← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

رتء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of tightening or constricting, particularly in relation to knots or the throat. It also extends to meanings of enduring, moving forward, and even a specific type of hesitant laughter or a lack of appetite.

Derived headwords

رَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to tighten a knotboth

    To make a knot firm and secure.

  2. 2.
    to strangleclassical

    To cause someone to suffocate by constricting their throat.

  3. 3.
    to endureclassical

    To persevere or withstand hardship.

  4. 4.
    to proceedclassical

    To move forward or advance.

رَتْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    tighteningboth

    The act of making a knot tight or secure.

  2. 2.
    strangulationclassical

    The act of suffocating someone by constricting the throat.

رَتَآنnoun
  1. 1.
    constrictionclassical

    A state of being tightened or constricted, similar to 'رتكان'.

أَرْتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to laugh hesitantlyclassical

    To laugh in a weak or subdued manner, often with a sense of weariness or lack of enthusiasm.

مَارَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat without satisfactionclassical

    To eat food that does not alleviate hunger, specifically affecting the liver.

Parallel reading

رَتَأَ العقدة
He tightened the knot.
رَتَأَ فلاناً
He strangled the person.
رَتَأَ
He endured.
رَتَأَ
He proceeded.
الرتآن: الرتكان
Al-rat'an: Al-ratakan (meaning constriction).
أَرْتَأَ
He laughed hesitantly.
مَارَتَأَ كبده بطعام
His liver was affected by food (meaning he ate without satisfaction).
ما أكل شيئا يسكن جوعه، خاص بالكبد
He did not eat anything that would satisfy his hunger, specific to the liver.