Core sense — turbid remains of water in a trough; spittle; the lowest sort of peoplegenerated
1
Remains of water in a watering-trough, or tank, turbid and mixed with mud; رِجْرِجٌ means the same.
In the tradition where it occurs, one relation gives رَجْرَاجَةٌ, but رِجْرِجَةٌ is the word commonly known.
According to As, it means the same as رَدْهَةٌ.
The plural is رَجَارِجُ.
1.1
Also water mixed with slaver, or drivel.
1.2Such a one has much spittle, &c.—إِنَّ فُلَانًا كَثِيرُ الرِّجْرِجَةِ
And spittle, or saliva, that has gone out of the mouth; or flowing saliva.
[رِجْرِجٌ means nearly, or exactly, the same.]
2
Also a large company, or troop, in war.
3
An adjective meaning devoid of understanding, intellect, or intelligence, and devoid of good; or, in a plural sense, the evil, bad, or corrupt of mankind; or the low, base, vile, or mean of mankind, or the young of them; or the lowest, basest, or meanest sort, the refuse of mankind, who have no understanding or intelligence; رَجْرَاجَةٌ means the same.
El-Kilábee: or, in a plural sense, such of a people or party as have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence.
Show Lane's original text
Remains of water in a watering-trough, or tank, (S, K,) turbid, and mixed with mud; (S;) as also رِجْرِجٌ : in a trad., in which it occurs, accord. to one relation it is رَجْرَاجَةٌ ; but رِجْرِجَةٌ is the word commonly known: accord. to As, it is syn. with رَدْهَةٌ : the pl. is رَجَارِجُ . (TA.) Also Water mixed with slaver, or drivel. (TA.) And Spittle, or saliva, that has gone forth from the mouth; or flowing saliva: (K, TA:) so in the saying, إِنَّ فُلَانًا كَثِيرُ الرِّجْرِجَةِ [Verily such a one has much spittle, &c.: and رِجْرِجٌ signifies nearly, or exactly, the same]. (TA.) See also رِجْرِجٌ . Also A large company, or troop, in war. (K.) And [an epithet signifying] Devoid of understanding, intellect, or intelligence; (K:) and devoid of good: (TA:) or the evil, bad, or corrupt, of mankind, in a pl. sense: (Nh, TA:) or the low, base, vile, or mean, of mankind, or of the young thereof; or the lowest, basest, or meanest, sort, or refuse, of mankind, that have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence; as also رَجْرَاجَةٌ : (Sh, TA:) or, in a pl. sense, such as have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence, of a people, or party. (El-Kilábee, TA.)