ر غ ل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts related to plants, specifically a type of bitter herbage, and the act of suckling or nursing. It extends to meanings of straying, error, and sometimes to descriptions of abundance or ease in living.

Derived headwords

الرَّغَلnoun

1.
a type of plantboth
A bitter plant, described as having spreading branches, hard stems, and leaves similar to those of the 'jamajim' plant but white. It grows in plains and is eaten by camels.
2.
bitter herbageclassical
Specifically refers to the bitter herbage that camels consume.

أَرْغَلَتِ الْأَرْضُverb

1.
the land produced the plantclassical
The land produced the plant known as 'raghal'.

أَرْغَلَ الزَّرْعُverb

1.
crops maturedclassical
The crops have reached the stage beyond the ear's formation, specifically when the grain has hardened within the ear.

الرَّغَلnoun

1.
hardened grainclassical
The stage of grain when its seeds have become hard within the ear.

أَرْغَلَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
inclined towards someoneclassical
To lean towards someone with affection or support.

أَرْغَنَverb

1.
inclined towards someoneclassical
To lean towards someone with affection or support (synonymous with أرغل إليه).

أَرْغَلَverb

1.
made a mistakeclassical
To err or make a mistake.
2.
strayed from pasturesclassical
Camels strayed from their grazing grounds.
3.
misplaced somethingclassical
To put something in the wrong place.

الرَّغْلَةnoun

1.
a suckling lambclassical
A young lamb that is suckling its mother.

الرَّغْلَةnoun

1.
foreskinclassical
The foreskin, similar to 'ghurla'.

الْأَرْغَلadjective

1.
uncircumcisedclassical
Uncircumcised, similar to 'aghral'.
2.
long-scrotumedclassical
Having long testicles.
3.
prosperousclassical
Abundant and easy, referring to life or times.

رَغَلَ الْمَوْلُودُ أُمَّهُverb

1.
infant nursed motherclassical
An infant nursed its mother quickly and stealthily.

أَرْغَلَتْهُverb

1.
mother nursed infantclassical
The mother nursed the infant (feminine active participle: marghil).

مُرْغِلadjective

1.
nursing motherclassical
A mother who is nursing her infant.

رَمٌ رَغُولadjective

1.
greedy eaterclassical
Describes someone who greedily consumes everything, especially during scarcity.

الرَّغُولnoun

1.
nursing sheepclassical
A ewe that nurses other sheep.

رِغَالnoun

1.
female slaveclassical
A female slave, particularly one who is made to work and provide sustenance.

أَبُو رِغَالname

1.
Abu Rigalclassical
A proper name, identified as Abu Thaqif, from the tribe of Thamud, who was punished for his actions near Mecca. His tomb is stoned by pilgrims.
2.
Abu Rigalclassical
A name associated with a guide for the Abyssinians' expedition to Mecca, who died and was buried in al-Maghmas.
3.
Abu Rigalclassical
A name identified as Zayd ibn Mukhallaf, a servant of the Prophet Salih, who was cursed for his harshness.

رَاغَلَverb

1.
deceivedclassical
To engage in deceit or trickery (masdar: muraghalah, raghal).

ابْنَا رِغَالname

1.
Ibnan Rigalclassical
Two mountains located near Dhariyyah.

نَاقَةٌ رَغْلَاءadjective

1.
ear-slashed camelclassical
A camel whose ear has been slit and left hanging, moving with the wind. (Note: The text suggests this is a scribal error for 'ra'laa' - رعلاء).

رِغْلَانname

1.
Righlanclassical
A proper name.

فَصِيلٌ رَاغِلadjective

1.
eager young camelclassical
A young camel that is eager or restless.

أَرْغَلَ الْمَوْلُودُ أُمَّهُverb

1.
infant nursed motherclassical
An infant nursed its mother (synonymous with 'raghala').

أَرْغَلَتِ الْقَطَاةُ فَرْخَهَاverb

1.
sandgrouse fed its chickclassical
A sandgrouse fed its chick by regurgitation (using both 'ra' and 'za' letters).

أَرْغَلَ الْمَاءُverb

1.
water poured abundantlyclassical
Water poured forth in great abundance.

Parallel reading

تظل حفراه من التهدل في روض ذفراء ورغل مخجل

Its burrows remain from the drooping in a fragrant meadow and a shameful raghal (plant).

بات من الخلصاء في رغل أغن

He spent the night among the pure ones in a lush raghal (plant).

والإبل تحمض به

And the camels eat it (the raghal plant) as a sour fodder.

وأرغلت الأرض أنبتته، أي الرغل

And the land produced it, meaning the raghal plant.

وأرغل الزرع جاوز سنبل الإلحام

And the crops have matured, having passed the stage of ear formation.

والاسم الرغل، بالفتح، عن أبي حنيفة

And the noun is 'raghal', with the fatha, according to Abu Hanifa.

وذلك إذا اشتد حبه في السنبل

And that is when its grain has hardened in the ear.

وأرغل إليه: مال بهوى، أو معونة، عن ابن دريد

And 'arghala ilayhi': he inclined towards him with desire or support, from Ibn Duraid.

وأرغل أيضا: أخطأ

And 'arghala' also means: he made a mistake.

