ر ه م

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root ر ه م primarily relates to gentle, continuous rain and things characterized by softness, gentleness, or weakness. It extends to descriptions of weak or slow movement, soft substances like ointments, and also encompasses various proper nouns and terms for specific types of birds and livestock.

Derived headwords

الرَّهْمَةnoun

1.
gentle, continuous rainboth
Light rain with small droplets that falls continuously.
2.
heavy, fast rainclassical
A type of rain that is heavier and falls faster than the 'daymah' (a steady rain).

الرِّهَامnoun

1.
gentle, continuous rain (pl.)both
Plural of 'rahmah', referring to gentle, continuous rain.
2.
birds that cannot be huntedclassical
Birds that are not typically hunted or caught.
3.
large numberclassical
A great quantity or multitude.
4.
emaciated sheep (pl.)classical
Plural of 'shāh raḥūm', referring to emaciated sheep.

أَرْهَمَتِ السَّمَاءُverb

1.
it rained gentlyboth
The sky brought forth gentle, continuous rain.

مَرْهُومَةadjective

1.
watered by gentle rainboth
A meadow or pasture that has been watered by gentle, continuous rain.

المِرْهَمnoun

1.
ointmentboth
A soft, pliable medicinal ointment applied to wounds.

بَنُو رَهْمname

1.
Banu Rhamclassical
A tribe or clan among the Arabs.

شَاةٌ رَحُومadjective

1.
emaciated sheepclassical
A sheep that is weak, thin, and emaciated.

رَجُلٌ رَحُومadjective

1.
weak in pursuitclassical
A man who is weak in his pursuit or quest, relying on conjecture.

الرَّهْمَانnoun

1.
staggering gaitclassical
A gait of camels characterized by effort and swaying, indicative of weakness and emaciation.

رَهْمَانname

1.
Rahman (place name)classical
A place name, possibly a well or location.

رُهَيْمَةname

1.
Ruhaimah (spring)classical
A spring or water source located between Syria and Kufa.

أَبُو رَهْمname

1.
Abu Rham (name)both
A kunyah (patronymic) used for several individuals, including companions and narrators.

أَبُو رَهْمَةname

1.
Abu Rahmah (name)classical
A kunyah, possibly identical to Abu Rham Al-Sam'i.

أَبُو رُهَيْمَةname

1.
Abu Ruhaimah (name)classical
A diminutive form of Abu Rham, likely referring to the same individual, Abu Rham Al-Sam'i.

رَهَمَتِ الأَرْضُverb

1.
the land received rainclassical
The land was rained upon with gentle, continuous rain.

أَرْهَمَ جَانِبَيْهِverb

1.
its sides were fertileclassical
Describing the sides of something (e.g., a place) as being fertile or abundant.

مَرَاهِمُ الفَوَادِيphrase

1.
ointments of the wildernessclassical
A poetic or rhetorical phrase, likely referring to fertile or lush parts of the desert.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَرْهَمname

1.
Muhammad ibn Marhamclassical
A person named Muhammad ibn Marham, a student of Al-Sharif Al-Jurjani.

Parallel reading

الرهمة، بالكسر، المطر الضعيف الدائم

Al-rahmah, with kasrah, is the weak, continuous rain.

وهي أشد وقعا من الديمة، وأسرع ذهابا

It is heavier in impact than the daymah, and faster in its passing.

ونستحيل الرهام

And we become accustomed to the gentle rains.

وأرهمت السماء: أتت به

And the sky rained gently: it brought forth the gentle rain.

وروضة مرهومة

And a meadow watered by gentle rain.

والمرهم، كمقعد: طلاء لين يطلى به الجرح

And al-mirham, like maq'ad: a soft ointment with which a wound is coated.

وهو ألين ما يكون من الدواء

It is the softest of medicines.

وبنو رهم، بالضم: بطن من العرب

And Banu Rham, with dammah: a clan of the Arabs.

والرهام كغراب: ما لا يصيد من الطير

And al-riham, like ghuraab: birds that cannot be hunted.

والرهام كسحاب: المهزولة من الغنم

And al-riham, like suhaab: the emaciated sheep.

وشاة رهوم: مهزولة

A sheep rahum: emaciated.

ورجل رهوم: ضعيف الطلب يركب الظن

And a man rahum: weak in pursuit, relying on conjecture.

والرهمان، محركة: في سير الإبل تحامل وتمايل

And al-rahmaan, with harakah: in the gait of camels, effort and swaying.

رهمت الأرض، كعني: أمطرت

The land received rain, as in 'anā: it rained.

نزلنا بفلان فكنا في أرهم جانبيه: أي أخصبهما

We stayed with so-and-so, and we were in the most fertile of its sides: meaning the most fertile of them.