raghwa

foam, froth

رَغْوَة

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْلَة

Root

ر غ و

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ثم تطبخ حرارة الكبد ذلك الكيموس إلى أن يصير دماً عبيطاً وتطفو عليه رغوة من الطبخ هي الصفراء.

The Muqaddimah, page 245 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • رَغَا Form I He grumbled, or uttered a grumbling cry
    , (S, Mgh, K,) aor. يَرْغُو, (S,) said of a camel, (S, Mgh, K,) and of a hyena, and of an ostrich; (K;) or رَغَتْ, aor. تَرْغُو, said of a she-camel; (JK, Msb;) inf. n. رُغَآءٌ, (JK, S, Mgh, Msb, * K,) with which ↓ رَاغِيَةٌ is syn. [either as an inf. n. or as a simple subst.]; (JK;) He grumbled, or uttered a grumbling cry; syn. ضَجَّ; (S;) or uttered a cry, (Mgh, K,) and grumbled; syn. صَوَّتَ فَضَجَّ: (K:) or she uttered a cry [&c.]: (Msb:) so camels are wont to do when the loads are lifted upon them; and youthful camels do so much: (TA:) رُغَآءٌ signifies the cry or crying [or grumbling, which is a kind of gurgling growl,] (S, Msb) of the camel [when he is being laden, and on some other occasions of discontent], (Msb,) or of animals having the kind of foot called خُفّ: (S:) also of the bird called رَغَّآءٌ [&c.]. (TA.) It is said in a prov., كَفَى بِرُغَايأِهَا مُنَادِيًا [Her grumbling cry suffices as a caller] i. e., the رُغَآء of his camel serves instead of his calling in presenting himself for entertainment as a guest: (S:) A'Obeyd says that it is well known to the Arabs as relating to the accomplishment of an object of want before the asking for it: and it is applied also to the case of a man whose aid is wanted and who does not come to thee; excusing himself by saying that he did not know: and to the case of one who stands at a man's door, and to whom it is said, “ Send him who shall ask permission for thee [to go in]; ” whereupon he replies, “ His knowledge of my standing at his door suffices for asking permission for me: if he pleased, he would grant me permission. ” (Meyd. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 328—9.]) And in another prov., البَكْرِ ↓ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ كَرَاغِيَةِ, (JK, Meyd,) or السَّقْبِ, [i. e. There befell them the like of the grumbling cry of the young camel,] meaning, the رُغَآء of the young camel of Thamood [which preceded the destruction of those who heard it]: the prov. relates to the auguring evil from a thing. (Meyd. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 327.]) ― -b2- رَغَا said of a boy, or child, means (tropical:) He wept most violently. (K, TA.) ― -b3- [It is also, app., said of a man, as meaning (assumed tropical:) He shouted: and (assumed tropical:) he spoke with a loud voice. (See 6, and رَغَّآءٌ.)] -A2- See also 2.)
  • رغّى Form II It frothed
    , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَرْغِيَةٌ, (S,) said of milk, (S, Msb, K,) It frothed; (S;) it had رَغْوَة [or froth]; as also ↓ ارغى, (K,) inf. n. إِرْغَآءٌ; (TA;) and ↓ رَغَا, (K,) aor. يَرْغُو, inf. n. رَغْوٌ: (TA:) or it had much froth; as also ↓ ارغى: (TA:) or its froth estuated. (Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence,] أَمْسَتْ إِبِلُهُمْ تُرَغِّى وَتُنَشِّفُ, i. e. [Their camels became, or became in the evening, so as that they yielded frothy milk; or so as that] they had رَغْوَة and نُشَافَة. (Yaakoob, S.) -A2- تَرْغِيَةٌ also signifies (tropical:) The act of angering [another]. (IAar, K, TA.)
  • ارغى Form IV He made
    He made his she-camel to utter the grumbling cry termed رُغَآء: (S, K:) [and] he made his camel to do so in order that he might be entertained as a guest. (M, TA. [See a prov. cited in the first paragraph.]) Sebrah Ibn-'Amr El-Fak'asee says, " وَمَا يُرْغَى لِشَدَّادٍ فَصِيلُ " [And a young camel belonging to the family of Sheddád is not made to utter its grumbling cry for the want of its mother]; meaning that they are niggardly; that they will not separate the young camel from its mother by slaughter nor by gift. (S.) And it is said in a prov., " أَرْغُوا لَهَا حُوَارَهَا تَقِرُّ " [Make ye her (the camel's) young one to utter its grumbling cry, then she will be quiet]: for the she-camel when she hears the رُغَآء of her young one becomes still: (Meyd:) the prov. means, give him that which he wants, [then] he will be quiet. (JK, Meyd. