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رطن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of speaking, particularly in a foreign or unintelligible manner. It extends to the concept of communication, especially among a group, and can also refer to the state of camels traveling together.

Derived headwords

الرَّطَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Speaking in a foreign language.both

    Speaking in a foreign language.

رَطَنَverb
  1. 1.
    He spoke to him in a foreign language (verb form like كَتَبَ).both

    He spoke to him in a foreign language (verb form like كَتَبَ).

رَاطَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    When he spoke to him in it (a foreign language).both

    When he spoke to him in it (a foreign language).

تَرَاطَنَverb
  1. 1.
    The people spoke to each other in a foreign language.both

    The people spoke to each other in a foreign language.

الرَّطُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Camels traveling togetherclassical

    Refers to camels that are traveling in a group, accompanied by their owners.

Parallel reading

الرطانة والرطانة: الكلام بالأعجمية.
Al-ratana and al-ratana: speaking in a foreign language.
تقول: رطنت له رطانة وراطنته، إذا كلمته بها.
You say: I spoke to him in a foreign tongue and I conversed with him, if you spoke to him with it.
وتراطن القوم فيما بينهم.
And the people conversed among themselves.
أصواتهم كتراطن الفرس
Their voices were like the conversing of the Persians.
إذا كانت الإبل رفاقا ومعها أهلها فهي الرطانة والرطون بالفتح.
If the camels are companions and their owners are with them, then it is al-ratana and al-rutun (with fatha).
رطانة من يلقها يخيب
A foreign speech; whoever encounters it will be disappointed.