muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarرَجْمٌ
Core sense — he threw stones at him; he stoned him; he reviled him; he spoke conjecturallygenerated
1.1he threw stones at him, he pelted him with stones—رَجَمَهُ
The throwing, or casting, of stones: this is the primary meaning.
. Or: he struck him with رَجَم, meaning stones.
رُجُومٌ is a synonym of رَجْمٌ as a maṣdar; some explain the saying in the Kur 67:5 in this way.
And we have made them for casting at the devils—وَجْعَلْنَاهَا رُجُومًا لِلشَّيَاطِينِ
Meaning shooting stars, which are believed to be hurled at the devils that listen by stealth, beneath the lowest heaven, to the words of the angels there; but see other explanations below, under رَجْمٌ.
1.1.1the slaying, or stoning, of the two married persons when they have committed adultery—رَجْمُ الثَّيِّبَيْنِ إِذَا زَنَيَا
Hence: slaying, in any manner, but generally stoning, i.e. putting to death by stoning.
1.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe beats, or batters, the ground with his feet—يَرْجُمُ الأَرْضَ
Said of a camel, and implying praise; said also of a horse, or يُرْجُمُ فِى الأَرْضِ is used.
he came beating the ground, passing along with an ardent and rapid running—جَآءَ يَرْجُمُ
on this sense See also form 8.
1.1.3figurative · مجاز
Cursing.
1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredI will assuredly revile you—لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ
I uttered foul, or evil, speech against him—رَجَمْتُهُ بِالقَوْلِ
Reviling.
In the Kur 19:47. Or the meaning is: I will assuredly cast stones at you, so that you will die, or will go far away from me; see also another explanation further on in this entry.
See also رَجَبَهُ.
Qur’ān 19:46 approximate — somewhere between 19:27 and 19:69 Lane cites “Kur xix. 47”
Qur’ān 19:46 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّا(The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.1.5figurative · مجاز — inferred
Driving away; expelling; putting at a distance, or far away.
1.1.6figurative · مجاز — inferred
Cutting off from friendly or loving relations; forsaking; abandoning.
1.1.7figurative · مجاز — inferredhe spoke of what he did not know—رَجَمَ بِالغَيْبِ
Likened to the throwing of stones, in doing which one is not sure of hitting the mark: the same as قَذْفٌ بِالغَيْبِ [speaking of what is hidden, or what has not become apparent to the speaker, and conjecturing]; or speaking conjecturally.
Some say it is the same as غَيْبٌ [meaning a doubting] — in the CK, العَيْبُ is wrongly put for الغَيْبُ — and ظَنٌّ [meaning an opining, or a conjecturing].
he spoke conjecturally; he conjectured, or opined—رَجَمَ بِالظَّنِّ
he said it conjecturally—قَالَهُ رَجْمًا
speaking conjecturally of what is hidden, or unknown—رَجْمًا بَالغَيْبِ
In the Kur 18:21; or the meaning is: conjecturing in a case hidden from them.
he said it conjecturally, without evidence and without proof—قَالَ رَجْمًا بِالغَيْبِ
Or: he spoke of what was hidden from him, or unknown by him.
it became a subject of conjecture, the real state of which one was not to be made to know—صَارَ رَجْمًا لَا يُوقَفُ عَلَى حَقِيقَةِ أَمْرِهِ
I will assuredly say of you, speaking of what is hidden from me, what you dislike, or hate—لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ
In the Kur 19:47, according to some; two other explanations have been given above.
Lane cites “Bd in xviii. 21” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
1.1.8a tongue that is clear, and copious, in speech—لِسَانٌ يُرْجُمُ
If the second word is not a mistranscription for مِرْجَمٌ. So in the article ترجم.
1.1.9
See also the next entry, in three places.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
11:91
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَقُولُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا ۖ وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَـٰكَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍThey said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!"
18:20
إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِى مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا"For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity."
19:46
قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ ءَالِهَتِى يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَٱهْجُرْنِى مَلِيًّا(The father) replied: "Dost thou hate my gods, O Abraham? If thou forbear not, I will indeed stone thee: Now get away from me for a good long while!"
36:18
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا۟ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌThe (people) said: "for us, we augur an evil omen from you: if ye desist not, we will certainly stone you. And a grievous punishment indeed will be inflicted on you by us."
