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ارتجّ

Root: رج

Form: 8

Full Definition

ارتجّVIII , Verbal.Noun اِرْتِجَاجٌ, It was, or became, in a state of commotion or agitation; or of convulsion, or violent motion; or it shook, quaked, or quivered; as also تَرَجْرَجَ ; and رَجْرَجَ Verbal.Noun رَجْرَجَةٌ; and so , Verbal.Noun رَجٌّ: ارتجّ is quasi-pass. of رَجَّهُ; and is said of the sea, as meaning it was, or became, in a state of commotion or agitation with its waves; and in like manner of other things: and تَرَجْرَجَ signifies it went to and fro; and is said of a woman's flesh; or [particularly] of her hinder part; or of both. It is said in a trad. respecting the blowing of the horn [on the day of resurrection], فَتَرْتَجُّ الأَرْضُ بِأَهْلِهَا And the earth shall be in a state of commotion or agitation, with its inhabitants. See also 4.
2 [Hence,] ارتجّ الظَّلَامُ The darkness became confused.
3 And ارتجّ الكَلَامُ The speech, or language, became confused; mentioned by ISd in this art: or اِرْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِ الكَلَامُ the speech, or language, became conflicting and confused to him. [See also اُرْتُجَّ عَلَيْهِ in the first paragraph of art. رتج.]
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