الرطب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of moisture, freshness, and ripeness, contrasting with dryness. It extends to describe tender or soft qualities in plants, fruits, and even people, and can refer to green vegetation or the time of fruit ripening.

Derived headwords

رَطِبadjective

1.
moist, freshboth
The opposite of dry. It describes something that has moisture or is not dry.
2.
tender, softboth
Used to describe the delicate or soft nature of a branch, feather, or other things.

رُطُوبَةnoun

1.
moisture, humidityboth
The state or quality of being moist or damp.
2.
freshnessboth
The quality of being fresh, especially in the context of fruits or vegetation.

رَطَابَةnoun

1.
moisture, freshnessboth
A state of being moist or fresh, similar to رطوبة.

رَطِيبadjective

1.
moist, freshboth
Possessing moisture or freshness.
2.
tender, softboth
Describing something as tender or soft.

رُطْبnoun

1.
green fodderboth
Fresh, green herbage from grasses and trees, or a collection of green grass.
2.
ripe datesboth
Ripe dates, specifically the stage before they become fully dried.

مُرْطِبَةnoun

1.
land with much green grassboth
Land that is abundant with green grass.

أَرْطَابnoun

1.
ripe datesboth
Plural of رطب, referring to ripe dates.

الرُّطَبِيّname

1.
nisba (attribution)classical
An attribution indicating a connection to the name 'Rutb' or a place associated with it, used for scholars.

رَطَّبَverb

1.
to moisten, dampenboth
To make something wet or moist.

تَمْر رَطِيبnoun phrase

1.
moist datesboth
Dates that are moist and fresh, not dried.

أَرْطَبَverb

1.
date palms ripenedboth
The time for the date palms to bear ripe fruit has arrived.
2.
to moistenboth
To make something moist, similar to رطّب.

رَطَبَverb

1.
to feed with fresh fodderboth
To feed an animal with fresh, green fodder.
2.
to feed with ripe datesboth
To feed people with ripe dates.
3.
to speak franklyclassical
To speak what is on one's mind, whether right or wrong.

رُطْبَةnoun

1.
fresh fodderboth
Fresh, green fodder, such as alfalfa.

رُطَابnoun

1.
fresh fodderboth
Plural of رطبة, referring to fresh fodder.

جَارِيَة رَطْبَةnoun phrase

1.
tender girlboth
A young girl who is tender or delicate.

غُلَام رَطْبnoun phrase

1.
effeminate boyclassical
A boy who exhibits softness or effeminacy associated with women.

يَارِطَابinterjection

1.
curse upon herclassical
An expression used to curse or revile a female.

مَرْطُوبadjective

1.
having moistureboth
One who has moisture or is affected by dampness.

رَكِيَّة مَرْطَبَةnoun phrase

1.
sweet wellboth
A well with sweet, fresh water, located among salty springs.

Parallel reading

الرطب: ضد اليابس، و من الغصن، والريش، وغيره: الناعم.

Moist: the opposite of dry, and of a branch, feather, and other things: tender.

رطب، ككرم وسمع رطوبة ورطابة، فهو رطيب.

He was moist, like karuma and sami'a, with moisture and freshness, so he is moist.

وبضمة وبضمتين: الرعي الأخضر من البقل، والشجر، أو جماعة العشب الأخضر، وأرض مرطبة، بالضم: كثيرته.

And with a damma and two dammas: the green pasture of herbs and trees, or a collection of green grass, and a land مرطبة (with damma): abundant with it.

وكصرد: نضيج البسر، واحدته: بهاء، ج: أرطاب.

And like 'asfara: ripe dates, its singular is 'bahaa', plural: 'artab'.

وأحمد بن سلامة الرطبي: من كبار الشافعية، وحفيده القاضي أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن أحمد، وابن أخيه محمد بن عبيد الله الرطبي: حدث عن أبي القاسم (بن) البسري.

And Ahmad bin Salama al-Rutbi: from the great Shafi'is, and his grandson the judge Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Ahmad, and his nephew Muhammad bin Ubaid Allah al-Rutbi: narrated from Abu al-Qasim (bin) al-Basri.

ورطب الرطب، ورطب، ككرم، ورطب، وتمر رطيب: مرطب.

And the dates were moist, and he was moist, like karuma, and he was moist, and moist dates: moistening.

وأرطب النخل: حان أوان رطبه، و القوم: أرطبت نخلهم، و الثوب: بله، كرطبه.

And the date palms ripened: their time of ripening arrived, and the people: their date palms ripened, and the garment: he moistened it, like moistening it.

ورطب الدابة رطبا ورطوبا: علفها رطبة، أي: فصفصة، ج: رطاب، و القوم: أطعمهم الرطب، كرطبهم، وكفرح: تكلم بما عنده من الصواب والخطأ.

And he fed the animal رطبا and رطوبا: he fed it رطبة, i.e., alfalfa, plural: رطاب, and the people: he fed them ripe dates, like feeding them, and like fariha: he spoke what he had of right and wrong.

وجارية رطبة: رخصة.

And a tender girl: delicate.

وغلام رطب: فيه لين النساء.

And a moist boy: he has the softness of women.

ويارطاب، كقطام: سب لها.

And yarṭāb, like qaṭṭām: cursing her.

والمرطوب: من به رطوبة.

And the one with moisture: he who has moisture.

وركية مرطبة، (بالفتح) : عذبة بين أملاح.

And a well مرطبة (with fatha): sweet among salts.