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رتء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of tightening, strangling, and a specific gait in animals. It describes the act of making something firm or constricted, as well as a lively, trotting movement.

Derived headwords

رَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenboth

    To make a knot or binding firm and secure.

  2. 2.
    to strangleclassical

    To constrict the throat, causing suffocation.

رَتْءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    tighteningclassical

    The act of making something tight or secure, such as a knot.

  2. 2.
    strangulationclassical

    The act of constricting the throat.

رَتَآناًnoun
  1. 1.
    lively gaitclassical

    A specific manner of walking or running, characterized by liveliness and quickness, similar to trotting.

رَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to trotclassical

    To move with a lively, quick gait, particularly used for animals.

Parallel reading

رتأت العقدة رتأ: شددتها
I tightened the knot, making it firm.
والرجل خنقته
And I strangled the man.
وفي المشي رتآنا
And in walking, a lively gait.
مثل الرتكان: خببت
Like the trotting gait: I moved quickly.