1 رَاعَ  , aor. يَرِيعُ, (Msb, K,) inf. n. رَيْعٌ (S, Mgh, Msb, K) and رُيُوعٌ (TA) and رِيَاعٌ (Lh, TA) and رَيَعَانٌ, (TA,) It increased, or augmented; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) said of wheat and other things: or, as some say, it denotes زِيَادَة [i. e. it signifies it became redundant, or it exceeded, as will be seen in what follows; but the truth is, that it has both of these significations; the latter] in relation to flour, and to bread. (TA.) You say, رَاعَتِ الحِنْطَةُ, (S, Msb, K,) aor. تَرِيعُ, inf. n. رَيْعٌ [&c.]; (Msb;) and ↓ أَرَاعَت , (S, K,) which latter is said by Az to be more commonly used than the former; (TA;) and الطَّعَامُ ↓ رَيَّعَ [which is the same as رَيَّعَتِ الحِنْطَةُ]; (TA;) The wheat increased, or augmented; or received increase and blessing from God; or throve by the blessing of God: (S, Msb, K, TA:) and in like manner one says of other things. (Msb.) And رَاعَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ, and ↓ اراعت , but the former is rare, The tree became abundant in its produce, or fruit. (AHn.) And sometimes they said, (S,) الإِِبِلُ ↓ اراعت (S, IF, K) (tropical:) The camels had many young ones; (S;) they increased, and had many young ones. (IF, K.) One says also, رَاعَ الطَّعَامُ, and ↓ اراع , The wheat became redundant; or had a part, or portion, redundant; [app. meaning, over and above the original measure;] in the kneading and the making of bread; syn. صَارَ لَهُ زِيَادَةٌ. (S.) [See the first sentence above; and see رَيْعٌ, below.] And رَاعَ فِى يَدِى كَذَا Such a thing was redundant, or remained over and above, in my hand; as also رَاقَ; syn. زَادَ: (L in this art., and TA in art. روع:) Sgh has mistranscribed the explanation, زاد, in his two books, [the TS and the O,] writing فَادَ; and the author of the K has imitated him in mentioning this in art. روع, instead of the present art., which is its proper place, but has written for the explanation أَفَادَ. (TA.) -A2- رَاعَ, aor. يَرِيعُ, (IDrd, S, K,) inf. n. رَيْعٌ, (S, TA,) He, or it, returned; went, or came, back; reverted: (IDrd, S, K:) and رَاعَ, aor. يَرُوعُ, (IDrd, and K in art. روع,) inf. n. رُوَاعٌ, (K in that art.,) signifies the same; (IDrd, and K in art. روع;) or it returned to its place: (TA in that art.:) but the former verb is the more common. (TA in the present art.) One says, of camels that have run away, صَاحَ عَلَيْهَا الرَّاعِى فَرَاعَتْ إِِلَيْهِ [The pastor cried out at them, and] they returned to him. (TA.) And وَعَظْتُهُ فَأَبِى أَنْ يَرِيعَ [I exhorted him, but he refused] to return, or revert. (TA.) And فُلَانٌ مَا يَرِيعُ بِكَلَامِكَ وَلا بِصَوْتِكَ Such a one does not return, or revert, by reason of thy speech nor by reason of thy voice. (TA.) And you say of vomit, رَاعَ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ Somewhat of it returned: (S:) and رَاعَ عَلَيْهِ it returned to his inside. (TA.) And in like manner one says of anything that returns to him, رَاعَ, aor. يَرِيعُ. (TA.) ― -b2- رَاعُوا, They drew, gathered, or collected, themselves together; (Ibn- 'Abbád, TA;) as also ↓ تريّعوا ; and ↓ ريّعوا , (Ibn-'Abbád, K,) inf. n. تَرْيِيعٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- See also 5. -A3- It became rent: so in the saying of El-Kumeyt, “ إِِذَا حِيصَ مِنْهُ جَانِبٌ رَاعَ جَانِبٌ
” [When a side thereof is sewed up, a side becomes rent]. (S.) -A4- [It is also said that] رَاعَ, aor. يَرِيعُ, is like رَدَّ [app. as signifying He returned a reply, or an answer, to a person; for it is mentioned immediately after رَيْعٌ as syn. with مَرْجُوعٌ]. (TA.) 2 ريّع الطَّعَامُ  : see 1; second sentence. ― -b2- ريّعوا They ascended, or ascended upon, the رِيعَة [n. un. of رِيعٌ, q. v.]