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رَثَدٌ

Root: رثد

Full Definition

رَثَدٌ : see رَثِيدٌ.
2 Also The goods, or utensils and furniture, of a house or tent, that are of a worthless, paltry, mean, or vile, kind, or that are held in little account.
3 And Weak, or powerless, people: differing from مُرْتثِدُونَ [q. v.]. One says, تَرَكْنَا عَلَى المَآءِ رَثَدًا مَا يُطِيقُونَ تَحَمُّلًا [We left at the water weak, or powerless, people, unable to take up their goods and to depart].
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