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راط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of seeking refuge or shelter, often in a natural setting. It also includes a geographical name and a term for a river.

Derived headwords

راطَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek refugeclassical

    To seek shelter or protection, as an animal does by hiding in a natural feature like a hill.

يَروطُverb
  1. 1.
    to seek refugeclassical

    An alternative conjugation for seeking shelter or protection, similar to 'yariitu'.

أَراطَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek refugeclassical

    Another conjugation indicating the act of seeking shelter or protection.

الرَّوْطnoun
  1. 1.
    riverclassical

    A term for a river, noted as being a loanword (mu'arrab) from Persian 'rud'.

روطةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location in Andalusia.

Parallel reading

راط الوحشي بالأكمة يروط ويريط
The wild animal sought refuge by the hill, seeking shelter and protection.
كأنه يلوذ بها
It is as if it is seeking refuge by it.
والروط، بالضم: النهر، معرب رود
And 'ar-rawt', with dammah, means the river, a loanword from Persian 'rud'.
وروطة: ع بالأندلس
And 'Rawṭah' is a place in Andalusia.