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Form 1رَاعَهُ7 senses · 3 main

maṣdarرَوْعٌ رَوَعٌmuḍāriʿيَرُوعُ يُرَاعُ يَرْوَعُ

Core sense — he, or it, frightened him; it took him by surprise; it excited his admirationgenerated

1.1he, or it, frightened him, put him in fear, made him afraid—روّعهُ

maṣdar رَوْعٌ, رُوعٌ, رُوُوعٌ and رُؤُوعٌ. He, or it, affected his رُوع, that is, his heart or mind, with fright or fear; the fear of it (namely an affair or event) reached his رُوع. Said of a man, or of an affair or event, or of a thing.

The form 2 verb has the maṣdar تَرْوِيعٌ. Or the meaning is that its beauty and its abundance or number frightened him; the form 2 verb likewise means it frightened him by its abundance or number, or by its beauty.

[When the man becomes grizzled in the hair of the two sides of his face, that is] the warning of death—إِذَا شَمِطَ لإِنْسَانُ فِى عَارِضَيْهِ فَذٰلِكَ الرَّوْعُ

he was, or became, frightened, or afraid; he feared—رِيعَ

From a tradition, and this is how it seems to be meant.

The passive form.. Also ارتاع and تروّع.

he was, or became, frightened at it, or afraid of it; he feared it—رَاعَ مِنْهُ

. But I know of no authority on which this is founded, except a proverb (cited in art. جعر) in which some read رُوعِى جَعَارِ instead of رُوغِى.

[Do not be frightened;] do not fear; do not let fear overtake you—لَا تُرَعْ

Said to a man; to a woman one says لَا تُرَاعِى.

[You shall not be frightened, or afraid: we have not seen anything]—لَنْ تُرَاعَوْا مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ

he was, or became, frightened at, or afraid of, him, or it; he feared him, or it—ارتاع مِنْهُ

From a tradition.

لَهُ is used in the same way.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferrednothing took me by surprise but your coming; I knew not save your coming—مَا رَاعَنِى إِلَّا مَجِيؤُكَ

It affected his رُوع, that is, his heart or mind, with a sudden surprise; it took him by surprise.

As though he said: nothing struck my رُوع but your coming.

I went out, and nothing took me by surprise but such a one at the door—خَرَجْتُ وَ مَا رَاعَنِى إِلَّا فُلَانٌ لِالبَابِ

This is equivalent to saying: and there was such a one at the door.

I knew not save a man taking hold of, or seizing, my shoulder-joint—فَلَمْ يَرُعْنِى إِلَّا رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِمَنْكِبِى

From a tradition of I'Ab. As though the man came upon him suddenly, or unexpectedly, without any previous appointment and without knowledge, so that the event frightened him.

1.1.2and what is upon him, of apparel, excites his admiration and approval by its beauty—فَيَرُوعُهُ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اللِّبَاسِ

It affected his رُوع, that is, his heart or mind, with admiration or pleasure; it excited his admiration and approval; it pleased him, or rejoiced him. Said of beauty and the like.

From a tradition describing the people of Paradise.

1.1.3this is a draught by which he has cooled my heart, or allayed its thirst—هٰذِهِ شَرْبَةٌ رَاعَ بِهَا فُؤَادِى

This appears to be the right meaning; or it means: this is a draught by which the thirst, or violent thirst, of my heart has been allayed (so according to the pointing in the copies of the K). Mentioned by Az.

It (drink) cooled the heart, or allayed its thirst.

A poet says: [She gave me to drink a draught that cooled, or allayed the thirst of, my heart: may God give her to drink from the pool of the Apostle in Paradise]

shāhid

سَقَتْنِى شَرْبَةً رَاعَتْ فُؤَادِىسَقَاهَا ٱللّٰهُ مِنْ حَوْضِ الرَّسُولِ

1.2he, or it, excited his admiration and approval—رَاعَهُ

The verb from رَوَعٌ (see below) is one and the same, whether transitive or intransitive.

he possessed the quality of exciting admiration and approval by his beauty and pleasing appearance, or by his courage—رَاعَ

Apparently with the same muḍāriʿ and maṣdar. رَاعَتْ is used in the same way of a woman.

