Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

رَحَّةٌ

Root: رح

Full Definition

رَحَّةٌ [or حَيَّةٌ رَحَّةٌ] A serpent being, or becoming, like a طَوْق, or neck-ring, (مُتَطَوِّقَةٌ, K, [see 5 in art. طوق,]) when folding itself: originally رَحْيَةٌ; the ى being changed into ح.


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