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رمي

Root entry · 40 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of throwing, casting, or launching something. It extends to concepts of aiming, shooting projectiles, and metaphorically, to sending or directing something. It also encompasses related ideas like increasing, advancing, and the outcome of actions.

Derived headwords

رَمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to throwboth

    To cast or hurl something from one's hand.

  2. 2.
    to shootboth

    To discharge an arrow from a bow.

  3. 3.
    to increaseclassical

    To exceed a certain age, specifically fifty.

  4. 4.
    to helpclassical

    To grant victory or aid to someone.

  5. 5.
    to curseclassical

    To invoke divine punishment upon someone.

رمى الشيء من يده — He threw the thing from his hand.
رمى السهم عن القوس — He shot the arrow from the bow.
رمى على الخمسين: زاد — He exceeded fifty (in age).
رَمْيnoun
  1. 1.
    throwingboth

    The act of throwing or casting.

  2. 2.
    shootingboth

    The act of shooting an arrow.

  3. 3.
    increaseclassical

    An increase, particularly in age.

  4. 4.
    victoryclassical

    Divine assistance or victory.

  5. 5.
    curseclassical

    A divine imprecation.

رمى الشيء — throwing the thing
رمى السهم — shooting the arrow
رمى الله له: إذا نصره — God helped him: meaning He granted him victory.
رَامٍname
  1. 1.
    throwerboth

    One who throws.

مَرْمِيّname
  1. 1.
    thrownboth

    That which has been thrown or cast.

أَرْمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to throwboth

    To cast something from one's hand.

  2. 2.
    to exceedclassical

    To exceed a certain age, especially fifty.

  3. 3.
    to cast downboth

    To throw someone or something down from a mount or position.

أرمى ذراعا على العشر — He added a cubit to the ten.
أرمى الحمل عن ظهر البعير — He cast the load off the camel's back.
فَارْتَمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to fallboth

    To fall down as a result of being thrown or pushed.

فارتمى عنه إذا طاح — and it fell off him.
رِمَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shootingboth

    The act of shooting, especially with a bow and arrow.

  2. 2.
    throwingboth

    The act of throwing.

رميت عليها، رميا ورماية — I shot at it, throwing and shooting.
رَامَيْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shoot at each otherboth

    To engage in shooting arrows at one another.

وراميته بالسهام — And I shot arrows at him.
مُرَامَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual shootingboth

    The act of shooting arrows at each other.

وراميته بالسهام مراماة ورماء — And I shot arrows at him, a mutual shooting and archery.
رِمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    archeryboth

    The sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow.

  2. 2.
    mutual shootingboth

    The act of shooting arrows at each other.

وراميته بالسهام مراماة ورماء — And I shot arrows at him, a mutual shooting and archery.
تِرْمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    archeryclassical

    The act or practice of archery.

وترماء — and archery.
ارْتَمَيْتَاverb
  1. 1.
    to shoot each otherboth

    To shoot arrows at one another.

وارتميتا وتراميتا كل ذلك إذا رمى بعضهم بعضا — And they shot at each other, all of that when some of them threw at others.
تَرَامَيْتَاverb
  1. 1.
    to shoot each otherboth

    To shoot arrows at one another.

وارتميتا وتراميتا كل ذلك إذا رمى بعضهم بعضا — And they shot at each other, all of that when some of them threw at others.
تَرَامَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be delayedclassical

    To become protracted or delayed.

  2. 2.
    to becomeboth

    To lead to or result in a particular outcome.

  3. 3.
    to gatherboth

    To accumulate or come together, referring to clouds.

ترامى الأمر: إذا تراخى — The matter became protracted: meaning it was delayed.
ترامى الأمر إلى الظفر أو الخذلان: أي صار إليه — His matter led to victory or defeat: meaning it became so.
ترامى السحاب: انضم بعضه إلى بعض فتراكم — The clouds gathered: meaning some joined others and piled up.
مَرْمَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    small arrowclassical

    A small, weak arrow.