The transitive verb here is like the transitive in other cases, and the intransitive like the intransitive; but according to Az the regular form of the intransitive verb derived from this is رَوِعَ.

1.3

رَاعَ فِى يَدِى كَذَا: see art. ريع.

1.3.1

And رَاعَ, muḍāriʿ يَرُوعُ and يَرِيعُ, the maṣdar of the first being رُوَاعٌ and of the second رَيْعٌ: see art. ريع.

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, (IAar, Az, S, Msb, K, *) aor. يَرُوعُ (Mgh,) inf. n. رَوْعٌ (Msb, TA) and رُوعٌ and رُوُوعٌ and رُؤُوعٌ , (IAar, TA,) [He, or it, affected his رُوع , i. e. heart, or mind, with fright, or fear;] fear of it (namely an affair or event) reached his رُوع ; (Az, TA;) he, or it, (a man, S, or an affair or event, IAar, TA, or a thing, Msb,) frightened him; put him in fear; made him afraid; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) as also روّعهُ , (S, Msb, K, *) inf. n. تَرْوِيعٌ : (TA:) or its beauty and abundance or multitude frightened him: (Lth, TA:) and ↓ the latter also, it frightened him by its abundance or multitude, or its beauty. (TA.) Hence the saying, in a trad., إِذَا شَمِطَ لإِنْسَانُ فِى عَارِضَيْهِ فَذٰلِكَ الرَّوْعُ , as though meaning [When the man becomes grizzled in the hair of the two sides of his face, that is] the warning of death. (TA.) You say also, [using the pass. form,] رِيعَ , aor. يُرَاعُ , (TA,) inf. n. رَوْعٌ , (S, K,) He was, or became, frightened, or afraid; or he feared; (S, * K, * TA;) as also ارتاع , and تروّع . (S, K, TA.) And رَاعَ مِنْهُ , aor. يَرُوعُ , inf. n. رَوْعٌ , He was, or became, frightened at it, or afraid of it; or he feared it. (TK. [But I know of no authority on which this is founded, except a prov. (cited in art. جعر ) , in which some read رُوعِى جَعَارِ instead of رُوغِى .]) To a man, you say, لَا تُرَعْ [Be not thou frightened;] fear not thou; let not fear overtake thee: and to a woman, لَا تُرَاعِى . (S, TA.) And hence the saying, in a trad., لَنْ تُرَاعَوْا مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ [Ye shall not be frightened, or afraid: we saw not, or have not seen, anything]. (TA.) You also say, ارتاع مِنْهُ and لَهُ He was, or became, frightened at, or afraid of, him, or it; or he feared him, or it. (TA.) [It affected his رُوع , i. e. heart, or mind, with a sudden surprise; it took him by surprise.] One says, مَا رَاعَنِى إِلَّا مَجِيؤُكَ meaning [Nothing took me by surprise but thy coming; i. e. I was surprised by thy coming; or] I knew not save thy coming; as though he said, nothing struck my رُوع but thy coming. (TA.) And خَرَجْتُ وَ مَا رَاعَنِى إِلَّا فُلَانٌ لِالبَابِ [I went forth, and nothing took me by surprise but such a one at the door]; which is equivalent to saying, and lo, such a one was at the door. (Har p. 207.) And it is said in a trad. of I'Ab, فَلَمْ يَرُعْنِى إِلَّا رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِمَنْكِبِى , i. e. I knew not [save a man taking hold of, or seizing, my shoulder-joint]; as though he came upon him suddenly, or unexpectedly, without any previous appointment, and without knowledge, and so that event frightened him. (TA.) [It affected his رُوع , i. e. heart, or mind, with admiration, or pleasure;] it excited his admiration and approval; it pleased him, or rejoiced him; (S, Msb, K;) said of beauty [&c.]. (Msb.) It is said in a trad., describing the people of Paradise, فَيَرُوعُهُ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ اللِّبَاسِ And what is upon him, of apparel, excites his admiration &c., by its beauty. (TA.) [It (drink) cooled it, (namely, the heart,) or allayed its thirst.] A poet says, 1 [She gave me to drink a draught that cooled, or allayed the thirst of, my heart: may God give her to drink from the pool of the Apostle in Paradise]. (TA.) You say also, هٰذِهِ شَرْبَةٌ رَاعَ بِهَا فُؤَادِى [which may be rendered This is a draught by which he has cooled, or allayed the thirst of, my heart; and it is implied in the TA that this is the right meaning: or it means] this is a draught by which the thirst, or vehement thirst, of my heart has been allayed: (so accord. to the pointing in the copies of the K:) mentioned by Az. (TA.) سَقَتْنِى شَرْبَةً رَاعَتْ فُؤَادِى | سَقَاهَا ٱللّٰهُ مِنْ حَوْضِ الرَّسُولِ The verb from رَوَعٌ [q. v. infrà] is one and the same [whether trans. or intrans.; i. e., you say رَاعَهُ , aor. يَرُوعُ , inf. n. رَوْعٌ , meaning “He,” or “it, excited his admiration and approval,” &c., as expl. above; and رَاعَ , app. with the same aor. and inf. n., meaning He possessed the quality of exciting admiration and approval by his beauty and the pleasingness of his aspect, or by his courage, &c.; and in like manner, رَاعَتْ , said of a woman]; the trans. verb [in this case] being like the trans. [in other cases], and the intrans. [in this case] like the intrans. [in other cases]: but the regular form, accord. to Az, of the [intrans.] verb hence derived is رَوِعَ , aor. يَرْوَعُ , inf. n. رَوَعٌ . (TA.) رَاعَ فِى يَدِى كَذَا : see art. ريع . And رَاعَ , aor. يَرُوعُ , and يَرِيعُ , inf. n. of the former رُوَاعٌ , and of the latter رَيْعٌ : see art. ريع .

