seem insignificant.

  2. 2.
    Fatty sheepclassical

    A metaphor for a very fat sheep, whose fat might melt if it touched hot stones.

  3. 3.
    Snake that neutralizes heatclassical

    A type of snake whose venom is said to neutralize the heat of hot stones.

رَضْفَاتُ الْعَرَبname
  1. 1.
    Tribes of Radafatclassical

    Four Arab tribes (Shayban, Taghlib, Bahra', Iyadh) named 'Radafat', possibly due to their strength and unity.

رَضَفَverb
  1. 1.
    To boil milk/waterclassical

    To boil milk or water by adding hot stones to it.

الرَّضِيفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Stomach used for cookingclassical

    An animal's stomach prepared for cooking, often filled with meat and heated stones.

رِضَافُ الرُّكْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Part below the kneecapclassical

    The area situated beneath the kneecap.

تَرْضِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    Causing angerclassical

    The act of making someone extremely angry.

Parallel reading

الحجارة المحماة بالشمس، أو بالنار
Stones heated by the sun, or by fire.
يوغر بها اللبن
Milk is heated with them.
ينش الماء في الربلات منها ... نشيش الرضف في اللبن الوغير
Water bubbles in the joints from them... like the bubbling of heated stones in curdled milk.
رأيت الأعراب يأخذون الحجارة يوقدون عليها، فإذا حميت رضفوا بها اللبن البارد الحقين، لتكسر من برده، فيشربونه
I saw Arabs take stones and light a fire under them. When they became hot, they heated with them cold, thick milk to break its chill, and then drank it.
وربما رضفوا الماء للخيل إذا برد الزمان
And they might heat water for horses when the weather was cold.
كان في التشهد الأول كأنه على الرضف
He was in the first Tashahhud as if sitting on hot stones.
ضربته بمرضافة وسط رأسه
He struck him with a 'muradafa' in the middle of his head.
أنه أتى برجل نعت له الكي، فقال: اكووه، ثم ارضفوه
A man was brought to him who was described as needing cauterization, so he said: Cauterize him, then apply 'radif' (heated stones) to him.
الرضف: عظام في الركبة كالأصابع المضمومة، قد أخذ بعضها بعضا.
The 'radf': bones in the knee like clenched fingers, some of which overlap others.
الرضف من الفرس: ركبتاه فيما ما بين الكراع والذراع
The 'radf' of a horse: its knees between the lower leg bone and the forearm.
الرضفة عظم مطبق على رأس الساق ورأس الفخذ
The 'radfa': a bone covering the top of the lower leg bone and the top of the thigh bone.
الرضفة: جلدة على الركبة
The 'radfa': a skin on the knee.
جاء فلان بمطفئة الرضف
So-and-so came with 'mutfi'at al-radf' (an overwhelming trouble).
شاة مطفئة الرضف، للسمينة
A 'mutfi'at al-radf' sheep, meaning a fat one.
أجيبوا رقى الآسى النطاسى واحذروا ... مطفئة الرضف التي لا شوى لها
Respond to the incantations of the skilled healer and beware... the 'mutfi'at al-radf' which has no roasting (i.e., is deadly).
الرضيف: اللبن يغلي بالرضفة
The 'radhif': milk boiling with a heated stone.
شربت الرضيف
I drank the 'radhif'.
حمل مرضوف: يلقى الرضف إذا أحمر في جوفه حتى ينضج الحمل
A 'mardhuf' lamb: hot stones are thrown into it when its interior reddens until the lamb is cooked.
رضف بسلحه: رمى
He 'radhaf' with his dung: meaning he threw it.
رضف الوسادة: ثناها
He 'radhaf' the cushion: meaning he folded it.
ومرضوفة لم تؤن في الطبخ طاهيا ... عجلت إلى محورها حين غرغرا
And a 'mardhufa' (pot/stomach) whose cooking was not delayed... it hurried to its core when it gurgled.
الرضفة: سمة تكوى بحجارة حيثما كانت
The 'radfa': a brand mark cauterized with stones wherever it may be.
رضف اللبن، يرضفه، رضفا: إذا غلاه بالرضاف
To 'radhaf' milk, it 'yardhifuhu', 'radhfan': meaning to boil it with hot stones.
وإذا قريص من ملة فيه أثر الرضيف
And a flatbread from the embers with the trace of the 'radhif' (meat cooked on stones) on it.
في المثل خذ من الرضفة ما عليها
In the proverb: Take from the 'radfa' what is on it.
فلان ما يندى الرضفة
So-and-so does not moisten the 'radfa' (meaning he is stingy).
هو على الرضف: إذا كان قلقا مشخوصا به، أو مغتاظا
He is on the 'radf': meaning he is restless, agitated, or enraged.
رضفته ترضيفا: أغضبته حتى حمي
He 'radhafahu' (caused him) 'tardhifan': meaning he angered him until he became hot.