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Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of baseness, lowliness, and being inferior or despicable. It extends to describing people, things, and even the lowest point of life or age.

Derived headwords

الرَّذْلnoun

1.
The base personboth
Refers to a person who is low in status, appearance, or character; someone considered base or contemptible.
2.
The inferior thingboth
Describes something that is of poor quality, base, or inferior, applicable to any object.

الرَّذَالnoun

1.
The base personboth
Similar to الرذل, denoting a person of low standing or character.
2.
The inferior thingboth
Similar to الرذل, denoting something of poor quality or inferior nature.

الرَّذِيلnoun

1.
The base personboth
Denotes a person who is base, contemptible, or of low character.
2.
The inferior thingboth
Denotes something that is base, inferior, or of poor quality.

الأَرْذَلadjective

1.
The most base/lowlyboth
The lowest or most despicable among people, in terms of appearance, status, or character.

رَجُلٌ رَذْلُ الثِّيَابِ وَالفِعْلِadjective

1.
A man of base clothes and deedsboth
Describes a man whose clothing and actions are considered base, mean, or of low quality.

أَرْذَالnoun

1.
The base ones (people)both
Plural of الرذل, referring to base or contemptible people.

أَرَاذِلnoun

1.
The base ones (people)both
Another plural form for الرذل, referring to base or contemptible people.

رُذُولnoun

1.
The base ones (people)classical
A plural form of الرذل, referring to base or contemptible people.

رُذَلَاءnoun

1.
The base ones (people)classical
A plural form of الرذيل, referring to base or contemptible people.

رُذَالnoun

1.
The base ones (people)classical
A plural form of الرذيل, referring to base or contemptible people.

أَرْذَلُونnoun

1.
The base ones (people)classical
A plural form of الأرذل, referring to the most base or lowly people.

رَذُلَverb

1.
To be base/lowlyboth
To become base, contemptible, or of low status.

رَذُلَverb

1.
To be base/lowlyboth
To be base, contemptible, or of low status.

رَذَالَةnoun

1.
Basenessboth
The state or quality of being base, contemptible, or low.

رَذُولَةnoun

1.
Basenessclassical
The state or quality of being base, contemptible, or low.

رَذَلَهُ غَيْرُهُverb

1.
Others made him baseboth
To cause someone to become base, contemptible, or of low status.

يَرْذُلُهُverb

1.
To make him baseboth
To cause someone to become base, contemptible, or of low status.

رَذْلًاnoun

1.
Basenessboth
The state or quality of being base, contemptible, or low.

أَرْذَلَهُverb

1.
To make him baseboth
To cause someone to become base, contemptible, or of low status.

رَذْلٌadjective

1.
Baseboth
Describing someone or something as base, contemptible, or low.

مَرْذُولadjective

1.
Made baseboth
Describing someone or something that has been made base, contemptible, or low.

الرَّذَالnoun

1.
The dregsboth
The inferior part of something, the dregs or residue that remains after the good part is selected.

الرَّذَالَةnoun

1.
The dregsboth
The inferior part of something, the dregs or residue that remains after the good part is selected.

الرَّذِيلَةnoun

1.
Viciousnessboth
The opposite of virtue; a vice or wicked deed.

الرَّذَائِلnoun

1.
Vicesboth
Plural of الرذيلة, referring to vices or wicked deeds.

اسْتَرْذَلَهُverb

1.
To deem him baseboth
To consider someone or something as base or despicable; the opposite of finding something good.

أَرْذَلَ الرَّجُلverb

1.
His companions became baseboth
When a man's companions become base or low.

رُذَلَاءnoun

1.
Base companionsboth
Plural of رذيل, referring to base or low companions.

رَذَالَىnoun

1.
Base companionsboth
Plural of رذيل, referring to base or low companions.

أَرْذَلَ العُمْرnoun

1.
The worst of old ageboth
The most decrepit and lowest stage of old age, often associated with senility and loss of faculties.

ثَوْبٌ رَذْلٌ وَرَذِيلadjective

1.
A base and bad garmentboth
A garment that is dirty, of poor quality, and despicable.

دِرْهَمٌ رَذْلadjective

1.
A counterfeit dirhamboth
A dirham (coin) that is counterfeit, fake, or of no value.

أَرْذَلَ الصَّيْرَفِيّverb

1.
The money changer deemed it counterfeitboth
When a money changer declares coins to be counterfeit or worthless.

أَرْذَلَ غَنَمِيverb

1.
He was not pleased with my sheepboth
To be dissatisfied with one's sheep or livestock, implying they are of poor quality.

أَرْذَلَ مِنْ رِجَالِيverb

1.
He was not pleased with my menboth
To be dissatisfied with certain men from one's group, implying they are not up to standard.

Parallel reading

الدون من الناس في منظره وحالاته، وقيل: هو الخسيس، أو الرديء من كل شيء

The lowly among people in their appearance and conditions, and it was said: it is the base, or the bad of everything.

ورجل رذل الثياب والفعل، ج أرذال، وفي بعض النسخ: أراذل، ورذول، بالضم، ورذلاء، جمع رذيل

And a man of base clothes and deeds, its plural is أرذال, and in some copies: أراذل, and رذول, with damma, and رذلاء, the plural of رذيل.

وقوله عز وجل: واتبعك الأذلون

And His saying, the Almighty: 'And the lowly followed you'.

قال الله تعالى: إلا الذين هم أراذلنا بادي الرأي، أي أخساءنا

Allah the Almighty said: 'Except those who are our base ones at first glance', meaning our most contemptible ones.

وقد رذل: ككرم، وعلم، الأخيرة لغة نقلها الصاغاني

And it has come: رذل, like كرم, and علم, the latter is a dialect reported by Al-Saghani.

وقد رذله غيره، يرذله، رذلا، وأرذله: جعله كذلك

And others have made him base, he makes him base, baseness, and He made him base: He made him so.

والرذال، والرذالة، بضمهما: ما انتقي جيده، وبقي رديئه

And الرذال, and الرذالة, with damma for both: what its good was selected, and its bad remained.

والرذيلة: ضد الفضيلة، والجمع الرذائل

And الرذيلة: the opposite of virtue, and the plural is الرذائل.

واسترذله: ضد استجاده، ومنه الحديث: ما استرذل الله عبدا إلا حظر عنه العلم والأدب

And استرذله: the opposite of finding it good. And from it is the Hadith: 'Allah does not deem a servant base except that He withholds knowledge and ادب from him'.

وأرذل الرجل: صار أصحابه رذلاء، ورذالى، كحبارى

And أرذل الرجل: his companions became base, and رذالى, like حبارى.

وأرذل العمر: أسوؤه

And أرذل العمر: its worst.

ومنكم من يرد إلى أرذل العمر لكيلا يعلم من بعد علم شيئا

And among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit age, so that he may not know anything after having known.

وفي الحديث: أعوذ بك أن أرد إلى أرذل العمر، أي حال الكبر والعجز

And in the Hadith: 'I seek refuge in You from being returned to the most decrepit age', meaning the state of old age and helplessness.

ثوب رذل ورذيل: وسخ رديء

A garment رذل and رذيل: dirty, bad.

وأرذل الصيرفي من دراهمي كذا: أي فسلها

And the money changer deemed such and such of my dirhams as counterfeit: meaning, he declared them counterfeit.

وأرذل غنمي، وأرذل من رجاله كذا وكذا رجلا: لم يرضهم

And he was displeased with my sheep, and he was displeased with such and such a man from his men: meaning, he was not pleased with them.