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ريه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the phenomenon of mirages, specifically their shimmering, wavering, and deceptive appearance. It also touches upon the idea of something appearing and disappearing or moving across the land.

Derived headwords

رَاهَverb
  1. 1.
    to shimmer (mirage)classical

    Referring to the shimmering and wavering appearance of a mirage.

  2. 2.
    to appear and disappearclassical

    To come and go, or to move across the surface of the earth, often in a fleeting manner.

رَيْهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    shimmeringclassical

    The act or state of shimmering, referring to the appearance of a mirage.

تُرِيهِverb
  1. 1.
    to appear as a mirageclassical

    The mirage appears or shows itself, often in a deceptive way.

تَرِيعُverb
  1. 1.
    to waverclassical

    To waver or be unsteady, referring to the deceptive nature of a mirage.

تَمَيَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to waverclassical

    To waver or move unsteadily, without a fixed direction, as described by Ibn al-A'rabi.

المُرَيَّهُnoun
  1. 1.
    mirageclassical

    A mirage, specifically one that appears shimmering and deceptive.

المُرَيَّهُadjective
  1. 1.
    shimmeringclassical

    Describing something as shimmering or wavering, like a mirage.

رَيَعَانnoun
  1. 1.
    primeclassical

    The prime or best part of something, used here in relation to the mirage's appearance.

راهَوَيْهِname
  1. 1.
    Rahawayhclassical

    A proper name, identified as the father of Isaac.

Parallel reading

راهَ السرابُ يَرِيهِ رَيْهًا: جاءَ وذَهَبَ، أو جَرَى على وَجْهِ الأرْضِ.
The mirage shimmered, appearing and disappearing, or moving across the surface of the earth.
وتُرِيهِ السرابُ: تَرِيعُ.
And the mirage appears to him: it wavers.
تَمَيَّعَ هَهُنا وهَهُنا لا يَسْتَقِيمُ لهُ وَجْهٌ.
He wavered here and there, his direction not stabilizing.
المُرَيَّهُ كَمُحَمَّدٍ: المُرِيعُ.
Al-murayyah, like Muhammad: the shimmering one.
كأنَّ رَقْرَاقَ السرابِ الأمَرَّهْ يَسْتَنُّ مِنْ رَيَعَانِهِ المُرَيَّهْ
As if the shimmering of the most deceptive mirage emanates from its prime, the shimmering one.
كَأنَّهُ رِيهُهُ أو رِيَهَتْهُ الهاجِرَةُ
As if it were its mirage or the heat of noon made it appear so.
إذا جَرَى مِنْ آلِهِ المُرَيَّهُ
When the mirage flowed from his family/people.
راهَوَيْهِ، ويُقالُ راهَوَيْهِ اسْمٌ، وهو والِدُ إسْحاقَ.
Rahawayh, and it is said Rahawayh is a name, and he is the father of Isaac.