وأرغلت الإبل عن مراتعها: أي ضلت

And the camels 'arghalat' from their pastures: meaning they strayed.

وأرغل أيضا: وضع الشيء في غير موضعه

And 'arghala' also means: he put something in the wrong place.

والرغلة: البهمة ترغل أمها، أي ترضع، عن ابن الأعرابي

And 'ar-raghlah': a lamb suckling its mother, meaning nursing, from Ibn al-A'rabi.

والرغلة، بالضم: القلفة، كالغرلة

And 'ar-raghlah', with damma: the foreskin, like 'al-ghurla'.

والأرغل: الأقلف، كالأغرل، عن الأحمر

And 'al-arghal': the uncircumcised, like 'al-aghrall', from al-Ahmar.

إنه كان يكره ذبحة الأرغل

He disliked the slaughter of the uncircumcised.

كما بال ذو الودعة الأرغل

As the long-scrotumed one urinated.

والأرغل: الطويل الخصيتين، نقله الصاغاني

And 'al-arghal': the one with long testicles, as reported by al-Saghani.

ويقال: عيش أرغل وأغرل، وعام أرغل وأغرل

And it is said: 'ayshun arghal wa aghral' (a prosperous life) and 'aamun arghal wa aghral' (a prosperous year).

ورغل المولود أمه، كمنع، يرغلها، رغلا: رضعها في غفلة وسرعة

And 'raghala al-mawluud ummahu', like 'mana'a', 'yurghaluha', 'raghalan': he nursed her in heedlessness and speed.

فأرغلته، أرضعته فهي مرغل، بالراء والزاي جميعا

So she 'arghalatuhu', she nursed him, and she is 'marghil', with both 'ra' and 'za'.

يقول: إنه يبادر بالعشي إلى الشاة يرغلها، يصفه باللؤم

He means: he hastens in the evening to the ewe to nurse it, describing him as base.

ويقال: هو رم رغول، إذا اغتنم كل شيء وأكله

And it is said: he is 'ramun raghul', if he seizes and eats everything.

يقول: إذا أجدب لم يحتقر شيئا وشره إليه، وإن أخصب لم ينم جاره خوفا من غائلته

He means: if it is a drought, he does not disdain anything and directs his greed towards it; and if it is prosperous, his neighbor does not sleep for fear of his harm.

والرغول: الشاة ترضع الغنم، كما في العباب

And 'ar-raghul': the ewe that nurses other sheep, as in al-'Ubab.

ورغال، كقطام: الأمة، عن ابن الأعرابي

And 'rigal', like 'qattām': the female slave, from Ibn al-A'rabi.

لا رجلها حملت ولا لرغال فيها مستظل

Neither did her womb carry, nor was there a shelter for a slave in it.

قال: رغال: هي الأمة، لأنها تطعم وتستطعم

He said: 'rigal': it is the female slave, because she is fed and makes others eat.

وكان بهذا الحرم يدفع عنه، فلما خرج منه أصابته النقمة التي أصابت قومه بهذا المكان، فدفن فيه

And he was protected in this sanctuary; but when he left it, the punishment that afflicted his people struck him in this place, so he was buried there.

فمات في الطريق بالمغمس

So he died on the way in al-Maghmas.

إذا مات الفرزدق فارجموه كما ترمون قبر أبي رغال

When al-Farazdaq dies, stone him as you stone the grave of Abu Rigal.

وكان عشارا جائرا، فقبره بين مكة والطائف يرجم إلى اليوم

And he was an unjust tax collector, and his grave is between Mecca and Ta'if, and it is stoned to this day.

وأنه أتى قوما ليس لهم لبن إلا شاة واحدة، ولهم صبي قد ماتت أمه، فهم يعاجونه بلبن تلك الشاة، يعني يغذونه، فأبى أن يأخذ غيرها

And he came to a people who had no milk except from one ewe, and they had a child whose mother had died, so they were treating him with the milk of that ewe, meaning nourishing him, but he refused to take anything else.

فقالوا: دعها نحايي بها هذا الصبي، فأبى

So they said: 'Leave it for us to give to this child', but he refused.

فلعنه، فقبره بين مكة والطائف، يرجمه الناس

So he cursed him, and his grave is between Mecca and Ta'if, and people stone it.

وابنا رغال، كسحاب: جبلان قرب ضرية

And 'Ibnan Rigal', like 'sahāb': two mountains near Dhariyyah.

ناقة رغلاء: شقت أذنها وتركت معلقة تنوس، أي تتحرك

A 'raghlaa'' camel: its ear was slit and left hanging, swaying, meaning moving.

والزاي لغة فيه

And the letter 'za' is a variant pronunciation for it.

وأرغلت القطاة فرخها إذا زقته، بالراء والزاي

And the sandgrouse 'arghalat' its chick when it fed it, using 'ra' and 'za'.

فأرغلت في حلقه رغلة لم تخطئ الجيد ولم تشفتر

So she put a 'raghlah' into his throat that did not miss the neck and did not fail.

وأرغل الماء: صبه صبا كثيرا، عن ابن دريد

And 'arghala al-maa'': water poured abundantly, from Ibn Duraid.