رَاعِنَا

in the phrase لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا, in the Qur'an, 2:98, and occurring again in iv. 48], is said to be a word meant to convey a reviling of the Prophet, derived from [the verbal noun] الرُّعُونَةُ: El-Hasan read رَاعِنًا, with tenween: and Th says that the phrase means Say not ye a lie, and mockery, and foolishness. (TA.) [See also 4 in article رعى.]