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الريطة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of fine, soft, and unseamed cloth or garment. It also encompasses names of women, some of whom were companions of the Prophet, and a place name.

Derived headwords

الرَّيْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine garmentboth

    Any sheet or garment that is not made of two pieces sewn together, but is a single piece of weaving. It refers to a soft, thin garment.

رَيْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine garmentboth

    A fine, soft, thin garment, similar to the 'rayṭah'.

  2. 2.
    Woman's nameboth

    A name for women.

رَيْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine garments (pl.)both

    Plural of 'rayṭah', referring to fine, soft garments.

رِيَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine garments (pl.)both

    Another plural form of 'rayṭah', referring to fine, soft garments.

رَائِطَةname
  1. 1.
    Woman's nameboth

    A name for women, specifically mentioned as a name of female companions.

Parallel reading

كل ملاءة غير ذات لفقين، كلها نسج واحد، وقطعة واحدة، أو كل ثوب لين رقيق
Every sheet not having two seams, all of it one weave, and one piece, or every soft, thin garment.
كالرائطة
Like the rayṭah (fine garment).
وبلا لام: ع بأرض شنوءة
And without the definite article: a place in the land of Shinū'ah.
وبنت منبه، وبنت الحارث: صحابيتان
And Bint Munabbih, and Bint Al-Ḥārith: two female companions.
ورايطة بنت سفيان، وبنت عبد الله، وبنت الحارث، أو هي بالباء، وبنت حيان: صحابيات
And Rāyiṭah Bint Sufyān, and Bint 'Abdullāh, and Bint Al-Ḥārith, or she is with a 'Bā' (likely a typo for 'Rā' or referring to a different name), and Bint Ḥayyān: female companions.
وقول ابن دريد: رايطة في أسماء النساء خطأ: خطأ
And the statement of Ibn Durayd: 'Rāyiṭah' among women's names is an error: an error.