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وعثة

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of tying, knotting, or marking, often for remembrance or as a sign. It extends to meanings related to specific plants, containers, and even subtle speech or emotions.

Derived headwords

الرتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    thread for markingboth

    A thread tied on a finger or a ring as a marker or reminder.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of shrub or plant, one of which is called 'ratmah'.

الرتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    thread for markingboth

    A thread tied on a finger or a ring as a marker or reminder.

الرتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    thread for markingboth

    A thread tied on a finger or a ring as a marker or reminder.

الرتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    thread for markingboth

    A thread tied on a finger or a ring as a marker or reminder.

الرتيمةnoun
  1. 1.
    thread for markingboth

    A thread tied on a finger or a ring as a marker or reminder.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of shrub or plant, similar to 'ratm' in its small size.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of ratimahboth

    Plural of 'ratimah', referring to threads tied on fingers for remembrance.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of shrub or plant.

  3. 3.
    waterskinclassical

    A waterskin filled with water.

  4. 4.
    main roadclassical

    A clear path or highway.

  5. 5.
    hidden speechclassical

    Subtle or concealed speech.

  6. 6.
    complete shynessclassical

    A state of total shyness or modesty.

أرتمهverb
  1. 1.
    to tie a markerclassical

    To tie a 'ratimah' (thread) on one's finger to remember a need.

ارتتمverb
  1. 1.
    to tie a markerclassical

    To tie a 'ratimah' (thread) on one's finger to remember a need.

وترتمverb
  1. 1.
    to tie a markerclassical

    To tie a 'ratimah' (thread) on one's finger to remember a need.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of ratimahboth

    Plural of 'ratimah', referring to threads tied on fingers for remembrance.

  2. 2.
    plantclassical

    A type of shrub or plant.

  3. 3.
    waterskinclassical

    A waterskin filled with water.

  4. 4.
    main roadclassical

    A clear path or highway.

  5. 5.
    hidden speechclassical

    Subtle or concealed speech.

  6. 6.
    complete shynessclassical

    A state of total shyness or modesty.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of shrub or plant, one of which is called 'ratm'.

الرتيمةnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of shrub or plant, similar to 'ratm' in its small size.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinclassical

    A waterskin filled with water.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    main roadclassical

    A clear path or highway.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden speechclassical

    Subtle or concealed speech.

رتمverb
  1. 1.
    to not speakclassical

    To not utter a word.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    complete shynessclassical

    A state of total shyness or modesty.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    type of plantclassical

    A kind of plant.

راتمverb
  1. 1.
    to persist inclassical

    To remain steadfast or persistent in a matter.

راتبverb
  1. 1.
    to persist inclassical

    To remain steadfast or persistent in a matter.

الرتمnoun
  1. 1.
    masdar of ratimclassical

    The verbal noun for persisting in a matter.

يرتمname
  1. 1.
    a mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain located in the land of Banu Sulaym.

Parallel reading

والرتمة: الخيط يعقد على الإصبع والخاتم للعلامة
And 'ar-ratmah': the thread tied on a finger and a ring as a marker.
وفي المحكم: خيط يعقد في الإصبع للتذكر
And in Al-Muhkam: a thread tied on the finger for remembrance.
وفي الصحاح: خيط يشد في الإصبع لتستذكر به الحاجة
And in As-Sihah: a thread tied on the finger so that a need may be remembered by it.
قال ابن بري: قال علي بن حمزة الرتمة هي الرتيمة، بفتح التاء.
Ibn Birri said: Ali bin Hamzah said 'ar-ratmah' is 'ar-ratimah', with a fatha on the taa'.
والجمع رتم، وهي الرتيمة، وجمعها رتائم ورتام.
And the plural is 'ratm', and it is 'ar-ratimah', and its plural is 'rata'im' and 'artam'.
وأرتمه إرتاما: عقد الرتيمة في إصبعه يستذكره حاجته
And he tied it a tying: he tied the 'ratimah' on his finger to remember his need.
إذا لم تكن حاجاتنا في نفوسكم، ... فليس بمغن عنك عقد الرتائم
If our needs are not in your hearts, ... then tying the 'rata'im' will not avail you.
وارتتم بها وترتم
And he tied it with it and he tied it.
هل ينفعنك اليوم، إن همت بهم، ... كثرة ما توصي وتعقاد الرتم؟
Will it benefit you today, if you are concerned about them, ... the abundance of your advice and the tying of the 'ratm'?
الرتم هاهنا جمع رتمة وهي الرتيمة
'Ar-ratm' here is a plural of 'ratmah', which is 'ar-ratimah'.
وقيل في قوله وتعقاد الرتم قال: الرتيمة أن يعقد الرجل إذا أراد سفرا شجرتين أو غصنين يعقدهما غصنا على غصن
And it was said regarding his saying 'and the tying of the ratm': 'ar-ratimah' is when a man, if he intends to travel, ties two trees or two branches, tying one branch upon another.
والرتم، بفتح التاء: شجر، واحدته رتمة.
And 'ar-ratm', with a fatha on the taa': a shrub, its singular is 'ratmah'.
وقال أبو حنيفة: الرتم والرتيمة نبات من دق الشجر كأنه من دقته يشبه بالرتم
And Abu Hanifa said: 'ar-ratm' and 'ar-ratimah' are plants from small trees, as if its smallness resembles 'ar-ratm'.
نظرت والعين مبينة التهم ... إلى سنا نار، وقودها الرتم
I looked, and the eye was clear of suspicion ... at the gleam of a fire, its fuel being 'ar-ratm'.
والرتم: المزادة
And 'ar-ratm': the waterskin.
فتلك المكارم لا قيلكم، ... غداة اللقاء، مكر الرتم
Those are the noble deeds, not your talk, ... on the morning of the encounter, the filling of the waterskin.
ابن الأعرابي: الرتم المزادة المملوءة ماء.
Ibn Al-A'rabi: 'ar-ratm' is the waterskin filled with water.
والرتم: المحجة.
And 'ar-ratm': the main road.
والرتم: الكلام الخفي.
And 'ar-ratm': hidden speech.
وما رتم فلان بكلمة أي ما تكلم بها.
And so-and-so did not 'ratm' with a word, meaning he did not speak it.
والرتم: الحياء التام.
And 'ar-ratm': complete shyness.
والرتم: ضرب من النبات.
And 'ar-ratm': a type of plant.
وما زلت راتما على هذا الأمر وراتبا أي مقيما
And I have been 'ratim' on this matter and 'ratib', meaning remaining.
ويرتم: جبل بأرض بني سليم
And 'Yartam': a mountain in the land of Banu Sulaym.
تلفع فيها يرتم وتعمما
It covers itself in it, 'Yartam' and 'ta'ammama'.