Form 2رَوَّعَ1 sense

Core sense — he, or it, frightened him, put him in feargenerated

2.1

See form 1, first sentence, in two places.

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see 1, first sentence, in two places.

Form 5تَرَوَّعَ1 sense

Core sense — he was, or became, frightened, or afraidgenerated

5.1

See form 1, in the earlier half of the article.

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see 1, in the former half of the paragraph.

Form 8إِرْتَوَعَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he was, or became, frightened, or afraid; he inclined to doing goodgenerated

8.1

See form 1, in the earlier half of the article, in two places.

8.1.1he was moved by cheerfulness and liveliness of spirit to be prompt in doing good; he inclined to, and loved, doing good—ارتاع لِلْخَيْرِ

Same as ارتاح لَهُ.

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see 1, in the former half of the paragraph, in two places. ارتاع لِلْخَيْرِ i. q. ارتاح لَهُ [He was affected by alacrity, cheerfulness, briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness, disposing him to promptness to do good; he inclined to, and loved, doing good]. (AZ.)

Derived nouns 8

Nounرَوْعٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — fright, or fear; also war, or battlegenerated

See form 1, of which this is a maṣdar.

1.1his fright, or fear, departed—أَفْرَخَ رَوْعُهُ

Fright, or fear; also رَوعٌ, according to some, though this seems to be little known.

Az says that all the lexicologists he has met say أَفْرَخَ رَوْعُهُ, with fet-ḥ to the ر in روعه, except El-Mundhiree, who told him that AHeyth used to say it is only افرخ رَوْعُكَ, with damm.

fright, or fear, has departed from your heart; or: may fright, or fear, depart from your heart—أَفْرَخَ رُوعُكَ

what you fear has quitted you, and departed from you, and become removed; or: may what you fear quit you—افرخ رَوْعُكَ

According to different relations of a tradition. Thus explained by AHeyth.

