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رِجْرِجَةٌ ذ Remains of water in a watering-trough, or tank, (S, K,) turbid, and mixed with mud; (S;) as also ↓ رِجْرِجٌ : in a trad., in which it occurs, accord. to one relation it is ↓ رَجْرَاجَةٌ ; but رِجْرِجَةٌ is the word commonly known: accord. to As, it is syn. with رَدْهَةٌ: the pl. is رَجَارِجُ. (TA.) ― -b2- Also Water mixed with slaver, or drivel. (TA.) ― -b3- And Spittle, or saliva, that has gone forth from the mouth; or flowing saliva: (K, TA:) so in the saying, إِِنَّ فُلَانًا كَثِيرُ الرِّجْرِجَةِ [Verily such a one has much spittle, &c.: and رِجْرِجٌ signifies nearly, or exactly, the same]. (TA.) ― -b4- See also رِجْرِجٌ. -A2- Also A large company, or troop, in war. (K.) -A3- And [an epithet signifying] Devoid of understanding, intellect, or intelligence; (K:) and devoid of good: (TA:) or the evil, bad, or corrupt, of mankind, in a pl. sense: (Nh, TA:) or the low, base, vile, or mean, of mankind, or of the young thereof; or the lowest, basest, or meanest, sort, or refuse, of mankind, that have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence; as also ↓ رَجْرَاجَةٌ : (Sh, TA:) or, in a pl. sense, such as have no understanding, intellect, or intelligence, of a people, or party. (El-Kilábee, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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