Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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رهج رهدن رهط


Q. 1. ⇒ رهدن

رَهْدَنَ, (TA,) inf. n. رَهْدَنَةٌ, (Ḳ, TA,) He circled in walking [like the bird called رَهْدَنٌ]: (Ḳ, TA:) or he was as though he circled in his gait. (Az, TA.) See رَهْدَنٌ.

Root: رهدن - Entry: Q. 1. Signification: A2

He was, or became, slow, tardy, dilatory, late, or backward. (Ḳ, TA.) And He was, or became, restricted, or limited. (Ḳ, TA.) A poet, cited by IAạr to Th, says,

* فَجِئْتُ بِالنَّقْدِ وَلَمْ أُرَهْدِنْ *

i. e. [And I brought the cash, or ready money, and] was not slow, or tardy,, &c., and was not restricted, or limited, with it. (TA.)


رَهْدَنٌ

رَهْدَنٌ (Ṣ, Ḳ) andرُهْدَنٌ↓ andرِهْدَنٌ↓ (Ḳ) A certain bird, in Mekkeh, like the عُصْفُور [or sparrow]; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) as alsoرَهْدَنَةٌ↓, andرُهْدُنَّةٌ↓ andرُهْدُونٌ↓: (Ḳ:) and a certain bird resembling the جُمَّر, [which is said by Es-Sakháwee, cited in the Mṣb in art. حمر, to be the قُبَّر, i. e. lark,] except that it is أَدْبَس [i. e. brown, or of a colour between black and red, or of a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour, in which are redness and blackness], and is larger than the حُمَّر; as alsoرَهْدَنَةٌ↓: (Ṣ, TA:) pl. رَهَادِنُ: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) and رَهْدَلٌ, pl. رَهَادِلُ, signifies the same: (TA:) or the رُهْدُنَّة↓ is a bird resembling the قُنْبُرَة [or lark], that moves as though circling (تُرَهْدِنُ↓ كَأَنَّهَا تَسْتَدِيرُ) in her gait: (JK:) and accord. to the L, in art. حضب, the رَهْدَن is the قُنْبُر [or lark]. (TA in that art.)

Root: رهدن - Entry: رَهْدَنٌ Signification: A2

A coward: (Ḳ, TA:) as being likened to the bird so called. (TA.)

Root: رهدن - Entry: رَهْدَنٌ Signification: A3

And † Foolish; stupid; or unsound, or deficient, in intellect or under- standing: (Ḳ:) or so the first word (رَهْدَنٌ): or a weak man: (JK:) pl. رَهَادِنَةٌ. (TA.)


رُهْدَنٌ


رُهْدُنٌ

رُهْدُنٌ, without teshdeed, † A heavy [or slow] man. (JK.)


رِهْدَنٌ

رِهْدَنٌ: see رَهْدَنٌ.


رَهْدَنَةٌ / رُهْدُنَّةٌ

رَهْدَنَةٌ and رُهْدُنَّةٌ: see رَهْدَنٌ; for each in two places.


رُهْدُونٌ

رُهْدُونٌ: see رَهْدَنٌ.

Root: رهدن - Entry: رُهْدُونٌ Signification: A2

Also † A liar. (Ḳ.)


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