  2. 2.
    training arrowclassical

    An arrow used for practice or learning archery.

  3. 3.
    hoofclassical

    The hoof of a sheep.

  4. 4.
    part of a sheep's hoofclassical

    A part between the two halves of a sheep's hoof.

المرماة: سهم صغير ضعيف — The marmāh: a small, weak arrow.
لو أن أحدهم دعي إلى مرماتين لأجاب — If one of them were invited to two marmāh, he would respond.
أَرْمَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cast downboth

    To throw someone or something down from a mount or position.

طعنه فأرمى عن فرسه — He stabbed him and threw him off his horse.
رَمْيnoun
  1. 1.
    small cloud fragmentsclassical

    Small pieces of cloud, about the size of a hand or slightly larger.

  2. 2.
    heavy rain cloudclassical

    A large, heavy rain cloud, especially from the summer or autumn.

وميض رمي آخر الليل معرق — the flash of small cloud fragments at the end of the night, drizzling.
أَرْماءnoun
  1. 1.
    small cloud fragmentsclassical

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to small pieces of cloud.

  2. 2.
    heavy rain cloudsclassical

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to large, heavy rain clouds.

آل قراس صوب أرمية كحلو — and the clouds of Quras, pouring down like sweet rain.
أَرْمِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small cloud fragmentsclassical

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to small pieces of cloud.

  2. 2.
    heavy rain cloudsclassical

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to large, heavy rain clouds.

آل قراس صوب أرمية كحلو — and the clouds of Quras, pouring down like sweet rain.
رجال مثل أرمية الحميم — men like the heavy clouds of summer.
رَمَايَاnoun
  1. 1.
    small cloud fragmentsclassical

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to small pieces of cloud.

  2. 2.
    heavy rain cloudsclassical

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to large, heavy rain clouds.

أَرْمَتْ بِهِ البِلَادُverb
  1. 1.
    to expelclassical

    The lands expelled him.

أرمت به البلاد — The lands expelled him.
تَرَامَتْ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to carry himclassical

    To carry him away or transport him.

ترامت به الغيطان — The plains carried him away.
إِرْمِيَاءname
  1. 1.
    Jeremiahclassical

    A prophet, likely from the Children of Israel.

الرِّبَاnoun
  1. 1.
    usuryclassical

    Interest charged on loans, especially excessive interest.

إني أخاف عليكم الرماء — I fear for you usury.
الرِّمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    usuryclassical

    Interest charged on loans, especially excessive interest.

إني أخاف عليكم الرماء — I fear for you usury.
الرِّمْيَاnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual throwingclassical

    The act of throwing things at each other.

كانت بينهم رميا ثم صاروا إلى حجيزى — There was mutual throwing between them, then they resorted to a truce.
الرَّمْيnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of throwingclassical

    The sound made by a stone being thrown by a child.

مُرْتَمٌname
  1. 1.
    scoutclassical

    A scout or vanguard.

وهو مرتم لنا — And he is a scout for us.
الرِّمَّةname
  1. 1.
    a valleyclassical

    A valley located between two mountains.

رَمْيname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name.

رُمَيَانname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name.

يَتَرَمَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to throw at targetsclassical

    To practice throwing at targets or obstacles.

ويترمى: إذا جعل يرمي في الأغراض وأصول الشجر — and yatarammi: meaning he makes himself throw at targets and tree roots.
رَمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    thrownboth

    That which is thrown.

تيس رمي — a thrown ram.
رَمَايَاnoun
  1. 1.
    thrown thingsboth

    Plural of 'ramy', referring to things that are thrown.

والجمع رمايا — and the plural is ramaya.
يَرْمِيverb
  1. 1.
    to throwboth

    To throw something.

  2. 2.
    to expelclassical

    To drive someone out of a place.

  3. 3.
    to increaseclassical

    To increase in age.

  4. 4.
    to accuseboth

    To falsely accuse someone of something, especially immorality.

