رَعَتِ المَاشِيَةُ
1.
, aorist تَرْعَى, (Msb, K,) verbal noun رَعْىٌ (S, * Msb, K) and رِعَايَةٌ (K) and مَرْعًى; (S, * K, * JM;) and
ارتعت, and
ترعّت; (K;) The cattle [pastured, or] pastured by themselves. (Msb.) And رَعَتِ المَاشِيَةُ الكَلَأَ, verbal noun رَعْىٌ (Mgh, TA) and رِعَايَةٌ [and مَرْعًى]; and
ارتعت, and
ترعّت; [The cattle pastured upon, or depastured, the herbage;] all signifying the same: (TA:) and of a camel you say, رَعَى الكَلَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ, verbal noun رَعْىٌ [&c., He pastured upon, or depastured, the herbage by himself]; and in like manner
ارتعى. (S.)
2.
The saying of 'Áïsheh فَإِنْ كَانَتْ تَرْعَى مَا هُنَالِكَ is an allusion to the feeling, or touching, of the فَرْج itself. (Mgh.)
3.
رَعْىٌ also signifies The keeping, or tending, animals; pasturing, or feeding, them; and defending them from the enemy. (Er-Rághib, TA.) You say, رَعَيْتُ الإِبِلَ, (S,) or المَاشِيَةَ, (Msb, K,) or الغَنَمَ, (MA,) aorist أَرْعَاهَا, (S, Msb,) verbal noun رَعْىٌ (S, MA) [and رِعَايَةٌ, as appears from a phrase mentioned below,] and رِعْيَةٌ, (MA,) or this last is a simple subst. from this verb, (K,) I [kept, or tended, or] pastured, (MA, Msb,) or lead to pasture, (MA,) the camels, (S,) or the cattle, (Msb, K,) or the sheep or goats; (MA;) and
ارعاها signifies the same as رَعَاهَا. (K.) And صِنَاعَتُهُ رِعَايَةُ الإِبِلِ [His habitual work, or occupation, is the tending, or pasturing, of camels]. (ISd, K.) And فُلَانٌ يَرْعَى أَبِيهِ [Such a one tends, or pastures, for his father;] i. e. يَرْعَى غَنَمَهُ [tends, or pastures, his father's sheep or goats]. (S.)
4.
And hence, as also رِعَايَةٌ, The keeping or guarding [a person or thing]; being mindful or regardful [of him or it]; and managing or ruling or governing [him or it]. (Er-Rághib, TA.) You say, رَعَيْتُهُ
I kept, or guarded, him, as a ruler or governor, or a prince or commander, who manages, conducts, orders, or regulates, the affairs of the people: (Msb:) and رَعَى الأَمِيرُ رَعِيَّتَهُ [The prince ruled, or governed, his subjects], verbal noun رِعَايَةٌ. (S.) And رَعْيًا لَكَ [I beg God's keeping, or guarding, for thee]; meaning رَعَاكَ اللّٰهُ
May God keep thee, or guard thee. (Har p. 617.) And رَعَى أَمْرَهُ, (K,) verbal noun رَعْىٌ (TA) [and رِعَايَةٌ], He was mindful, or regardful, of his affair, or case; as also امره
راعى, (K, TA,) verbal noun مُرَاعَاةٌ. (TA.) And رِعَاءٌ [apparently as a verbal noun of
راعى] signifies The guarding of palm-trees. (TA.) فَمَا رَعَوْهَا حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهَا, in the Qur'an, 57:27, means But they did not observe it with its right, or due, observance; were not mindful, watchful, observant, or regardful, of it, in the right, or due, manner of being so. (TA.) You say also, رَعَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ حُرْمَتَهُ, verbal noun رِعَايَةٌ, (ISk, S,) i. e. 1 was mindful, regardful, or observant, of his
حرمة [meaning of what was entitled to reverence, respect, honour, or defence, in his character and appertenances]: and in like manner,
مُرَاعَاةٌ
الحُقُوقِ, mentioned in the S, means The being mindful, regardful, or observant, of rights, or dues. (PS.) This last phrase is from
رَاعَيْتُهُ, verbal noun مُرَاعَاةٌ, (TA,) which means I regarded him; had regard, or an eye, to him; or paid regard, or consideration, to him; (S, Msb, K, TA;) acting, or behaving, well to him; doing good to him; or conferring a benefit, or benefits, upon him. (K, TA.) [Hence also, فِيهِ كَذَا
رُوعِىَ
Regard is had, in it, (the meaning of a word or phrase,) to such a thing, as alluded to therein.] And الأَمْرَ
رَاعَيْتُ, (S, K,) verbal noun مُرَاعَاةٌ, (TA,) signifies also I looked to see what would be the issue, or result, of the affair, or case. (S, Msb, K.) Hence, according to Er-Rághib, النُّجُومِ
مُرَاعَاةُ: (TA:) you say, رَعَى النُّجُومَ; (S, K;) and
رَاعَاهَا, (K,) verbal noun مُرَاعَاةٌ; (TA;) He watched the stars, (S, K, TA,) waiting for the time when they would disappear. (K, TA.) El-Khansà says,
[I watch, or I watching, the stars, waiting for the time when they will, or would, disappear, though I am not, or I was not, tasked with the watching of them; and at one time I cover myself, or covering myself, with the redundant parts of my old and worn-out garments]. (S.)وَتَارَةً أَتَغَشَّى فَضْلَ أَطْمَارِى
5.
رِعَايَةٌ also signifies The being faithful to an engagement, or promise; synonym وَفَاءٌ. (Mgh. [See رَاعٍ, below; last sentence.])