رَحَتِ
Root: رحو
Form: 1
Full Definition
رَحَتِI
, Present.T تَرْحُو [and app. تَرْحَى also (see رَحْيَةٌ)]; and
; The serpent turned round about, and twisted, or wound, or coiled, itself; ISd adds, كَالرَّحّى [i. e. like the mill, or millstone]; for which reason it is said to be إِحْدّى
بَنَاتِ طِبَقٍ.
def.2 رَحَوْتُ الرَّحَا or الرَّحَى, Verbal.Noun رَحْوٌ; and رَحَيْتُهَا, Verbal.Noun رَحْىٌ; I turned round the رحا or رحى [i. e. the mill, or mill-stone]: or I made it: in the K, the latter verb is said to be extr.; but not so in the T or S or M: in the M it is said to be the more common.
def.3 And رَحَاهُ He magnified him, or honoured him.
def.2 رَحَوْتُ الرَّحَا or الرَّحَى, Verbal.Noun رَحْوٌ; and رَحَيْتُهَا, Verbal.Noun رَحْىٌ; I turned round the رحا or رحى [i. e. the mill, or mill-stone]: or I made it: in the K, the latter verb is said to be extr.; but not so in the T or S or M: in the M it is said to be the more common.
def.3 And رَحَاهُ He magnified him, or honoured him.
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