ارغى

Form: 4

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ارغىIV He made his she-camel to utter the grumbling cry termed رُغَآء: [and] he made his camel to do so in order that he might be entertained as a guest. Sebrah Ibn-'Amr El-Fak'asee says, وَمَا يُرْغَى لِشَدَّادٍ فَصِيلُ [And a young camel belonging to the family of Sheddád is not made to utter its grumbling cry for the want of its mother]; meaning that they are niggardly; that they will not separate the young camel from its mother by slaughter nor by gift. And it is said in a prov., أَرْغُوا لَهَا حُوَارَهَا تَقِرُّ [Make ye her young one to utter its grumbling cry, then she will be quiet]: for the she-camel when she hears the رُغَآء of her young one becomes still: the prov. means, give him that which he wants, [then] he will be quiet. أَرْغَوْا لِلرَّحِيلِ means They made their saddle-camels to utter the grumbling cry [for removal, or departure, or journeying]; camels being wont to do so when the loads are lifted upon them.
2 Hence, ارغاهُ He subdued, subjected, or oppressed, him; and abased him: because the camel [generally] does not utter the cry termed رُغَآء except in consequence of abasement, or humiliation.
3 [Hence also,] هِىَ مَلِيكَةُ الإِرْغَآءِ She is the slave (مَلِيكَة meaning مَمْلُوكَة) of noise and loquacity, so that she distresses the hearers: or it may mean [she is subject to] the frothing of her lips, by reason of her loquacity; from رَغْوَةٌ meaning “ froth. ” (TA. [See رَغَّآءٌ.])
4 You say also, مَا أَثْغَى وَلَا أَرْغَى He gave not a sheep or goat, nor a she-camel; like as you say, مَا أَحْشَى وَلَا أَجَلَّ. (S. [See 4 in art. ثغو.])

def.2 See also 2, in two places.
2 [Hence,] ارغى said of him who is discharging his urine, He had much froth to his urine.
3 [Hence also,] تُرْغِينَا سُقَاطَ حَدِيثِهَا, a phrase used by a poet, means She feeds us with [or gives us] little discourse, [or the refuse of her discourse,] like froth.

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