With fet-ḥ; or this reading only is the right one. It is as though it were taken from the young bird's going out of the egg, and the darkness becoming removed from it; thus explained by Aboo-Ahmad El-Hasan Ibn-'Abd-Allah Ibn-Sa'eed El-'Askeree. AO says that افرخ روعك means: let your fright, or fear, depart, for the case is not as you fear it to be.

dismiss the fright, or fear, from your heart—لِيُفْرِخْ رُوعُكَ

From a tradition of Mo'áwiyeh, who wrote this in a letter to Ziyád, with damm; but the opinion commonly held by the leading lexicologists is that it is with fet-ḥ, except AHeyth, who relates it with damm, meaning: dismiss the رَوْع from your رُوع, that is, the fright, or fear, from your heart.

the young bird quit the egg—أَفْرَخَتِ البَيْضَةُ

رَوْع is fright, or fear, which does not depart from itself but from its place, which is the رُوع, with damm; the رَوْع in the رُوع is like the young bird in the egg.

a man's fright, or fear, departed—أَفْرَخَ فُؤَادُ الرَّجُلِ

Dhu-r-Rummeh, though he knew the meaning, made an inversion, saying: [for قَدْ أَفْرَخَ عَنِ الكُرَبِ رُوعُهُ: his heart had freed itself from griefs]

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قَدْ أَفْرَخَتْ عَنْ رُوعِهِ الكُرَبُ

[Free your heart from the affair; that is,] be tranquil, and without fear—أَفْرِخَ رُوعَكَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ

AHeyth adds this; also عَلَى الأَمْرِ, according to different copies of the K, though the other reading is probably the right one.

Az observes: what AHeyth says is clear, but I am averse from it because he stands alone in it; still, later authorities sometimes correct things in which earlier ones have erred, so AHeyth's correctness may not be denied in this matter, seeing that he had an ample share of knowledge. [See also art. فرخ, in several places.]

1.2figurative · مجازhe witnessed, or was present at, the war, or battle—شَهِدَ الرَّوْعَ

Also war, or battle, as in this phrase.

[See also an example in a verse cited under سَعَفٌ.]

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[see 1, of which it is an inf. n. ] Fright, or fear; (S, K;) as also رَوعٌ [accord. to some, but this seems to be little known]. (TA.) Hence the saying, أَفْرَخَ رَوْعُهُ His fright, or fear, departed. (S.) Az says, All the lexicologists whom I have met say أَفْرَخَ رَوْعُهُ , with fet-h to the ر [in روعه ], except El-Mundhiree, who informs me that AHeyth used to say, It is only افرخ رَوْعُكَ , with damm. (TA.) Accord. to different relations of a trad., you say, أَفْرَخَ رُوعُكَ , meaning Fright, or fear, hath departed from thy heart; or may fright, or fear, depart from thy heart; (K, TA;) thus expl. by AHeyth; (TA;) and افرخ رَوْعُكَ , with fet-h; or this latter, only, is the right, and means what thou fearest hath quitted thee, and departed from thee, and become removed; or may what thou fearest quit thee, &c.; as though it were taken from the young bird's going forth from the egg, (K, TA,) and the darkness' becoming removed from it; thus expl. by Aboo-Ahmad El-Hasan Ibn-' Abd-Allah Ibn-Sa'eed El-' Askeree; and AO says that افرخ روعك [thus in the TA, without any syll. signs,] means let thy fright, or fear, depart, for the case is not as thou fearest it to be. (TA.) It is also said, in a trad. of Mo'áwiyeh, that he wrote in a letter to Ziyád, لِيُفْرِخْ رُوعُكَ , with damm; (K, TA;) but the opinion commonly obtaining with the leading lexicologists is, that it is with fet-h; except AHeyth, who relates it thus, with damm; (TA;) meaning Dismiss thou the رَوْع from thy رُوع ; (K, TA;) i. e., the fright, or fear, from thy heart: (TA:) for you say أَفْرَخَتِ البَيْضَةُ when the young bird quits the egg; and رَوْع is fright, or fear, which does not depart from itself, but from its place, which is the رُوع , with damm; (AHeyth, K;) the رَوْع in the رُوع being like the young bird in the egg: in like manner also one says أَفْرَخَ فُؤَادُ الرَّجُلِ when a man's fright, or fear, departs: but Dhu-r-Rummeh, though knowing the meaning, has made an inversion, saying, 1 [for قَدْ أَفْرَخَ عَنِ الكُرَبِ رُوعُهُ His heart had freed itself from griefs]. (AHeyth, TA.) AHeyth adds, (TA,) one also says, أَفْرِخَ رُوعَكَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ , or عَلَى الأَمْرِ , [accord. to different copies of the K, the latter being the reading in the TA, but the former probably the right,] meaning [Free thy heart from the affair; i. e.] be thou tranquil, and without fear. (K, TA.) Az observes, What AHeyth says is clear; but I am averse from it because of his being alone in his saying; though sometimes later authorities correct things in which the earlier have erred; therefore the correctness of AHeyth may not be [absolutely] denied in this matter, seeing that he had an ample share of knowledge. (TA.) [See also art. فرخ , in several places.] قَدْ أَفْرَخَتْ عَنْ رُوعِهِ الكُرَبُ Also War, or battle; as in the phrase, شَهِدَ الرَّوْعَ [He witnessed, or was present at or in, war, or battle]. (TA.) [See also an ex. in a verse cited voce سَعَفٌ .]

