مرح

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Form 1مَرِحَتِ القِرْبَةُ5 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarمَرَحَانٌ مَرَحٌ

Core sense — the water-skin leaked; he exulted greatly; he was proudgenerated

1.1the water-skin leaked, letting out its water through the stitch holes—مَرَحَ

1.1.1the clouds poured forth rain—مَرِحَ السَّحَابُ

1.1.2he, or it, became weak—مَرِحَ

his eye became weak—مَرِحَتْ عَيْنُهُ

his eye flowed much, and became disordered—مَرِحَتْ عَيْنُهُ

It also means his eye became inflamed, synonym هَاجَت, or that it poured forth tears, or shed many tears.

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe exulted, or rejoiced above measure, and was exceedingly brisk and lively—مَرِحَ

Or: he exulted greatly, or excessively, and behaved insolently and ungratefully; synonym أَشِرَ and بَطِرَ.

Or: he was very joyful or glad, and very brisk, lively, or sprightly; or simply, he was joyful or glad.

It also means he became joyful, or glad, and light, the maṣdar in this sense being مَرَحَانٌ, and he was brisk, lively, or sprightly.

1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was proud and self-conceited—مَرإحا

Also: he walked with an elegant, proud, self-conceited gait, swaying his body from side to side.

So in the Qur'ān 17:39 and 31:17. [See also a verse cited under صَاعٌ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

40:75

ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ

"That was because ye were wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that ye were wont to be insolent.

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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, aor. مَرَحَ , inf. n. مَرَحَانٌ , The water-skin leaked, or let out its water through the punctures made in sewing it. (L.) مَرِحَ السَّحَابُ The clouds poured forth rain. (L.) مَرِحَ , (L,) inf. n. مَرَحَانٌ , (L, K,) He, or it, became weak. (L, K.) You say مَرِحَتْ عَيْنُهُ His eye became weak. (L.) Also, مَرِحَتْ عَيْنُهُ , inf. n. مَرَحَانٌ , His eye flowed much; (L, K;) and became in a corrupt, or vitiated, or disordered, state; (S, L, K;) and became inflamed, syn. هَاجَت : (S, L:) or poured forth tears: (L:) or shed many tears. (Sh.) مَرِحَ , aor. مَرَحَ , inf. n. مَرَحٌ , He exulted; or rejoiced overmuch, or above measure; or he exulted greatly, or excessively; and was exceedingly brisk, lively, or sprightly: (L:) or he exulted; or exulted greatly; or excessively; and behaved insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully; syn. أَشِرَ and بَطِرَ : or he was very joyful or glad; (S, Msb;) and very brisk, lively, or sprightly: (S:) or he was joyful, or glad: (Msb:) or it signifies also, he became joyful, or glad, (K,) and light, (TA,) and the inf. n. in this sense is مَرَحَانٌ : (K, TA:) and he was brisk, lively, or sprightly. (K.) مَرإحا , aor. مَرَحَ , (inf. n. مَرَحٌ , L,) He was proud and self-conceited: and he walked with an elegant and a proud and self-conceited gait, with an affected inclining of his body from side to side. (L, K.) So in the Kur, xvii., 39; and xxxi., 17. (L.) [See also a verse cited voce صَاعٌ .]

Form 2مرّح القِرْبَةَ4 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَمْرِيحٌ

Core sense — he filled the water-skin with water; he made it sweetgenerated

2.1figurative · مجاز

He filled the water-skin with water so that the punctures of the stitches would close up.

Same in meaning as سَرَّبَهَا.

2.1.1figurative · مجاز

Also: he made the water-skin sweet, when it was new, with إِذْخِر or with شِيح.

Making it sweet with loam or clay is called تَشْرِيبٌ.

2.1.2figurative · مجازhe filled it with water, when it was new, so that the stitch holes would close up—مرّح المَزَادَةَ

Said of the مزادة.

