رَدَاحٌ

A great [bowl such as is termed] جَفْنَة: (S, A, * K:) this is said to be the primary signification: (Har p. 609:) plural رُدُحٌ. (S, A.)

A widened tent; as also ↓ مَرْدُوحٌ and ↓ مُرْدَحٌ [of both which see the verbs]. (A.)

A woman heavy in the hips, or haunches: (S, K:) or a woman large in the hips, or haunches, and the posteriors: (A:) or a woman large in the posteriors, heavy in the hips, or haunches, and perfect in make; as also ↓ رَادِحَةٌ and ↓ رَدُوحٌ. (TA.) And A she-camel, (T, TA,) and a ram, (A, K,) large in the posteriors. (T, A, K, TA.)

A camel heavily laden, (K, TA,) that will not be roused, or put in motion or action, and rise. (TA.)

An army, or troop, (كَتِيبَةٌ,) marching heavily by reason of numbers, (S, K,) or dragging along the apparatus of war, heavily laden, (K,) great, (TA,) compact, with many horsemen. (A, TA.)

A great, wide, spreading tree. (A, K.)

[A place, or land,] abounding with herbage, or with the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life; fruitful; or plentiful. (K.)

عُكُومٌ رَدَاحٌ Loads balancing one another that are heavy, much stuffed with goods or utensils and furniture; as also ↓ رِدَاحٌ: so in the Towsheeh &c. (TA.)

فِتْنَةٌ رَدَاحٌ (A, K) (tropical:) Heavy and great [conflict and faction, or sedition, or discord, or the like]: plural رُدُحٌ: whence, in a saying of 'Alee, إِنَّ مِنْ وَرَايءِكُمْ أُمُورًا مُتَمَاحِلَةً رُدُحًا, (K,) meaning (tropical:) [Verily behind you are events whereof the exposition would be long,] great conflicts and factions, or seditions, &c.: (TA:) or, according to one relation, رُدَّحًا, (K, TA,) plural of ↓ رَادِحَةٌ, and meaning heavy, scarcely departing: and according to another, ↓ فِتَنًا مُرْدِحَةً, meaning oppressing by their weight; or covering the hearts; from أَرْدَحَ البَيْتَ [in the latter of the senses assigned to it above: see 1]. (TA.)

رَدَاحٌ also means (tropical:) Darkness. (A, TA.)