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الرتق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of joining, mending, or closing up, often in contrast to being split or open. It extends to meanings of completeness, union, and also encompasses specific geographical locations and abstract concepts like honor and status.

Derived headwords

رَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to mendboth

    To join or sew together two things, especially to repair a tear or split.

  2. 2.
    to uniteboth

    To bring together or cause to be joined; to make whole or complete.

رَتْقnoun
  1. 1.
    mendingboth

    The act of joining or mending something that was split or torn.

  2. 2.
    unionboth

    The state of being joined or united.

رَتْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stitchboth

    A single stitch used in mending or sewing.

  2. 2.
    rankclassical

    A position or grade, often in a hierarchy.

  3. 3.
    woman with a closed vaginaclassical

    A description of a woman who is difficult or impossible to have sexual intercourse with due to a congenital condition.

رَتْقَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    closedclassical

    Describing a woman who is closed or has no opening except for menstruation.

رَتْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    joiningboth

    The act of joining or becoming united.

رَتُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    concealmentclassical

    The act of hiding or keeping something secret.

  2. 2.
    honorclassical

    High respect, esteem, or distinction.

  3. 3.
    prestigeclassical

    Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something.

ارْتَتَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be joinedboth

    To become united, joined together, or healed.

رَتْقَة السُرَيْنname
  1. 1.
    port in Yemenclassical

    A specific anchorage or port located in the seas of Yemen.

Parallel reading

الرتق: ضد الفتق
Al-ratq: the opposite of al-fatq (splitting/opening).
ومحركة: جمع رتقة
And with harakah (vowelization): it is the plural of ratqah.
وهي الرتبة
And it is the rank.
والرتقة أيضا: مصدر قولك: امرأة رتقاء، بينة الرتق: لا يستطاع جماعها، أو لا خرق لها إلا المبال خاصة
And al-ratqah is also the masdar (verbal noun) of your saying: a woman is ratqaa', clearly ratqaa': intercourse with her is not possible, or she has no opening except for the vulva specifically.
وككتاب: ثوبان يرتقان بحواشيهما
And like kitāb: two garments are joined at their edges.
ورتقة السرين، بالضم: مرسى ببحر اليمن
And ratqat al-surayn, with dammah: an anchorage in the sea of Yemen.
والرتوق: الخنعة، والعز والشرف
And al-rutūq: concealment, and might and honor.
وارتتق: التأم
And irtataqa: it became joined/healed.