رَثَّ

Root: رث

Form: 1

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رَثَّI , sec. pers. [رَثَثْتَ and رَثِثْتَ and] رَثُثْتَ, Present.T رَثِثَ and رَثَثَ and رَثُثَ the last being of رَثَّ of the class of قَرُبَ, Verbal.Noun رَثَاثَةٌ and رُثُوثَةٌ; and ارثّ ; both authorized by AZ; the latter at first disallowed by As, but afterwards allowed by him; It was, or became, old, and worn out; and mean, or bad; namely, a garment, and a rope, or other thing, i. e. anything, but mostly said of what is worn as clothing, or spread as furniture: or he, or it, was, or became, threadbare, shabby, or mean. said of a man, it has for its Present.T يَرَثُّ, and Verbal.Noun رَثَاثَةٌ. رَثَاثَةُ الهَيْئَةِ means An old, worn-out, state of garb or apparel; and a bad condition. And you say, فِي هَيْئَتِهِ رَثَاثَةٌ In his garb, or apparel, is threadbareness, shabbiness, or meanness. And رَثَّتْ هَيْئَةُ الشَّخْصِ, and , The aspect, or state, or condition, of the person was, or became, weak, and vile, mean, paltry, or despicable. [And رَثَّ الرَّجُلُ The man was, or became, old, and worn out; or weak, &c.: see رَثٌّ.]
2 [And hence,] فِى هٰذَا الخَبَرِ رَثَاثَةٌ In this information, announcement, piece of news, or narration, is unsoundness, invalidity, or incorrectness; and so, فِيهِ رَكَاكَةٌ.

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