2.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe anointed the skin with oil—مرّح الجِلْدَ

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, (inf. n. تَمْرِيحٌ , L,) He filled the water-skin with water in order that the punctures of the stitches might close up; i. q. سَرَّبَهَا . (S.) Also, He rendered the water-skin sweet, when it was new, with إِذْخِر or with شِيح The rendering it sweet with loam or clay is termed تَشْرِيبٌ . (IAar.) مرّح المَزَادَةَ He filled the مزادة with water, when it was new, in order that the punctures in it, made in sewing, might close up. (T, K.) مرّح الجِلْدَ He anointed the skin with oil. (K.)

Form 4امرحهُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made him exult greatly; it made him brisk and livelygenerated

4.1

He made him exult, or rejoice above measure, and be exceedingly brisk, lively, or sprightly.

Or: he made him exult greatly, or excessively, and behave insolently and ungratefully.

Or: he made him very joyful or glad, and very brisk, lively, or sprightly. [&c.: see form 1.]

4.1.1the pasture made the horse brisk, lively, or sprightly—امرحهُ

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He made him to exult, or rejoice above measure; and to be exceedingly brisk, lively, or sprightly: or made him to exult; or to exult greatly, or excessively; and to behave insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully: (L:) or he made him to be very joyful or glad; and to be very brisk, lively, or sprightly: (S:) [&c.: see 1]. امرحهُ It (pasture) made him (a horse) brisk, lively, or sprightly. (S, L, K. *)

Derived nouns 10

Nounمَرَحٌ1 sense

Core sense — the leaking of a water-skin through its stitch holesgenerated

1the leaking of the water-skin has ceased—ذَهَبَ مَرَحُ المَزَادَةِ

A noun: the leaking of a water-skin, or its letting out its water through the punctures made in sewing it.

Said of the مزادة, when the punctures made in sewing become closed up.

Qur’ānic occurrences مَرَح 1 shown of 2

17:37

وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا ۖ إِنَّكَ لَن تَخْرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَن تَبْلُغَ ٱلْجِبَالَ طُولًا

Nor walk on the earth with insolence: for thou canst not rend the earth asunder, nor reach the mountains in height.

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, a subst., The leaking of a water-skin, or its letting out its water through the punctures made in sewing it. (L.) You say ذَهَبَ مَرَحُ المَزَادَةِ The leaking of the مزادة has ceased, when the punctures made in sewing it become closed up. (L, A, K.)

Nounمَرِحٌ1 sense

Core sense — exulting above measure; exceedingly brisk, lively; behaving insolently and ungratefullygenerated

1exulting, or rejoicing above measure, and exceedingly brisk, lively, or sprightly—مِرِّيحٌ

Or: exulting, or exulting greatly or excessively, and behaving insolently and ungratefully.

Or: very joyful or glad, and very brisk, lively, or sprightly. [&c.: see form 1.]

Plural مَرْحَى and مَرَاحَى; and, of the form which has no broken plural, مِرِّيحُونَ.

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and مِرِّيحٌ (S, L, K) Exulting, or rejoicing overmuch, or above measure; and exceedingly brisk, lively, or sprightly: or exulting; or greatly, or excessively, exulting; and behaving insolently, and unthankfully, or ungratefully: (L, K: *) or very joyful or glad; and very brisk, lively, or sprightly: (S:) [&c.: see 1:] pl. (of the former, L) مَرْحَى and مَرَاحَى , and (of the latter, which has no broken pl.,) مِرِّيحُونَ . (L, K.)

Nounمَرْحَى1 sense

Core sense — a word of admiration said to one who hits the markgenerated

A word said to someone when he hits the mark in shooting or casting, expressing admiration; also مَرَحَيَّا [in the CK مَرَحَيًّا, which is wrong], just as بَرْحَى is said to one who misses the mark.

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A word that is said to one when he hits the mark in shooting or casting; (S, K;) expressing admiration; (S;) as also مَرَحَيَّا : (K:) [in the CK مَرَحَيًّا , which is wrong]) like as بَرْحَى is said to one who misses the mark. (S.)

