ر س غ
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries-
رَسَغَهُ Form I He tethered him by the fore legs
, aor. , inf. n. رَسْغٌ, [He tethered him by the fore legs; i. e.] he tied the رُسْغ [or pastern] of each of his (a camel's [or an ass's]) fore legs with a string, or cord, which is called رُسْغٌ. (TA.) -
رسّغ Form II It rained so that the water reached to the رُسْغ
, (S, Msb, &c.,) inf. n. تَرْسِيغٌ, (IAar, K,) said of rain, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) It rained so that the water reached to the رُسْغ [or pastern, or ankle], (S,) or so that it reached to the place of the أَرْسَاغ [pl. of رُسْغٌ]: (Msb:) or it moistened the earth (IAar, K, TA) so that the hands of him who dug for it reached to his أَرْسَاغ [or wrists]; (IAar, TA;) or so that the moisture reached to the measure of the رُسْغ [or wrist] of the digger: (TA:) or it was so much that the رُسْغ [or pastern, or ankle,] disappeared in it; as also ↓ ارسغ, a dial. var., on the authority of IAar. (TA.) -A2- تَرْسِيغٌ also signifies The making [the means of subsistence] ample, or abundant. (K.) You say, رسّغ العَيْشَ He made the means of subsistence ample, or abundant. (TK.) [Or رسّغ عَلَيْهِ فِى العَيْشِ He made ample, or abundant, provision for him in the means of subsistence: see the pass. part. n., below: and see also 8.] -A3- رسّغتُ كَلَامًا, (JK,) inf. n. as above, (K,) i. q. لَفَّقْتُ بَيْنَهُ [meaning I interlarded, or embellished, speech. or discourse, with falsehood: accord. to the TK, connected it, and arranged it, or put it in order: but see the pass. part. n., below]. (JK, K, * TA.) -
راسغهُ Form III He took hold of his
, (Ibn-'Abbád, K,) inf. n. مُرَاسَغَةٌ and رِسَاغٌ, (Lth, Ibn-'Abbád, K,) He took hold of his رُسْغ [meaning ankle] in wrestling with him, the latter doing the like. (Lth, Ibn-'Abbád, K.) One says, رَادَغَهُ ثُمَّ رَاسَغَهُ ثُمَّ مَارَغَهُ [He strove with him to throw him down: then he took hold of his ankle &c.: then he rolled with him on the ground, or in the dust]. (TA.) -
أَرْسَغَ Form IV Open entry
see 2. -
ارتسغ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ Form VIII He expended amply, or abundantly, upon his family, or household
He expended amply, or abundantly, upon his family, or household. (Ibn-Buzurj, K.) [See also 2.] -
رُسْغٌ pastern
and ↓ رُسُغٌ, (S, Msb, K,) of a دَابَّة [or beast of the equine kind], (S, Msb,) [The pastern; i.e.] the slender place [or part] between the solid hoof and the joint of the وَظِيف [or shank] of the fore leg, and of the hind leg; (S, Msb, K;) or, [in other words,] of solid-hoofed animals, the part that joins the وظيف of each of the fore legs, and of the hind legs, to the hoof; and of camels, the part that joins the أَوْظِفَة [or shanks] to the أَخْفَاف [or feet]: (TA:) and (Msb, and so in some copies of the K, but in other copies of the latter “ or, ” [which is more correct, as will be seen from what follows,]) of a human being, [the wrist, and the ankle; i. e.] the joint between the hand and the fore arm, and between the foot and the shank: (Msb, K, TA:) and of any beast (دابّه,) the like thereof; (K;) [the part between the shank and hoof or foot, in the fore leg and in the hind leg, of any quadruped:] pl. أَرْسَاغٌ [used as a pl. of mult. and of pauc.] (Msb, K) and أَرْسُغٌ [which is only a pl. of pauc.]. (K.) ― -b2- See also رِسَاغٌ: ― -b3- and see مِرْسَغَةٌ. -
رَسَغٌ A laxness in the legs of a camel
A laxness in the legs of a camel. (As, S, K.) -
رُسُغٌ Open entry
: see رُسْغٌ -
رِسَاغٌ A cord, or rope, that is tied
A cord, or rope, that is tied (JK, S, K) firmly (S) to the رُسْغ [or pastern] of the camel, (JK, S, K,) or, accord. to the T, to each رُسْغ, [the dual form being there used, meaning to the pastern of each fore leg,] of the camel, (TA,) to prevent him from going away; (S, K;) also called ↓ مِرْسَغَةٌ; of which the pl. is مَرَاسِغُ: (JK:) or, as some say, رسَاغٌ is pl. of ↓ رُسْغٌ meaning a cord, or rope, with which a camel, and an ass, is [tethered, or] shackled; or a string, or cord, with which the رُسْغ [or pastern] of each of the fore legs of a camel [or an ass] is tied. (TA.) ― -b2- Also an inf. n. of 3. -
عَيْشٌ رَسِيغٌ Ample, or abundant, means of subsistence
Ample, or abundant, means of subsistence: and طَعَامٌ رَسِيغٌ Much food or wheat. (Aboo-Málik, K.) -
مِرْسَغَةٌ Bracelets of tortoiseshell or horn or ivory, such as are termed
sing. of مَرَاسِيغُ [probably a mistranscription for مَرَاسِغُ] meaning [Bracelets of tortoiseshell or horn or ivory, such as are termed] مَسَك, that are worn by women on their arms; one of which is also called ↓ رُسْغٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- See also رِسَاغٌ. -
هُوَ مُرَسَّغٌ عَلَيْهِ فِى العَيْشِ He is amply, or abundantly, provided for in respect of the means of subsistence
He is amply, or abundantly, provided for in respect of the means of subsistence. (JK, * TA.) -A2- رَأْىٌ مُرَسَّغٌ An unsound opinion or counsel or advice. (JK, Ibn- 'Abbád, K.)
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