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رَيَّانُ

Root: روى

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رَيَّانُ [originally رَوْيَانُ] an epithet from رَوِىَ; Satisfied with drinking [of water and of milk &c.]; having drunk [thereof] enough to quench, or satisfy, his thirst; contr. of عَطْشَانُ: fem. رَيَّا, in which the ى is not changed into و because the word is an epithet; for it is changed into و only in a subst., of the measure فَعْلَى, of which ى is the final radical, as in تَقْوَى; so that if it were a subst., it would be رَوَّى; originally رَوْيَا: as to رَيَّا that is thought to be used as the proper name of a woman, it is, thus used, an epithet, like الحَارِثُ and العَبَّاسُ, though without the article ال: the pl. is روَآءٌ, with kesr and medd., in measure like كِتَابٌ, masc. and fem. You say قَوْمٌ رِوَآءٌ مِنَ المَآءِ [A people, or party, satisfied with drinking of water].
2 And نَبْتٌ رَيَّانُ and شَجَرٌ رِوَآءٌ [A plant, or herbage, and trees, having plentiful irrigation: or flourishing and fresh, luxuriant, juicy, succulent, or sappy, by reason of plentiful irrigation: see the verb].
3 [Hence,] رَيَّانُ signifies also Full of fat and flesh. And you say وَجْهٌ رَيَّانُ [A plump face]; an expression of dispraise [app. when relating to a man, but not otherwise; for رَيَّانُ, or رَيَّا, applied to a youth, or to a woman, or a limb of a woman, meaning plump and juicy, is used by way of praise]: opposed to وَجْهٌ ظَمْآنُ. (A and TA in art. ظمأ.) And اِمْرَأَةٌ رَيَّا المُخَلْخَلِ [A woman full, or plump, in the place of the anklet]. And فَرَسٌ رَيَّانُ الظَّهْرِ A horse fat in the portion of flesh and sinew next the back-bone on each side.


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