Nounمَزَادَةٌ مَرِحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a leather water-bag that leaks and does not hold its watergenerated

Abū Ḥanīfa: a مزادة that leaks, or does not retain its water. [See مَرِحَتِ القِرْبَةُ.]

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A مزادة that leaks, or does not retain its water. (AHan.) [See مَرِحَتِ القِرْبَةُ .]

Nounمِرَاحٌ1 sense

Core sense — exultation above measure; exceeding briskness, liveliness, or sprightlinessgenerated

A noun from مَرِحَ: exultation, or joy, above measure, and exceeding briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness.

Or: exultation, or great or excessive exultation, with insolent and ungrateful behaviour.

Or: great joy or gladness, and great briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness. [&c.: see form 1.]

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, subst. from مَرِحَ , (S, L, K,) Exultation, or joy, above measure; and exceeding briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness: or exultation; or great, or excessive, exultation; and insolent and unthankful, or ungrateful behaviour: (L, K: *) or great joy or gladness; and great briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness: (S:) [&c.: see 1].

Nounمَرُوحٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a brisk, lively horse or she-camel; wine; a bowgenerated

1a brisk, lively, or sprightly horse, and she-camel—مِمْرَاحٌ

مِمْرَحٌ is used in the same sense.

1.1wine—مَرُوحٌ

So called because of its briskness in the vessel.

wine that affects the head and makes the drinker very joyful and brisk—عُقَارٌ مَرُوحٌ

1.2figurative · مجازa bow whose beauty makes those looking at it rejoice greatly when they turn it about and examine it—قَوْسٌ مَرُوحٌ

Or: as though it rejoiced greatly at the beautiful way it shoots the arrow.

1.3[A bow that sends the arrow far, that makes those who behold and examine it to rejoice exceedingly, that makes the antelope hasten to go]—طَرُوحْ مَرُوحْ تُعْجِلُ الظَّبْىَ أَنْ يَرُوحْ

A saying of the Arabs.

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and مِمْرَاحٌ (S, K) and مِمْرَحٌ . (K.) A brisk, lively, or sprightly, horse, (S, L, K, *) and she-camel. (L.) مَرُوحٌ Wine; so called because of its briskness in the vessel. (ISd, L.) عُقَارٌ مَرُوحٌ Wine that affects the head, and makes the drinker very joyful and brisk. (S.) قَوْسٌ مَرُوحٌ A bow at the beauty of which the beholders rejoice exceedingly (K) when they turn it about and examine it: (TA:) or, as though it rejoiced exceedingly, or greatly, at the beautiful manner of its shooting the arrow. (S, K.) طَرُوحْ مَرُوحْ تُعْجِلُ الظَّبْىَ أَنْ يَرُوحْ [A bow that sends the arrow far, that makes those who behold and examine it to rejoice exceedingly, that makes the antelope hasten to go]. A saying of the Arabs. (L.)

Nounمِرِّيحٌ1 sense

Core sense — exulting greatly; very brisk, lively, or sprightlygenerated

See مَرِحٌ.

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: see مَرِحٌ .

Nounمِمْرَحٌ1 sense

Core sense — brisk, lively, or sprightlygenerated

See مَرُوحٌ.

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: see مَرُوحٌ .

Nounعَيْنٌ مِمْرَاحٌ1 sense

Core sense — an eye that sheds copious tears, quick to weepgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

An eye that sheds copious tears; an eye that is quick to weep.

See مَرُوحٌ.

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An eye that sheds copious tears: (S, K:) an eye that is quick to weep. (TA.) See مَرُوحٌ .

Nounتِمْرَاحَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — very brisk, lively, or sprightlygenerated

Very brisk, lively, or sprightly, or exceedingly so.

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Very brisk or lively or sprightly; or exceedingly so. (IAth, L, from a trad.)