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ر ءل

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to young ostriches and their characteristics, extending to concepts of rapid movement, growth, and specific physical attributes in animals. It also encompasses place names and astronomical terms.

Derived headwords

الرَّأْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chickclassical

    The young of an ostrich, or one that is a year or two old.

رَأْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chick (fem.)classical

    A feminine form referring to an ostrich chick, often used poetically.

رَأَلَةٌ مُنْتَتِفٌ بِلُعُومِهَا ... تَأْكُلُ القَتَّ وَخُمَانَ الشَّجَرِ — A plumed ostrich chick, whose gullet is plucked out... eating clover and tree buds.
أَرْؤُلnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicks (pl.)classical

    The plural of 'ra'l', referring to young ostriches.

وَرَاَعَتِ الرِّبْدَاءُ أُمَّ الأَرْؤُلِ — And the speckled one frightened the mother of the ostrich chicks.
رِئْلاَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicks (pl.)classical

    A plural form for young ostriches, used for a larger quantity.

رِئَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicks (pl.)classical

    Another plural form for young ostriches.

رِئَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicks (pl.)classical

    A plural form for young ostriches, with the feminine suffix possibly indicating a collective or group.

وَأَنْتُمْ رِئَالَةٌ شَلَّالًا كَمَا ذِيدَ النِّهَالُ الخَوَامِسُ — And you are a flock of young ostriches, scattered like the fifth group of young camels are scattered.
رَأَلَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich chicks (pl.)classical

    The plural of 'ra'alah', referring to young ostriches.

مِرْأَلَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Having ostrich chicksclassical

    A female ostrich characterized by having young chicks.

وَنَعَامَةٌ مِرْأَلَةٌ ذَاتُ رِئَالٍ — And a female ostrich with young chicks.
الرَّاؤُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Tooth growthclassical

    An excess growth of teeth in a horse that hinders drinking and chewing.

الرَّوَائِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Small teethclassical

    Small teeth that grow at the roots of larger teeth, causing them to fall out. This usage is disputed.

الرُّؤَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Salivaclassical

    The saliva or dripping saliva of a horse.

  2. 2.
    Foamclassical

    Foam from a horse's mouth.

يَظَلُّ يَكْسُوهَا الرُّؤَالُ الرَّائِلُ — It keeps covering it with dripping saliva.
رَأَلَانِيّname
  1. 1.
    Attributed to Ra'alanclassical

    A nisba (patronymic or attribution) derived from the name Ra'alan.

وَالنَّسَبُ إِلَيْهِ رَأَلَانِيٌّ — And the attribution to him is Ra'alani.
ذَاتُ الرِّئَالname
  1. 1.
    A plainclassical

    A name of a plain or meadow, possibly referring to a place where ostriches frequent.

فَرَوْضَاتِ القَطَا فَذَاتِ الرِّئَالِ — Then the meadows of al-Qata, then Dhat al-Ri'al.
الرِّئَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Starsclassical

    A name for certain stars.

اسْتَرَأَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow tallclassical

    Said of plants when they grow tall, likened to the neck of an ostrich chick.

  2. 2.
    To grow teethclassical

    Said of the teeth of a young animal when they grow large.

وَاسْتَرَأَلَتِ الرِّئْلاَنُ: كَبُرَتْ أَسْنَانُهَا — And the young ostriches grew large teeth: their teeth became big.
مَرَائِلًاadverb
  1. 1.
    Swiftlyclassical

    Moving swiftly or rapidly.

وَمَرَّ فُلَانٌ مَرَائِلًا — And so-and-so passed swiftly.
زُفَّ رَأْلُهُمْphrase
  1. 1.
    They perishedclassical

    An expression meaning they perished or were destroyed.

زُفَّ رَأْلُهُمْ وَاسْتَطِيرَتْ طَيْرِي — Their kin perished and my birds flew away.

Parallel reading

الرَّأْلُ: وَلَدُ النَّعَامِ، وَفِي التَّهْذِيبِ: فَرْخُ النَّعَامِ، أَوْ حَوْلَيْهِ
Al-Ra'l: the young of the ostrich, and in Al-Tahdhib: the chick of the ostrich, or one around one or two years old.
وَهِيَ بِهَاءٍ، قَالَ: (رَأَلَةٌ مُنْتَتِفٌ بِلُعُومِهَا ... تَأْكُلُ القَتَّ وَخُمَانَ الشَّجَرِ)
And it is with a 'ha' (feminine suffix), he said: (A plumed ostrich chick, whose gullet is plucked out... eating clover and tree buds.)
وَجَمْعُ الرَّأْلَةِ: رَأَلَاتٌ.
And the plural of 'ra'alah' is: 'ra'alat'.
وَنَعَامَةٌ مِرْأَلَةٌ: ذَاتُ رِئَالٍ.
And a female ostrich 'mir'alah': possessing young chicks.
وَالرَّاؤُولُ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي أَسْنَانِ الدَّابَّةِ تَمْنَعُهُ مِنَ الشَّرَابِ وَالقَضْمِ.
And 'al-Ra'oul': an excess growth in the teeth of an animal that prevents it from drinking and chewing.
وَقَالَ النَّضْرُ: الرَّوَائِلُ أَسْنَانٌ صِغَارٌ تَنْبُتُ فِي أُصُولِ الأَسْنَانِ الكِبَارِ، فَيَحْفِرْنَ أُصُولَ الكِبَارِ حَتَّى يَسْقُطْنَ، وَأَنْكَرَهُ الأَصْمَعِيُّ.
And Al-Nadr said: 'Al-Rawail' are small teeth that grow at the roots of large teeth, and they excavate the roots of the large ones until they fall out, and Al-Asma'i rejected this.
وَأَيْضًا: زَبَدُ الفَرَسِ، أَوْ لُعَابُهُ القَاطِرُ مِنْهُ، وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ: بُزَاقُهُ، كَالرُّؤَالِ، كَغُرَابٍ
And also: the foam of a horse, or its dripping saliva, and Al-Layth said: its spit, like 'al-ru'al', like 'ghurab'.
يَظَلُّ يَكْسُوهَا الرُّؤَالُ الرَّائِلُ
It keeps covering it with dripping saliva.
وَجَابِرُ بْنُ رَأْلَانَ الشَّاعِرُ: مِنْ سِنْبِسِ طَيِّءٍ، مَذْكُورٌ فِي حِمَاسَةِ أَبِي تَمَّامِ
And Jabir bin Ra'lan the poet: from Sinbis of Tayy, mentioned in the Hamasa of Abu Tammam.
وَذَاتُ الرِّئَالِ: رَوْضَةٌ
And Dhat al-Ri'al: a meadow.
وَاسْتَرَأَلَ النَّبَاتُ، إِذَا طَالَ، شُبِّهَ بِعُنُقِ الرَّأْلِ.
And the plants grew tall, when they lengthened, likened to the neck of an ostrich chick.
وَاسْتَرَأَلَتِ الرِّئْلاَنُ: كَبُرَتْ أَسْنَانُهَا
And the young ostriches grew large teeth: their teeth became big.
وَمَرَّ فُلَانٌ مَرَائِلًا: أَيْ مُسْرِعًا
And so-and-so passed 'maraila': meaning swiftly.
يُقَالُ: زُفَّ رَأْلُهُمْ، أَيْ هَلَكُوا
It is said: 'zuf fa ra'luhum', meaning they perished.
قَامَتْ إِلَى جَنْبِي تُـمَنِّي أَيْرِي فَزُفَّ رَأْلِي وَاسْتَطِيرَتْ طَيْرِي
She stood beside me, tempting my penis, so my kin perished and my birds flew away.