  5. 5.
    to assumeclassical

    To make an incorrect assumption or guess.

رمى بالقوم من بلد إلى بلد — He drove the people from one land to another.
رمى الرجل إذا سافر — A man has traveled.
الذين يرمون المحصنات — Those who accuse chaste women.
مَرْمَىnoun
  1. 1.
    targetboth

    The object or place aimed at.

  2. 2.
    goalboth

    An aim or objective.

ليس وراء الله مرمى — There is no goal beyond God.
رُمِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to dieclassical

    To die, metaphorically referring to the deceased being carried in a funeral procession.

رمي في جنازته — He died in his funeral procession.
رَمْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a throwboth

    A single instance of throwing.

  2. 2.
    a shotboth

    A single shot with a bow.

والرمية: المرة من الرمي — And the ramiyah: the instance of throwing.
رَمِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    game animalclassical

    An animal that is hunted or thrown at.

  2. 2.
    taxclassical

    A levy or tax imposed by an official on his subjects.

بئس الرمية الأرنب — What a bad shot the rabbit is.
الرمية: ما يرميه العامل على رعيته — The ramiyah: what the official imposes on his subjects.
الرَّامِيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Ramiclassical

    A nickname for Abu Said Muhammad bin Al-Abbas Al-Samarqandi, known for archery.

Parallel reading

رمى الشيء من يده
He threw the thing from his hand.
فهو رام وذاك مرمي
He is the thrower and that is the thrown.
رمى على الخمسين: زاد
He exceeded fifty (in age).
وأسمر خطيا كأن كعوبه نوى القسب قد أرمى ذراعا على العشر
And a tall dark man, whose joints were like date pits, had added a cubit to the ten.
رمى الله له: إذا نصره
God helped him: meaning He granted him victory.
وما رميت إذ رميت ولكن الله رمى
And you did not throw, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw.
رمى الله في تلك الأنوف الكوانع
May God curse those proud noses.
رمى السهم عن القوس
He shot the arrow from the bow.
ولا تقل رمى بها إلا إذا ألقاها من يده
And do not say 'ramā bihā' except when he threw it from his hand.
رميت عليها وهي فرع أجمع وهي ثلاث أذرع وإصبع
I shot at it, and it was a complete branch, three cubits and a span.
قبل الرماء تملأ الكائن
Before archery, the target is filled.
ترامى الأمر: إذا تراخى
The matter became protracted: meaning it was delayed.
ترامى الجرح إلى فساد أي تراخى وصار عفنا فاسدا
The wound became protracted into corruption, meaning it became delayed and putrid and spoiled.
ترامى الأمر إلى الظفر أو الخذلان: أي صار إليه
His matter led to victory or defeat: meaning it became so.
ترامى السحاب: انضم بعضه إلى بعض فتراكم
The clouds gathered: meaning some joined others and piled up.
المرماة: سهم صغير ضعيف
The marmāh: a small, weak arrow.
لو أن أحدهم دعي إلى مرماتين لأجاب وهو لا يجيب إلى الصلاة
If one of them were invited to two marmāh, he would respond, whereas he does not respond to prayer.
أرمى الحمل عن ظهر البعير فارتمى عنه إذا طاح
He cast the load off the camel's back, and it fell off him if it tumbled.
وميض رمي آخر الليل معرق
the flash of small cloud fragments at the end of the night, drizzling.
آل قراس صوب أرمية كحلو
and the clouds of Quras, pouring down like sweet rain.
ترامت به الغيطان من حيث لا ندري
The plains carried him away from where we do not know.
إني أخاف عليكم الرماء
I fear for you usury.
كانت بينهم رميا ثم صاروا إلى حجيزى
There was mutual throwing between them, then they resorted to a truce.
بئس الرمية الأرنب
What a bad shot the rabbit is.
رمى بالقوم من بلد إلى بلد
He drove the people from one land to another.
الذين يرمون المحصنات
Those who accuse chaste women.