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 532.]) أَرْغَوْا لِلرَّحِيلِ means They made their saddle-camels to utter the grumbling cry [for removal, or departure, or journeying]; camels being wont to do so when the loads are lifted upon them. (TA.) ― -b2- Hence, ارغاهُ (assumed tropical:) He subdued, subjected, or oppressed, him; and abased him: because the camel [generally] does not utter the cry termed رُغَآء except in consequence of abasement, or humiliation. (TA.) ― -b3- [Hence also,] هِىَ مَلِيكَةُ الإِرْغَآءِ (assumed tropical:) She is the slave (مَلِيكَة meaning مَمْلُوكَة) of noise and loquacity, so that she distresses the hearers: or it may mean [she is subject to] the frothing of her lips, by reason of her loquacity; from رَغْوَةٌ meaning “ froth. ” (TA. [See رَغَّآءٌ.]) ― -b4- You say also, مَا أَثْغَى وَلَا أَرْغَى He gave not a sheep or goat, nor a she-camel; (S, K;) like as you say, مَا أَحْشَى وَلَا أَجَلَّ. (S. [See 4 in art. ثغو.]) -A2- See also 2, in two places. ― -b2- [Hence,] ارغى said of him who is discharging his urine, (tropical:) He had much froth to his urine. (K, TA.) ― -b3- [Hence also,] تُرْغِينَا سُقَاطَ حَدِيثِهَا, a phrase used by a poet, means (assumed tropical:) She feeds us with [or gives us] little discourse, [or the refuse of her discourse,] like froth. (TA.)
  • تَرَاغَوْا Form VI They uttered the cry termed رُغَآء
    They uttered the cry termed رُغَآء, [or rather (assumed tropical:) a cry, or cries, similar thereto,] one here and one here. (S, K.) It is said in a trad., تَرَاغَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلُوهُ (S, IAth, TA) (assumed tropical:) They shouted, one to another, and called one another, against him, to slay him, and slew him. (IAth, TA.)
  • ارتغى Form VIII He drank
    He drank رَغْوَة, i. e. froth: (S, Msb:) or ارتغى رَغْوَةً he took, and sipped, or supped, froth. (K.) It is said in a prov., يُسِرُّ حَسْوًا فِى ٱرْتِغَآءٍ [He conceals a sipping, or supping, in drinking froth]: applied to him who pretends one thing when he means, or desires, another: (S:) accord. to AZ and As, it originated from a man's having some milk brought to him, and his pretending that he desired the froth, and, while drinking this, taking of the milk; and is applied to a man who pretends to aid thee, and benefits himself: (Meyd:) Esh-Shaabee, to one who asked him respecting a man who kissed his wife's mother, replied in these words; and added, “ His wife has become unlawful to him. ” (S.)
  • رَغْوَةٌ A single uttering of the grumbling cry termed رُغَآء
    A single uttering of the grumbling cry termed رُغَآء. (TA.) -A2- Also, and ↓ رُغْوَةٌ and ↓ رِغْوَةٌ, (JK, S, Msb, K,) the last mentioned by Lh and others, (S,) and ↓ رُغَايَةُ (JK, S, Msb, K) and ↓ رِغَايَةٌ, (S, Msb, K,) the latter as heard by Abu-l-Mahdee, (S,) and ↓ رِغَاوَةٌ (JK, S, Msb, K) and ↓ رُغَاوَةٌ, (S, K,) the latter as heard by Abu-lMahdee, (S,) and ↓ رُغَاوَى, (AZ, TA,) The froth of milk [&c.]; (JK, S, K;) or the first three signify the froth that comes upon a thing when it estuates; and the next three, the froth of milk: (Msb:) pl. of the first رَغَوَاتٌ, (Msb, TA,) and of the second رُغًى, (S, * Msb, TA,) and of the last رَغَاوَى. (TA.) -A3- Also the first (رَغْوَةٌ), A rock, or a piece of rock. (IAar, K.)
  • رُغْوَةٌ grumbling cry termed رَاغِيَةٌ
    [The grumbling cry termed رَاغِيَةٌ;] a subst. from زُغَآءٌ [inf. n. of رَغَا]. (TA.) -A2- See also the next preceding paragraph.
  • رِغْوَةٌ Open entry
    : see رَغْوَةٌ.
  • رَغْوَانُ Open entry
    : see رَغَّآءٌ.
  • رُغَآءٌ Open entry
    inf. n. of 1 as explained in the first sentence. (S, K, &c.) [It is often used as a simple subst. like its syn. رَاغِيَةٌ.] ― -b2- See also رَغَّآءٌ.
  • رَغُوٌّ that utters much, or often, the grumbling cry termed رُغَآء
    A she-camel that utters much, or often, the grumbling cry termed رُغَآء. (S, K.)
  • رُغَاوَةٌ Open entry
    : see رَغْوَةٌ.

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