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رتج

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

The root رتج (RTJ) primarily relates to the concept of closing, blocking, or obstructing. This extends to physical barriers like doors, as well as metaphorical closures such as speech impediments or the sealing of a womb. It also encompasses ideas of abundance, overwhelming presence, and being impassable.

Derived headwords

رتجverb
  1. 1.
    to closeboth

    To close a door or an opening.

أرتجverb
  1. 1.
    to closeboth

    To close something, often a door.

  2. 2.
    to be blockedboth

    To become blocked or obstructed, especially in speech.

  3. 3.
    to seal the wombclassical

    Said of a female animal whose womb is sealed, preventing conception.

  4. 4.
    to fill with eggsclassical

    Said of a hen whose belly is full of eggs.

  5. 5.
    to rage and overflowclassical

    Said of the sea when it becomes turbulent and its water overflows everything.

  6. 6.
    to be widespreadclassical

    Said of a drought or famine that affects everything, or of abundance that covers the land.

  7. 7.
    to carry youngclassical

    Said of a female animal that has become pregnant.

ارتتجverb
  1. 1.
    to be blockedboth

    To become blocked or obstructed, particularly in speech.

استرتجverb
  1. 1.
    to be blockedclassical

    To become blocked or obstructed, especially in speech.

رتجاناnoun
  1. 1.
    crawlingclassical

    The act of crawling, as done by a child.

الرتجnoun
  1. 1.
    great doorboth

    A large, imposing door.

  2. 2.
    Makkahclassical

    A name for the city of Makkah.

الرتاجnoun
  1. 1.
    large doorboth

    A large door, often one that is closed.

  2. 2.
    door with a small doorclassical

    A large door that has a smaller door built into it.

المراتجnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow pathsclassical

    Narrow or constricted pathways.

الرتائجnoun
  1. 1.
    rocksclassical

    Large rocks or boulders.

أرض مرتجةadjective
  1. 1.
    lush with vegetationclassical

    Land that is abundant with plants and vegetation.

الرويتجname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A proper noun, likely referring to a specific location.

مال رتج وغلقother
  1. 1.
    contrary to openclassical

    Wealth or property that is difficult to access or manage, the opposite of being readily available ('طلق').

سكة رتجother
  1. 1.
    dead-end alleyclassical

    A street or alley that has no exit or outlet.

ناقة رتاج الصلاother
  1. 1.
    very strong camelclassical

    A description of a female camel that is very strong and sturdy.

Parallel reading

رتج الباب: أغلقه
The door was closed: it was shut.
و الصبي رتجانا: درج
And the child crawled: he moved along.
وكفرح: استغلق عليه الكلام
And like 'faraha': speech became blocked for him.
كأرتج عليه وارتتج واسترتج
Like 'artaja' upon him, and 'irtattaja', and 'istartaja'.
وأرتجت الناقة: أغلقت رحمها على الماء
And the she-camel became pregnant: she sealed her womb against conception.
و الدجاجة: امتلأ بطنها بيضا
And the hen: her belly was filled with eggs.
و البحر: هاج وكثر ماؤه فغمر كل شيء
And the sea: it raged and its water increased so it submerged everything.
و السنة: أطبقت بالجدب
And the year: it was comprehensive with drought.
و الثلج: دام وأطبق
And the snow: it lasted and covered everything.
و الخصب: عم الأرض
And the fertility: it encompassed the land.
و الأتان: حملت
And the she-donkey: she became pregnant.
والرتج، محركة: الباب العظيم
And 'ar-ratj', with vowel movement: the great door.
كالرتاج، ككتاب، وهو: الباب المغلق وعليه باب صغير
Like 'ar-rataj', like 'kitab', and it is: the closed door and upon it is a small door.
واسم مكة
And the name of Makkah.
والمراتج: الطرق الضيقة
And 'al-maratij': the narrow paths.
والرتائج: الصخور، جمع رتاجة
And 'ar-rata'ij': the rocks, plural of 'ratajah'.
وأرض مرتجة، كمكرمة: كثيرة النبات
And 'ardun murtajjah', like 'makramah': abundant with plants.
وسكة رتج: لا منفذ لها
And a 'sikkah ratj': it has no outlet.
وناقة رتاج الصلا: وثيقة وثيجة
And a 'naqah rataj as-sala': strong, sturdy.