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رتل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of orderly arrangement, proportion, and beauty, particularly in physical appearance like teeth and in speech and recitation. It also extends to concepts of pleasantness, goodness, and deliberate action.

Derived headwords

رَتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    orderly arrangementboth

    The beautiful proportion and arrangement of something.

  2. 2.
    well-aligned teethclassical

    Referring to teeth that are well-arranged, evenly grown, or slightly spaced (not tightly packed).

  3. 3.
    whiteness and moisture of teethclassical

    The whiteness and abundant moisture of teeth.

  4. 4.
    pleasantnessclassical

    The good or pleasant quality of something.

رَتِلadjective
  1. 1.
    well-arrangedclassical

    Describing teeth that are well-arranged, evenly grown, or slightly spaced.

  2. 2.
    measured speechclassical

    Describing speech that is measured, beautiful, and delivered with deliberation.

رَتَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to recite slowly and clearlyboth

    To recite something, especially the Quran, with deliberation, clarity, proper articulation, and without rushing.

  2. 2.
    to arrange beautifullyclassical

    To arrange something in a beautiful and orderly manner.

  3. 3.
    to speak deliberatelyclassical

    To speak with measured pace and clear articulation.

تَرْتِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    slow and clear recitationboth

    The act of reciting slowly, clearly, and deliberately, giving each letter its due, especially used for Quranic recitation.

  2. 2.
    measured speechclassical

    Speaking with deliberation and clarity.

  3. 3.
    orderly arrangementclassical

    The state of being well-arranged or proportioned.

مُرَتَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    recited slowly and clearlyboth

    Describing something, especially the Quran, that is recited with deliberation and clarity.

  2. 2.
    well-arrangedclassical

    Describing something that is beautifully and orderly arranged.

تَرَتَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak deliberatelyboth

    To speak with measured pace and clarity, similar to reciting slowly.

  2. 2.
    to recite slowlyclassical

    To recite something slowly and deliberately.

رَتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    goodnessclassical

    The good or pleasant quality of anything.

رَتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    coolnessclassical

    A state of being cool or refreshing.

رُتَيْلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    type of verminclassical

    A type of crawling insect or vermin.

رَأْتَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    limping gaitclassical

    A gait where a person walks with a swaying motion from side to side, as if having broken bones.

Parallel reading

الرتل: حسن تناسق الشيء.
Al-ratl: The beautiful proportion and arrangement of something.
وثغر رتل ورتل: حسن التنضيد مستوي النبات، وقيل المفلج، وقيل بين أسنانه فروج لا يركب بعضها بعضا.
And a ratl and ratil mouth: well-arranged growth, or spaced teeth, or having gaps between its teeth that do not overlap.
والرتل: بياض الأسنان وكثرة مائها
And al-ratl: the whiteness of the teeth and the abundance of their moisture.
ورجل رتل الأسنان مثل تعب بين الرتل إذا كان مفلج الأسنان.
And a man with ratil teeth, like 'taba, is among the ratil when he has spaced teeth.
وكلام رتل ورتل أي مرتل حسن على تؤدة.
And speech that is ratil and ratil, meaning recited, is beautiful and deliberate.
ورتل الكلام: أحسن تأليفه وأبانه وتمهل فيه.
And ratala al-kalam: to make its composition beautiful, to clarify it, and to be slow in it.
والترتيل في القراءة: الترسل فيها والتبيين من غير بغي.
And al-tartil in recitation: speaking slowly and clearly in it, and making it manifest without excess.
ورتل القرآن ترتيلا
And recite the Quran with tartil.
ما أعلم الترتيل إلا التحقيق والتبيين والتمكين، أراد في قراءة القرآن
I do not know tartil except for precise articulation, clarification, and firm pronunciation, meaning in the recitation of the Quran.
الترتيل: الترسل، قال: ورتلته ترتيلا بعضه على أثر بعض
Al-tartil: speaking slowly. He said: And I recited it with tartil, one part following another.
ذهب به إلى قولهم ثغر رتل إذا كان حسن التنضيد
He referred it to their saying 'a ratil mouth' if it has a beautiful arrangement.
بينه تبيينا
Clarify it with clear explanation.
والتبيين لا يتم بأن يعجل في القراءة، وإنما يتم التبيين بأن يبين جميع الحروف ويوفيها حقها من الإشباع
And clarification is not achieved by rushing in recitation; rather, clarification is achieved by articulating all the letters and giving them their due of elongation.
انبذه حرفا حرفا
Recite it letter by letter.
كان يرتل آية آية
He used to recite verse by verse with tartil.
ترتيل القراءة: التأني فيها والتمهل وتبيين الحروف والحركات تشبيها بالثغر المرتل
Tartil of recitation: taking one's time in it, deliberating, and clarifying the letters and vowels, by analogy with the ratil mouth.
ورتلناه ترتيلا ، أي أنزلناه على الترتيل، وهو ضد العجلة والتمكث فيه
And We sent it down with tartil, meaning We sent it down with deliberation, which is the opposite of haste and lingering in it.
وترتل في الكلام: ترسل، وهو يترتل في كلامه ويترسل.
And tartala in speech: to speak slowly; he speaks with tartil and speaks slowly.
والرتل والرتل: الطيب من كل شيء.
And al-ratl and al-ratil: the good of everything.
وما رتل بين الرتل: بارد؛ كلاهما عن كراع.
And what is ratil between the ratil: cool; both are from Kurra'.
والرتيلاء، مقصور وممدود؛ عن السيرافي: جنس من الهوام.
And al-rutaylaa', shortened and lengthened; from Al-Sirafi: a genus of vermin.
والرأْتَلَة: أن يمشي الرجل متكفئا في جانبيه كأنه متكسر العظام، والمعروف الرأبلة.
And al-ra'talah: that a man walks with a swaying motion from his sides as if his bones are broken; and what is known is al-ra'balah.