Nounرُوعٌ1 sense

Core sense — the heart, the mind; the understanding, or intellectgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredthat came into my mind—وَقَعَ ذٰلِكَ فِى رُوعِى

The heart; or the part of it which is the place of رَوْع, that is, fear; or the سَوَاد, that is, the core, of it; and the mind; and the understanding, or intellect.

See رَوْعٌ, in five places.

[The Trusted, or Trusty, Spirit (meaning Gabriel) inspired into my mind, or heart]—إِنَّ الرُّوحَ نَفَثَ فِى رُوعِى

The tradition it comes from.

he went to a thing, and then returned to it—ثَابِ رُوعُهُ

"To" here appears to be a mistake for "from".

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The heart: (S, Msb, K:) or the part thereof which is the place of رَوْع , i. e. fear: (K, * TA:) or the سَوَاد [or core, &c.,] thereof: (K:) and the mind: (S, Msb, K, * TA:) and the understanding; or intellect. (S, K.) See رَوْعٌ , in five places. You say, وَقَعَ ذٰلِكَ فِى رُوعِى That came into my mind. (S, Msb, * TA.) And it is said in a trad., إِنَّ الرُّوحَ نَفَثَ فِى رُوعِى [Verily the Trusted, or Trusty, Spirit (meaning Gabriel) inspired into my mind, or heart]. (S.) You say also, ثَابِ رُوعُهُ , meaning He went to [app. a mistake for from] a thing, and then returned to it. (TA.)

Nounرَوَعٌ1 sense

Core sense — the quality of exciting admiration and approval by beauty, or by couragegenerated

The quality of exciting admiration and approval by beauty and pleasing appearance, or by courage; the quality denoted by the adjective أَرْوَعُ applied to a man, and رَوْعَآءُ applied to a woman.

[See also form 1, near the end of that article.]

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The quality of exciting admiration and approval by beauty (S, K) and pleasingness of aspect, or by courage; (K;) the quality denoted by the epithet أَرْوَعُ , applied to a man, (S, K, *) and رَوْعَآءُ , applied to a woman. (S.) [See also 1, near the end of the paragraph.]

Nounرَوِعٌ1 sense

Core sense — frightened, or afraidgenerated

See رَائِعٌ, last sentence.

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: see رَائِعٌ ; last sentence.

Nounرَوْعَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a fit of fright, or fear; a trait of beauty that pleasesgenerated

1and he gave them something for the fright the horsemen caused to their women and their children—فَأَعْطَاهُمْ بِرَوْعَةِ الخَيْلِ

A fit of fright, or fear. Plural رَوَعَاتٌ, which Tarafeh applies to the frights a stallion-camel causes a she-camel when he wants to cover her.

From a tradition.

1.1

A trait, or sign, or mark, of beauty [that affects the رُوع, or heart]: beauty that excites admiration and approval, or pleases, or rejoices.

