الرطل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to units of weight, specifically the 'ratl' which is a measure of twelve ounces. It also extends to describe characteristics of people and animals, often implying softness, weakness, or immaturity, and includes terms for specific actions like softening hair or testing weight.

Derived headwords

الرَّطْلnoun

1.
Unit of weightboth
A unit of weight, equivalent to twelve ounces, where an ounce is forty dirhams.
2.
Young boyclassical
A young boy who is approaching puberty or whose bones have not yet strengthened.
3.
Soft manclassical
A gentle or soft man, similar to 'marṭal'.
4.
Weak elderly manclassical
An elderly man who is weak, or tending towards softness, laxity, and old age.

رَطْلnoun

1.
Measure of weightboth
A measure of weight, specifically the 'ratl'.
2.
Soft/weak personclassical
A soft, weak, or foolish man.
3.
Light horseclassical
A light-footed horse.

رَطْلَةnoun

1.
Beauty/splendorclassical
Beauty or splendor.

التَّرْطِيلnoun

1.
Softening hairboth
The act of softening hair with oil, styling it, loosening it, and letting it hang.
2.
Weighingboth
The act of weighing using ratls.

الرَّطِيلاءname

1.
A place nameclassical
A proper noun, likely a place name.

أَرْطَلَverb

1.
To have a child named Ratlclassical
To have a child named Ratl.
2.
Ears to become relaxedclassical
For ears to become relaxed or drooping.

مِرْطَالadjective

1.
Tall manclassical
A tall man.

رَطَلَverb

1.
To runclassical
To run.
2.
To test weightclassical
To test something to know its weight.

Parallel reading

الرَّطْل اثنتا عشرة أوقية

The ratl is twelve ounces.

والأوقية: أربعون درهما

And the ounce is forty dirhams.

والغلام القضيف المراهق

And the young boy approaching puberty.

أو الذي لم تشتد عظامه

Or one whose bones have not yet strengthened.

والرجل اللين، كالمرطل

And the soft man, like the marṭal.

والكبير الضعيف، أو الذاهب إلى اللين والرخاوة والكبر

And the elderly weak man, or one tending towards softness, laxity, and old age.

وبالفتح (وحده) : العدل

And with the fatha (alone): justice.

والرجل الرخو، والأحمق

And the soft, foolish man.

والفرس الخفيف

And the light horse.

وهي: بهاء

And it (referring to the fatha pronunciation) is: beauty.

والترطيل: تليين الشعر بالدهن، وتكسيره، وإرخاؤه وإرساله

And tarṭīl: softening the hair with oil, styling it, loosening it, and letting it hang.

والوزن بالأرطال

And weighing by ratls.

وأرطل: صار له ولد رطل

And arṭala: he had a child named Ratl.

أو استرخت أذناه

Or his ears became relaxed.

وكمحسن: الطويل من الرجال

And like muḥsin: the tall man.

ورطل: عدا

And raṭala: he ran.

والشيء: رازه ليعرف وزنه

And the thing: he tested it to know its weight.