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رَدَحَ

Root: ردح

Form: 1

Full Definition

رَدَحَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun رَدْحٌ, He inserted an oblong piece of cloth, such as is termed رُدْحَة, in the hinder part of the tent; as also : or both signify he widened the tent: or he lowered, or let down, the curtain (رُدْحَة, or سُتْرَة,) at the hinder part of the tent.
2 Also He put a thick coating, or covering, of clay, or mud, upon the house, or structure; and so .
3 رَدْحٌ also signifies The spreading a thing upon the ground, so that it becomes even; and so تَرْدِيحٌ [Verbal.Noun of ردّح ]; but it is said that the latter occurs only in poetry: or the former, accord. to Az, the spreading a thing so that its back [or upper surface] becomes even with the ground.
4 And رَدَحَهُ He threw him down prostrate.

def.2 رَدُحَتْ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun رَدَاحَةٌ, She was, or became, such as is termed رَدَاح, i. e. heavy in the hips, or haunches; or large in the posteriors, heavy in the hips, or haunches, and perfect in make.
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