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A fit of fright or fear: (S, K, TA:) pl. رَوَعَاتٌ ; (TA;) which is applied by Tarafeh to the frights occasioned by a stallion-camel to a she-camel when he desires to cover her. (EM, p. 66.) It is said in a trad., فَأَعْطَاهُمْ بِرَوْعَةِ الخَيْلِ , meaning And he gave them something for the fright occasioned to their women and their children by the horsemen. (TA.) A trait, or sign, or mark, of beauty [that affects the رُوع , or heart]: (IAar, K:) beauty that excites admiration and approval, or pleases, or rejoices. (TA.)

Nounرُوَاعُ الفُؤَادِ1 sense

Core sense — quick, spirited, vigorous, sharp in spirit, said of a she-camelgenerated

1quick, spirited, vigorous; sharp in spirit—رُوَاعَةُ الفُؤَادِ

Said of a she-camel; same as شَهْمَةٌ ذَكِيَّةٌ.

sharp in spirit—رَوْعَآءُ

Applied to a she-camel and to a mare, but not to a male: its masculine form, أَرْوَعُ, is not used in this sense. Same as حَدِيدَةُ الفُؤَادِ.

In the T, رُوَاعٌ, without ة, is used as an adjective of a mare.

IAar says that رَوْعَآءُ, so applied, is not from رَائِعَةٌ, but means one that is as though she were fearful, because of her sharpness and the briskness, or lightness, of her spirit.

He also says that أَرْوَعُ, applied to a horse, is like this adjective applied to a man; and IB says, in art. عجس, that applied to a man it means quickly frightened, or afraid.

It is also applied to a heart, meaning one that is frightened, or startled, because of its sharpness, at everything that is heard or seen; and so is رُوَاعٌ.

[See also رَائِعٌ and أَرْوَعُ, mentioned and explained with it.]

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and رُوَاعَةُ الفُؤَادِ , applied to a she-camel, Quick, spirited, vigorous; sharp in spirit; syn. شَهْمَةٌ ذَكِيَّةٌ : (K:) and [in like manner] رَوْعَآءُ , applied to a she-camel and a mare, (S, K,) but not to a male [in this sense, i. e. its masc. form, أَرْوَعُ , is not thus used], (S,) sharp in spirit; syn. حَدِيدَةُ الفُؤَادِ : (S, K:) in the T, رُوَاعٌ , without ة , is applied as an epithet to a mare: and IAar says that رَوْعَآءُ , thus applied, is not from رَائِعَةٌ , but means one that is as though she were fearful, by reason of her sharpness, and briskness, or lightness, of spirit: he says also, that أَرْوَعُ , applied to a horse, is like this epithet applied to a man; and IB says, in art. عجس , that, applied to a man, it signifies quickly frightened or afraid: it is also applied to a heart, meaning that is frightened, [or startled,] by reason of its sharpness, at everything that is heard or seen; and so رُوَاعٌ . (TA.) [See also رَائِعٌ , and أَرْوَعُ mentioned and expl. therewith.]

Nounرَائِعٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — frightening; exciting admiration and approval by beauty; frightened, afraidgenerated

Ism fāʿil of رَاعَهُ: frightening; putting in fear; making afraid, and particularly by its beauty and its abundance or number.

1.1figurative · مجازa beautiful horse, that excites admiration and approval in the beholder by his beauty—فَرَسٌ رَائِعٌ

Applied to beauty: that excites admiration and approval in the رُوع, that is, the heart or mind, of the one who beholds it, and pleases or rejoices him.

Applied to a man, and so also أَرْوَعُ: one who excites admiration and approval by his beauty and pleasing appearance, together with generousness, or nobleness, and excellence, and lordly condition; or by his courage.

Or the first means beautiful in countenance, exciting admiration and approval by his pleasing appearance and by the goodliness of his form or figure or dress and the like; or, as some say, one who frightens men by his aspect, inspiring reverence or awe — but the first explanation is the more reasonable.

The second adjective means a beautiful man, who excites admiration and approval in the one who beholds him; or, as some say, sharp, lively in spirit and sharp in intellect.

The feminine of the first is formed with ة, that of the second is رَوْعَآءُ. The plural of رَائِعٌ is أَرْوَاعٌ, applied to men, as رَوَائِعُ, the plural of رَائِعَةٌ, is applied to women; and the plural of أَرْوَعُ and رَوْعَآءُ is رُوعٌ, applied to men and to women.

