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أَرْوَاحُ

Root: روح

Full Definition

أَرْوَاحُ [More, and most, conducive to rest or ease]. (K in art. مخر.)

def.2 Also Having the quality termed رَوَحٌ [q. v.] in the thighs, or in the legs, and feet, or in the feet: fem. رَوْحَآءُ: and pl. رُوحٌ. Such was 'Omar; appearing as though he were riding when others were walking: and such is every ostrich. You say also قَدَمٌ رَوْحَآءُ, meaning A foot spreading in its fore part: or turning over upon its outer side.
2 Also, and أَرْيَحُ , or the latter only is correct in this case, Wide; applied to a مَحْمِل [q. v.]: and so the latter applied to anything: so too the former applied to a [bowl such as is termed] قَدَح: and the same also signifies shallow; applied to a vessel: and so رَوْحَآءُ; applied to a [bowl such as is termed] قَصْعَة.
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