رحو

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of grinding and milling, specifically the large stone used for this purpose. It also extends to meanings of circular motion, turning, and a specific type of flat, wide vessel.

Derived headwords

الرَّحَاnoun

1.
millstoneboth
A large, round stone used for grinding grain. It is feminine in gender.

رَحَوَانnoun

1.
two millstonesboth
The dual form of 'رحا', referring to two millstones.

أَرْحِيَةnoun

1.
millstonesboth
A plural form of 'رحا', referring to millstones.

رَحَاnoun

1.
millstone (variant)classical
A variant plural form of 'رحا', where the alif is considered an inversion of the original waw. Its validity is questioned.

رَحَاءَانnoun

1.
two millstones (variant)classical
A variant dual form of 'رحا', similar to 'رحاء'.

رَحَاnoun

1.
shallow-bottomed vesselclassical
A term for a vessel that is shallow in its base, or wide.

رَحَوَتْverb

1.
to operate (a millstone)both
To operate or work a millstone.

رَحِيَverb

1.
to operate (a millstone)both
To operate or work a millstone. The 'ya' form is more common.

أَدَارَهَاverb

1.
to turn it (a millstone)both
To turn or rotate something, specifically referring to operating a millstone.

تَرَحَّتْverb

1.
to coil upboth
To coil up, twist, or become circular, like a snake.

رَاحَتْverb

1.
to coil upboth
To coil up, twist, or become circular, like a snake. This form is also used.

تَرْحُوverb

1.
to coil upboth
To coil up, twist, or become circular, like a snake.

المَرْحِيُّnoun

1.
earth/soilclassical
The moist earth or soil on the ground, about the size of a palm's span.

Parallel reading

الرَّحَا: مَعْرُوفَةٌ، مُؤَنَّثَةٌ، وَهِيَ الحَجَرُ العَظِيمُ المُسْتَدِيرُ الَّذِي يُطْحَنُ بِهِ

The millstone: it is known, feminine, and it is the large, round stone with which one grinds.

وَهُمَا رَحْوَانِ، بِالتَّحْرِيكِ، وَاليَاءُ أَعْلَى

And they are two millstones, with vowelization, and the 'ya' is higher.

وَكُلُّ مَنْ مَدَّ فَقَالَ رَحَاءٌ وَرَحَاءَانِ وَأَرْحِيَةٌ مِثْلُ عَطَاءٍ وَعَطَاءَانِ وَأَعْطِيَةٍ

And whoever elongates and says 'rahaa', 'raha'aan', and 'arhiyah' like 'ataa', 'ataa'aan', and 'a'tiyah'.

وَرَحَوْتُهَا رَحْواً: عَمِلْتُهَا

And I operated it (a millstone) with operation: I worked it.

أَوْ أَدَرْتَهَا

Or I turned it (a millstone).

وَرَاحَتِ الحَيَّةُ تَرْحُو: اسْتَدَارَتْ وَتَلَوَّتْ

And the snake coiled up, coiling: it became circular and twisted.

كَالرَّحَى

Like the millstone.

قَصْعَةٌ رَحَاءٌ، كَتَّانٍ: قَرِيبَةُ القَعْرِ

A shallow-bottomed vessel, like 'kattan': close to the bottom.

وَقِيلَ: وَاسِعَةٌ

And it was said: wide.

وَالمَرْحِيُّ، كَمُحَدَّثٍ: الثَّرَى فِي الأَرْضِ مِقْدَارَ الرَّاحَةِ؛ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ

And 'al-marhi', like 'muhaddath': the moist earth on the ground, the measure of a palm's span; from Abu Hanifa.