Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

رِجْرِجَةٌ

Root: رج

Full Definition

رِجْرِجَةٌ Remains of water in a watering-trough, or tank, turbid, and mixed with mud; as also رِجْرِجٌ : in a trad., in which it occurs, accord. to one relation it is رَجْرَاجَةٌ ; but رِجْرِجَةٌ is the word commonly known: accord. to As, it is syn. with رَدْهَةٌ: the pl. is رَجَارِجُ.
2 Also Water mixed with slaver, or drivel.
3 And Spittle, or saliva, that has gone forth from the mouth; or flowing saliva: so in the saying, إِنَّ فُلَانًا كَثِيرُ الرِّجْرِجَةِ [Verily such a one has much spittle, &c.: and رِجْرِجٌ signifies nearly, or exactly, the same].
4 See also رِجْرِجٌ.

def.2 Also A large company, or troop, in war.

def.3 And [an epithet signifying] Devoid of understanding, intellect, or intelligence; and devoid of good: or the evil, bad, or corrupt, of mankind, in a pl. sense: or the low, base, vile, or mean, of mankind, or of the young thereof; or the lowest, basest, or meanest, sort, or refuse, of mankind, that have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence; as also رَجْرَاجَةٌ : or, in a pl. sense, such as have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence, of a people, or party.


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