رَوْعَةٌ

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رَوْعَةٌ A fit of fright or fear: pl. رَوَعَاتٌ; which is applied by Tarafeh to the frights occasioned by a stallion-camel to a she-camel when he desires to cover her. It is said in a trad., فَأَعْطَاهُمْ بِرَوْعَةِ الخَيْلِ, meaning And he gave them something for the fright occasioned to their women and their children by the horsemen.
2 A trait, or sign, or mark, of beauty [that affects the رُوع, or heart]: beauty that excites admiration and approval, or pleases, or rejoices.

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