رضح1 رَضَحَ, aor. ـَ (L, Msb, K,) inf. n. رَضْحٌ, (S, L, Msb,) He broke, (S, L, Msb, K,) and bruised, brayed, or crushed, (Msb, TA,) pebbles, (S, K,) or date-stones, (S, L, Msb, K,) &c., (Msb,) with a stone [&c.]; (L;) like رَضَخَ, (S, Msb,) which is a dial. var. (Msb.) And He broke, (Msb, TA,) or bruised, (TA,) a person's  head (Msb, TA) with a stone; (TA;) as also رَضَخَ. (Msb, TA.) 5 ترضّح (S, K) and ↓ ارتضح (L) It (a pebble, S, K, and a date-stone, L, K) became broken, (S, L, K,) [or bruised, brayed, or crushed,] with a stone [&c.]. (L.) Jirán-el-' Owd says, يَكَادُ الحَصَى مِنْ وَطْئِهَا يَتَرَضَّحُ [The pebbles almost became broken by her tread]. (S.) 8 إِرْتَضَحَ see the next preceding paragraph.A2: ارتضح مِنْ كَذَا He excused himself, or he urged, or showed, or manifested, an excuse, for such a thing; or he asserted himself to be clear thereof. (K.) رَضْحٌ inf. n. of 1. (S, L, Msb.) [Hence,] نَوَىالرَّضْحِ Date-stones that fall out from others [in the operation of breaking or bruising]. (S, K.) And ↓ رَضْحَةٌ A date-stone that flies from beneath the stone [called مِرْضَاح]. (TA.) b2:  Also, [or perhaps more properly with خ,] A small gift. (TA.) b3:  And A little of news or tidings. (TA.) رُضْحٌ is a subst. from رَضَحَ; and [as such, as is implied, or rather indicated, in the S,] signifies Broken [or bruised, brayed, or crushed,] datestones; i. q. ↓ نَوًى مَرْضُوحٌ; (S, K;) as also ↓ رَضِيحٌ [i. e. نَوًى رَضِيحٌ]. (K.) [See also رَضِيخٌ, with خ.]رَضْحَةٌ: see رَضْحٌ.رَضِيحٌ: see رُضْحٌ.رَضَّاحٌ [That breaks, or bruises, pebbles &c. much or vehemently]. Abu-n-Nejm says, بِكُلِّ وَأْبٍ لِلْحَصَى رَضَّاحِ لَيْسَ بِمُصْطَرٍّ وَلَا فِرْشَاحِ [With every strong hoof, that breaks the pebbles much or vehemently, that is not contracted, or immoderately narrow, nor spreading]. (S.) مِرْضَحَةٌ The thing with which date-stones are broken, or bruised, brayed, or crushed, to serve as provender [for camels]. (R, TA.) [See also what next follows.]مِرْضَاحٌ The stone with which date-stones are broken [or bruised or brayed or crushed, to serve as food for camels]: (S, K:) مِرْضَاخٌ [q. v.] is a dial. var. of weak authority. (TA.) [See also what next precedes.]مَرْضُوحٌ: see رُضْحٌ.See what is said at the end of the next art.