. (Ibn- 'Abbád.) ― -b3- See also 1, near the end of the paragraph. -A2- ريّعهُ: see 4. -A3- [See also رُيِّهَ (in art. ريه), with which رُيِّعَ seems to be syn.] 4 اراعثِ الحِنْطَةُ  ; &c.: see 1, in the former half of the paragraph, in four places. ― -b2- اراعوا Their wheat increased, or augmented; or received increase and blessing from God; or throve by the blessing of God: (Ibn-'Abbád, K:) and in like manner, their seed-produce [in general]. (TA.) -A2- اراع الشَّىْءَ He increased, or augmented, the thing; or made it to increase, or augment; as also ↓ ريّعهُ . (TA.) 5 تريّعوا  : see 1, near the end of the paragraph. ― -b2- تريّع said of grease, or gravy, (TA,) or oil, (S,) and of clarified butter, when much thereof has been put into food; (S, TA;) or of melted grease in a bowl; (A, TA;) or of clarified butter upon a cake of bread; (ISh, TA;) It flowed, or ran, hither and thither, having no direct course; (S, TA;) or went to and fro; (A, TA;) or portions thereof followed a little after other portions: (ISh, TA:) and, said of water, it ran, or flowed. (TA.) ― -b3- In like manner, (S,) said of the mirage (سَرَاب), [It quivered, vibrated, or moved to and fro;] it came and went; (S, K;) as also تَرَيَّهَ: (TA:) and ↓ رَاعَ , aor. يَرِيعُ, (TA,) inf. n. رَيْعٌ (K, TA) and رَيَعَانٌ, (TA,) said of the same, it was, or became, in a state of commotion or agitation; it quivered, vibrated, or moved to and fro. (K, TA.) ― -b4- (assumed tropical:) He became confounded, or perplexed, [as though vacillating, or wavering,] and unable to see his right course; as also ↓ استراع . (Ibn- 'Abbád, K.) ― -b5- (assumed tropical:) He paused; or waited: (O, L, K:) or (so in the L, but in the O and K “ and ”) he paused; or hesitated; or held, refrained, or abstained. (O, L, K.) [See the part. n., below.] ― -b6- تَرَيَّعَتْ يَدَاهُ بِالجُودِ (tropical:) His two hands overflowed with bounty, [as though they went hither and thither,] for one cause after another. (TA.) 10 إِِسْتَرْيَعَ see 5. رَيْعٌ ذ [see 1, of which it is an inf. n.] Increase; syn. زِيَادَةٌ [which may be meant to include the third of the significations here following]; as in the saying, هٰذَا طَعَامٌ كَثِيرُ الرَّيْعِ [This is wheat of much increase]. (Mgh.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) Revenue arising from the increase of land: because it is an augmentation. (Mgh.) ― -b3- (tropical:) Milk; as in the phrase, نَاقَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ رَيْعُهَا (tropical:) [A she-camel whose milk is abundant]. (A, TA.) ― -b4- Redundance; a part, or portion, redundant; a surplus; or a residue; syn. فَضْلٌ; of anything; as of flour, or meal, (Msb, K,) over and above the measure of the wheat; (Msb;) and of dough [when it has risen]; and of seed for sowing [when it has been sown]; and the like. (K.) Hence it is said, in a trad. of I'Ab, respecting the expiation of an oath, لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ مُدٌّ مِنْ حِنْطَةٍ رَيْعُهُ إِِدَامُهُ [To every poor man, a mudd of wheat: the redundance, or redundant part or portion, thereof shall be for its seasoning]: i. e., it is not necessary for the person to give, with the mudd, seasoning; but the redundance that shall arise, of the flour, or meal, of the mudd [of wheat], when he shall have ground it, therewith shall the seasoning be bought. (TA.) Hence also, the trad. of 'Omar, اِمْلِكُوا العَجِينَ فَإِِنَّهُ أَحَدُ الرَّيْعَيْنِ (assumed tropical:) Knead ye well, or thoroughly, or soundly, the dough; for this action is one of the رَيْعَانِ [here meaning the two causes of redundance; the other cause being the grinding]. (TA.) [Hence also,] رَيْعُ الدِّرْعِ The redundant parts of the two sleeves of the coat of mail, (S, A, K, TA,) over [and beyond] the ends of the fingers; (TA;) and of the skirt thereof. (A, TA.) ― -b5- See also رِيعٌ. ― -b6- Also, (K,) and ↓ رَيْعَانٌ , [which latter is the more common in this sense,] (S, K,) (tropical:) The first (S, K) and most excel-lent (K) part of anything: (S, K:) said in the B to be a metaphorical application from رَيْعٌ as signifying a high, or an elevated, place. (TA.) Hence, (S, TA,) رَيْعُ الشَّبَابِ, by poetic license written ↓ رَيَع , (TA,) or الشَّبَابِ ↓ رَيْعَانُ , (S, A, L, TA,) (tropical:) The first, or prime, (S, A, TA,) and most excellent, (A, TA,) part, or period, of youth or youthfulness or youthful vigour: (S, A, TA:) or this is from رَيْعٌ in relation to wheat: (A, TA:) or from المَطَرِ ↓ رَيْعَانُ (assumed tropical:) the first of rain. (L, TA.) Hence also, (S,) السَّرَابِ ↓ رَيْعَانُ (S, Sgh, L) (assumed tropical:) The first of the mirage; (S, Sgh;) what comes and goes