The verb used is يُرُوعُ, that is, يُخَوِّفُ, better rendered: excites admiration and approval in, or pleases, or rejoices.

a mare that excites admiration and approval, or pleases, or rejoices, by her generousness, or high blood, and her description—فَرَسٌ رَائِعَةٌ

رَوْعَآءُ likewise, though see IAar's remark above. The verb used is تَرُوعُ.

[See also art. ريع, to which, as well as to this article, رَائِعٌ applied to a horse is said to belong.]

beautiful ornament—زِينَةٌ رَائِعَةٌ

surpassing, or excelling, speech, or language—كَلَامٌ رَائِعٌ

Also frightened, or afraid; and so رَوِعٌ, with the و unaltered, as though it were of the measure فَعِيلٌ.

Or both mean having fright, or fear, since each is a possessive adjective; or the first may be of the measure فَاعِلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ.

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[act. part. n. of رَاعَهُ , q. v.,] Frightening; putting in fear; making afraid; [and particu- larly] by its beauty and abundance or multitude. (Lth, TA.) Applied to beauty, That excites admiration and approval in the رُوع [i. e. heart, or mind,] of him who beholds it, and pleases him, or rejoices him. (TA.) Applied to a man, (K, * TA,) as also أَرْوَعُ (S, K, TA) so applied, (S, TA,) Who excites admiration and approval by his beauty (S, K, TA) and pleasingness of aspect, (K, TA,) with generousness, or nobleness, and excellence, and lordly condition; (TA;) or by his courage: (K, TA:) or the former, beautiful in countenance, who excites admiration and approval by his pleasingness of aspect and by the goodliness of his form or figure or state of apparel and the like: or, as some say, who frightens men by his aspect, inspiring reverence or awe: but the former explanation is the more reasonable: and ↓ the latter epithet, a beautiful man, who excites admiration and approval in him who beholds him: or, as some say, sharp; lively in spirit, and sharp in intellect: (TA:) [see also the next preceding paragraph:] the fem. of the former is with ة : (TA:) that of the latter, رَوْعَآءُ : (S:) the pl. of رَائِعٌ is أَرْوَاعٌ , (K, * TA,) applied to men, like as رَوَائِعُ [the pl. of رَائِعَةٌ ] is to women: (TA:) and the pl. of أَرْوَعُ and رَوْعَآءُ is رُوعٌ , (K, TA,) applied to men and to women. (TA.) You say also, فَرَسٌ رَائِعٌ A beautiful horse, that frightens ( يُرُوعُ , i. e. يُخَوِّفُ , [or rather startles, but better rendered excites admiration and approval in, or pleases, or rejoices,]) the beholder by his beauty: (Mgh:) and فَرَسٌ رَائِعَةٌ , and رَوْعَآءُ , [but see, respecting the latter, a remark of IAar in the next preceding paragraph,] a mare that excites admiration and approval, or pleases, or rejoices, ( تَرُوعُ ,) by her generousness, or excellence, or high blood, and her description. (TA.) [See also art. ريع , to which, as well as to the present art., رَائِعٌ , applied to a horse, is said, in the TA, to belong.] And زِينَةٌ رَائِعَةٌ Beautiful ornament. (TA.) And كَلَامٌ رَائِعٌ Surpassing, or excelling, speech, or language. (TA.) Also Frightened, or afraid; and so رَوِعٌ , with the و unaltered, as though it were of the measure فَعِيلٌ : [or both signify having fright or fear: for] each is a possessive epithet: or the former may be of the measure فَاعِلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ [and therefore have the signification first given]. (TA.)

Nounأَرْوَعُ1 sense

Core sense — one who excites admiration and approval by his beauty, or by his couragegenerated

Feminine رَوْعَآءُ; plural رُوعٌ. See the two preceding articles: the first in three places, the second in five.

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: fem. رَوْعَآءُ : pl. رُوعٌ : see the two paragraphs next preceding; the former in three places; the latter, in five.