رتق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of joining, mending, or closing something that was previously separated or open. It also extends to the idea of being closed or impassable, particularly in a sexual context, and can refer to garments that are sewn together.

Derived headwords

رَتَقَverb

1.
the opposite of splittingboth
the opposite of splitting

رَتَقَverb

1.
the opposite of splittingboth
the opposite of splitting

ارْتَتَقَverb

1.
meaning, it joined togetherboth
meaning, it joined together

رَتْقnoun

1.
the opposite of splittingboth
the opposite of splitting

رَتْقnoun

1.
the opposite of splittingboth
the opposite of splitting

رَتْقَاءadjective

1.
she is the one with whom intercourse is not possible due to the narrowness of that place in herboth
she is the one with whom intercourse is not possible due to the narrowness of that place in her

رَتَاقnoun

1.
sewn garmentsclassical
Two garments that are sewn together along their edges.

Parallel reading

الرتق: ضد الفتق.

Al-ratq: the opposite of al-fatq (separation/opening).

وقد رتقت الفتق أرتقه

And I mended the tear, I mend it.

فارتتق، أي التأم

So it became mended, meaning it became joined.

ومننه قوله تعالى: {كانتا رتقا ففتقناهما}

And from it is the saying of the Almighty: {They were joined together and We separated them}.

والرتق بالتحريك: مصدر قولك: امرأة رتقاء بينة الرتق، لا يستطاع جماعها لارتتاق ذلك الموضع منها.

And al-ratq (with harakat): is the masdar (verbal noun) of your saying: a woman is ratqā', clearly ratqā', whose intercourse is not possible due to the closing of that place in her.

والرتاق: ثوبان يرتقان بحواشيهما

And al-ritāq: two garments that are sewn together at their edges.

جارية بيضاء في رتاق

A white slave girl in sewn garments.