thereof; (Sgh;) or such as is in a state of commotion or agitation, quivering, vibrating, or moving to and fro. (L.) [Hence also,] رَيْعُ الضُّحَى (tropical:) The whiteness, and beautiful splendour, of the first part of the day after sunrise. (K, TA.) ― -b7- نَاقَةٌ لَهَا رَيْعٌ (tropical:) A she-camel having one pace, or rate of going, [app. a quicker pace,] after another. (TA.) ― -b8- فُلَانٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ رَيْعٌ i. e. مَرْجُوعٌ [app. meaning Such a one has no reply, or answer, to give: or, perhaps, to such a one there is no reply, or answer, to be given]. (K, * TA.) -A2- Also Fright, or fear; (K;) like رَوْعٌ. (TA.) رِيعٌ ذ (Fr, S, Msb, K, &c.) and ↓ رَيْعٌ , (Fr, K,) the former occurring, (S,) or the latter accord. to one reading, (TA,) in the Kur [xxvi. 128], (S, TA,) High, or elevated, land or ground: (S, K:) or a high, or an elevated, place; (so in some copies of the S and in the Msb;) which latter signification is also assigned to ↓ رِيعَةٌ ; (TA;) and whence the phrase, كَمْ رِيعُ أَرْضِكَ, meaning what is the elevation of thy land? [a phrase not to be mistaken for كَمْ رَيْعُ أَرْضِكَ, in which the meaning is “ increase: ”] (Az, TA:) or any [road such as is termed] فَجّ: (K:) or (so accord. to the Msb and K, but in the S “ and ”) a road (S, Msb, K) of any kind, (K, TA,) to which some add, whether travelled or not: (TA: [see an ex. in the first paragraph of art. سمت:]) or a road opening so as to form a gap in a mountain; (Zj, K;) or, as in some copies of the K, from a mountain; but the former is what is termed فَجٌّ, before mentioned: (TA:) or a mountain; (S, Msb;) so accord. to 'Omárah: (S:) or, as in some copies of the S, a small mountain: (TA:) or signifying also a high mountain: (O, K:) n. of un. with ة [i. e. ↓ رِيعَةٌ , as it is written in the S; and ↓ رَيْعَةٌ also, as implied in the K]: (S, K: [in the former immediately following the signification of “ mountain; ” and in the latter, so following that of “ high mountain; ” whence it seems that رِيعٌ and رَيْعٌ are sometimes used, at least in one sense, as coll. gen. ns.:]) pl. [of mult.] رِيَاعٌ, (S, TA,) which is extr., (TA,) and رُيُوعٌ, and [of pauc.] أَرْيَاعٌ: (TA:) but AO says, contr. to J, that ↓ رِيعَةٌ is pl. of رِيعٌ: (IB, TA:) or رِيعٌ and رَيْعٌ signify the channel of the torrent of a valley from any, or every, high, or elevated, place. (K.) Also the former, A high mound, or heap of sand, or hill: and a Christian's cloister or cell; syn. صَوْمَعَةٌ: and a pigeon-turret. (IAar, K.) رَيَعُ الشَّبَابِ ذ : see رَيْعٌ. رَيْعَةٌ ذ : see رِيعٌ. رِيعَةٌ ذ : see رِيعٌ, in three places. -A2- Also A number of men who have drawn, gathered, or collected, themselves together: (Ibn-'Abbád, K: *) otherwise, they are not so called. (Ibn-'Abbád.) رَيْعَانٌ ذ : see رَيْعٌ, in four places. رَيْعَانَةٌ ذ (tropical:) A she-camel abounding with milk. (A, K, TA.) فَرَسٌ رَائِعٌ ذ A fleet, or swift, and excellent, horse. (S, TA.) [See also art. روع, to which, as well as to the present art., it is said in the TA to belong.] تَرِيعٌ أراع راع ريع تريع A register in which is written the رَيْع [i. e. increase, or revenue arising from the increase, of the lands] of districts: the ت being augmentative: but it is a post-classical word. (TA.) أَرْضٌ مَرِيعَةٌ  , with fet-h to the م, A land [of much رَيْع, or increase;] abounding with herbage; fruitful; or plentiful. (S, Msb, TA.) مُرَيَّعٌ  , as an epithet applied to the سَرَاب [or mirage]: see مُرَيَّهٌ, in art. ريه. مِرْيَاعٌ ذ A she-camel that goes away in the place of pasturing and returns by herself; (K;) or such is termed مِسْيَاعٌ مِرْيَاعٌ: (S, TA:) or upon which one repeatedly journeys: or upon which one journeys and returns: (Az, TA:) or (assumed tropical:) that quickly yields an abundant flow of milk: or (assumed tropical:) that quickly becomes fat: (K:) sometimes used in this sense. (Jm, TA.) مُتَرَيِّعٌ  (tropical:) A slippery man, who anoints himself with oils. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.) ― -b2- أَنَا مُتَرَيِّعٌ عَنْ هٰذَا الأَمْرِ (assumed tropical:) I am holding, refraining, or abstaining, from this affair. (TA.) Credit: Lane Lexicon