44:20
وَإِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ أَن تَرْجُمُونِ"For me, I have sought safety with my Lord and your Lord, against your injuring me.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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signifies The throwing, or casting, of stones: (S, K:) this is its primary meaning: (S, TA:) you say, رَجَمَهُ , aor. رَجُمَ , inf. n. رَجْمٌ , (S, Msb, TA,) He threw, or cast, stones at him; or pelted him with stones: (S, TA:) or he struck him, or smote him, with رَجَم , meaning stones: (Msb:) and رُجُومٌ is syn. with رَجْمٌ , as an inf. n.: thus some explain the saying, in the Kur [lxvii. 5], وَجْعَلْنَاهَا رُجُومًا لِلشَّيَاطِينِ [And we have made them for casting at the devils; meaning shooting stars, which are believed to be hurled at the devils that listen by stealth, beneath the lowest heaven, to the words of the angels therein: but see other explanations below, voce رَجْمٌ ]. (TA.) Hence, (S, TA,) The act of slaying [in any manner, but generally stoning, i. e. putting to death by stoning]. (S, K.) So in رَجْمُ الثَّيِّبَيْنِ إِذَا زَنَيَا [The slaying, or stoning, of the two married persons when they have committed adultery]. (TA.) [ The act of beating, or battering, the ground with the feet.] One says of a camel, يَرْجُمُ الأَرْضَ [He beats, or batters, the ground], i. e., with his feet; which implies commendation: (TA:) and so one says of a horse; (K;) or يُرْجُمُ فِى الأَرْضِ . (S.) And one says also, جَآءَ يَرْجُمُ , meaning [He came beating, or battering, the ground; or] passing along with an ardent and a rapid running. (Lh, K, * TA.) [See also 8.] The act of cursing. (K, TA.) The act of reviling. (K, TA.) لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ , in the Kur xix. 47, means I will assuredly revile thee: (Bd, Jel, TA: see also another explanation below, in this paragraph:) or I will assuredly cast stones at thee, (Bd, Jel,) so that thou shalt die, or shalt remove far from me. (Bd.) And you say, رَجَمْتُهُ بِالقَوْلِ , meaning I uttered foul, or evil, speech against him. (Msb.) [See also رَجَبَهُ .] The act of driving away; expelling; putting, or placing, at a distance, away, or far away. (K.) The act of cutting off from friendly, or loving communion or intercourse; forsaking; or abandoning. (K.) Also [as being likened to the throwing of stones, in doing which one is not sure of hitting the mark,] i. q. قَذْفٌ (K, TA) بِالغَيْبِ [The act of speaking of that which is hidden, or which has not become apparent to the speaker; and conjecturing]; (TA;) or speaking conjecturally: (S, TA:) and (K, TA) some say (TA) i. q. غَيْبٌ [as meaning a doubting]: (K, TA: [in the CK, العَيْبُ is erroneously put for الغَيْبُ :] and ظَنٌّ [which means an opining, or a conjecturing]. (K, TA.) One says, رَجَمَ بِالغَيْبِ He spoke of that which he did not know. (Ham p. 494.) And رَجَمَ بِالظَّنِّ (Z, TA) He spoke conjecturally: (MA:) or he conjectured, or opined. (Bd in xviii. 21.) Hence, قَالَهُ رَجْمًا He said it conjecturally. (Z, TA.) Hence also, (TA,) رَجْمًا بَالغَيْبِ , in the Kur [xviii. 21], (S, TA,) [Speaking conjecturally of that which is hidden, or unknown; as indicated in the S and TA: or] conjecturing in a case hidden from them. (Jel.) One says also, قَالَ رَجْمًا بِالغَيْبِ , i. e. He said conjecturally, [or speaking of that which was hidden from him, or unknown by him,] without evidence, and without proof. (Msb.) And صَارَ رَجْمًا لَا يُوقَفُ عَلَى حَقِيقَةِ أَمْرِهِ [It became a subject of conjecture, the real state of the case whereof one was not to be made to know]. (S, TA.) And لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ , in the Kur [xix. 47, of which two explanations have been mentioned above], means [accord. to some] I will assuredly say of thee, [though] speaking of that which is hidden [from me], or unknown [by me], what thou dislikest, or hatest. (TA.) لِسَانٌ يُرْجُمُ [if the latter word be not a mistranscription for مِرْجَمٌ , q. v.,] means A tongue that is chaste, or perspicuous, and copious, in speech. (Msb in art. ترجم .) See also the next paragraph, in three places.