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1 رَجَسَتِ السَّمَآءُ ذ , (S, A, K,) aor. رَجُسَ , (S,) inf. n. رَجْسٌ, (S, A,) The sky thundered vehemently, (S, A, K,) and became in a state of commotion (S, K) preparatory to rain; (TA;) as also ↓ ارتجست . (S, A, K, * TA.) ― -b2- رَجَسَ البَعِيرُ, (K,) inf. n. as above, (A, TA,) The camel brayed: (K:) or made a vehement noise in braying. (A, * TA.) ― -b3- And رَجَسَ, inf. n. as above and رَجْسَةٌ and رَجَسَانٌ, It (a confused and great thing, such as an army, and a torrent, and thunder,) made a sound or noise; as also ↓ ارتجس . (TA: [but in this sense, only the inf. ns. are mentioned, and رَجْسَةٌ is probably an inf. n. of un.]) -A2- رَجَسَ, (K,) inf. n. رَجْسٌ, (TA,) He measured [the depth of] the water of a well with the مِرْجَاس; (K, * TA;) as also ↓ ارجس , (K,) inf. n. إِِرْجَاسٌ. (TA.) -A3- رَجَسَهُ عِنِ الأَمْرِ, aor. ُ and رَجِسَ , (O, K,) inf. n. رَجْسٌ, (O, TA,) He hindered, withheld, or prevented, him from doing the thing. (O, K.) -A4- رَجِسَ, aor. رَجَسَ , inf. n. رَجَسٌ; (Msb;) and رَجُسَ, aor. رَجُسَ , inf. n. رَجَاسَةٌ; (A, Msb, TA;) It (a thing) was, or became, unclean, dirty, or filthy: (A, Msb, TA:) or stinking: or disliked, or hated, for its uncleanness, dirtiness, or filthiness. (Msb.) ― -b2- And both these verbs, (K,) inf. n. of the former, (TA,) and of the latter, (K,) as above, (K, TA,) He did a bad, an evil, an abominable, or a foul, action. (K, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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