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1 رَغَا ذ , (S, Mgh, K,) aor. يَرْغُو, (S,) said of a camel, (S, Mgh, K,) and of a hyena, and of an ostrich; (K;) or رَغَتْ, aor. تَرْغُو, said of a she-camel; (JK, Msb;) inf. n. رُغَآءٌ, (JK, S, Mgh, Msb, * K,) with which ↓ رَاغِيَةٌ is syn. [either as an inf. n. or as a simple subst.]; (JK;) He grumbled, or uttered a grumbling cry; syn. ضَجَّ; (S;) or uttered a cry, (Mgh, K,) and grumbled; syn. صَوَّتَ فَضَجَّ: (K:) or she uttered a cry [&c.]: (Msb:) so camels are wont to do when the loads are lifted upon them; and youthful camels do so much: (TA:) رُغَآءٌ signifies the cry or crying [or grumbling, which is a kind of gurgling growl,] (S, Msb) of the camel [when he is being laden, and on some other occasions of discontent], (Msb,) or of animals having the kind of foot called خُفّ: (S:) also of the bird called رَغَّآءٌ [&c.]. (TA.) It is said in a prov., كَفَى بِرُغَائِهَا مُنَادِيًا [Her grumbling cry suffices as a caller] i. e., the رُغَآء of his camel serves instead of his calling in presenting himself for entertainment as a guest: (S:) A'Obeyd says that it is well known to the Arabs as relating to the accomplishment of an object of want before the asking for it: and it is applied also to the case of a man whose aid is wanted and who does not come to thee; excusing himself by saying that he did not know: and to the case of one who stands at a man's door, and to whom it is said, “ Send him who shall ask permission for thee [to go in]; ” whereupon he replies, “ His knowledge of my standing at his door suffices for asking permission for me: if he pleased, he would grant me permission. ” (Meyd. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 328—9.]) And in another prov., البَكْرِ ↓ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ كَرَاغِيَةِ , (JK, Meyd,) or السَّقْبِ, [i. e. There befell them the like of the grumbling cry of the young camel,] meaning, the رُغَآء of the young camel of Thamood [which preceded the destruction of those who heard it]: the prov. relates to the auguring evil from a thing. (Meyd. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 327.]) ― -b2- رَغَا said of a boy, or child, means (tropical:) He wept most violently. (K, TA.) ― -b3- [It is also, app., said of a man, as meaning (assumed tropical:) He shouted: and (assumed tropical:) he spoke with a loud voice. (See 6, and رَغَّآءٌ.)] -A2- See also 2.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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