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رَاشَهُ

Root: ريش

Form: 1

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رَاشَهُI , Present.T يَرِيشُ, Verbal.Noun رَيْشٌ, He feathered it, namely, an arrow; stuck the feathers upon it: or he repaired it, or put it into a right state, by putting the feathers upon it: or he repaired, or put into a right state, its feathers: and ريّشهُ , Verbal.Noun تَرْيِيشٌ, signifies the same; and so . It is said in a prov., فُلَانٌ لَا يَرِيشُ وَ لَا يَبْرِى [lit., Such a one neither feathers nor pares arrows]; meaning, Such a one neither profits nor injures.
2 He fed him, and gave him drink, and clad him; namely, a friend: he clad him, and aided him; namely, a poor man; because such is like a bird with a clipped wing: He restored him, from a state of poverty, to wealth, or competence: he strengthened his wing, [or power,] by beneficence to him: he rectified, or made good, or amended, his state, or condition, and profited him: he did that which was a means of good to him: or he caused him to attain good: he did good to him: he strengthened him, and aided him to obtain his subsistence. In the saying of Dhu-r-Rummeh, رَاشَ الغُصُونَ شَكِيرُهَا [Their shoots clad the branches: or surpassed in length the branches:] it is said to mean كَسَا: or, accord. to AA, طَالَ: but the former meaning is the better known. [It is also doubly trans.:] you say, رَاشَهُ ٱللّٰهُ مَالًا God gave him property.

def.2 رَاشَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, [seems to have originally signified, when used intransitively, He became feathered.
2 And hence,] He collected ريش, meaning, property, and أَثَاث [or household goods, or furniture and utensils, &c.].
3 And He became rich, or in a state of competence: and تريّش he became wealthy, or abundant in wealth. [See also 8].

def.3 He shed many feathers.
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