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Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns noise, clamor, and shouting. It extends to meanings of foolishness, acting foolishly, and being foolish. It also touches upon stubbornness and persistence in a place, and a specific type of water.

Derived headwords

الرطيطnoun

1.
clamor and shoutingboth
The noise and loud shouting made by a group of people.
2.
foolishnessboth
The state or quality of being foolish or lacking sense.
3.
foolboth
An adjective describing someone who is foolish.

أرطواverb

1.
they clamoredboth
The past tense verb indicating that a group of people made noise and shouted.
2.
they acted foolishlyboth
The past tense verb indicating that a group of people behaved foolishly.

رطيطadjective

1.
foolishboth
Describing a person who is foolish or lacks intelligence.

رجل رطيطadjective

1.
a foolish manboth
A description of a man characterized by foolishness.

رجل رطيءadjective

1.
a foolish manboth
An alternative description for a man who is foolish.

رطاطnoun

1.
foolsboth
The broken plural of 'رطيط', referring to multiple foolish people.

رطائطnoun

1.
foolsboth
Another broken plural form for foolish people.

قوم رطائطadjective

1.
foolish peopleboth
A group of people described as foolish.

أرط الرجلverb

1.
the man became foolishboth
The verb indicating that a man acted foolishly or became foolish.
2.
the man clamoredboth
The verb indicating that a man made noise or shouted.

تحامقverb

1.
to feign foolishnessboth
To pretend to be foolish, often to achieve a certain outcome.

أرط في مقعدهverb

1.
he persisted in his seatclassical
To remain stubbornly in a place, refusing to move.

الرطيطnoun

1.
foolishnessclassical
The state of being foolish, often associated with a lack of worldly success.

الرطراطnoun

1.
thick waterclassical
Water left in a watering trough by camels, which has become thick or viscous.

الرطname

1.
a place nameclassical
A location situated between Persia and Ahwaz, specifically between Ramhormoz and Arrajan.

استرططتهverb

1.
I considered him foolishboth
To regard or treat someone as foolish.

استرطأتهverb

1.
I considered him foolishboth
An alternative form for considering someone foolish.

رط، رطverb

1.
act foolishly among foolsclassical
An imperative command to behave foolishly among foolish people, perhaps to gain an advantage.

أرط فإنك ذو رطاطphrase

1.
act foolishly, for you are one of the foolishclassical
A saying suggesting that one should embrace foolishness if they are among fools, or if it leads to success.

Parallel reading

الجلبة والصياح

clamor and shouting

وقد أرطوا، أي جلبوا.

And they clamored, meaning they made noise.

والرطيط: الحمق، وهو أيضا: الأحمق، فهو على هذا اسم وصفة.

And 'ar-raṭīṭ' is foolishness, and it is also: the foolish one, so it is a noun and an adjective.

ورجل رطيط ورطيء، أي أحمق، ج رطاط، بالكسر ورطائط

And a foolish man and a foolish one, meaning foolish, plural 'raṭāṭ', with kasra, and 'raṭā'iṭ'.

أرطوا فقد أقلقتم حلقاتكم ... عسى أن تفوزوا أن تكونوا رطائطا

You have clamored, for you have disturbed your affairs... perhaps you will succeed by being fools.

قوم رطائط: حمقى

Foolish people: foolish.

أي قد اضطرب أمركم من جهة الجد والعقل، فاحمقوا، لعلكم تفوزوا بجهلكم وحمقكم

Meaning your affairs have become disordered in terms of seriousness and intellect, so act foolishly, perhaps you will succeed through your ignorance and foolishness.

فتحامقوا بدل فاحمقوا

So feign foolishness instead of acting foolishly.

يقول: أفسدتم عليكم أمركم

He says: you have corrupted your affairs.

وأرط الرجل: حمق

And the man acted foolishly: he became foolish.

وأرط في مقعده: ألح فلم يبرح

And he persisted in his seat: he was insistent and did not leave.

مثل يضرب للأحمق يرزق فإذا تعاقل حرم من الرزق

A proverb used for the foolish person who is provided for, but when he acts intelligently, he is deprived of provision.

الرطراط، بالفتح: الماء الذي أسأرته الإبل في الحياض نحو الرجرج، وهو الماء الذي يخثر

'Ar-raṭrāṭ', with fatha: the water left by camels in the troughs, like 'ar-rajraj', which is water that thickens.

الرط، بالفتح: ع بين فارس والأهواز، وهو بين رامهرمز وأرجان

'Ar-raṭ', with fatha: a place between Persia and Ahwaz, which is between Ramhormoz and Arrajan.

واسترططته: استحمقته

And I considered him foolish: I made him seem foolish.

يقال للرجل: رط، رط، بالضم فيهما، قال: هو أمر بالتحامق مع الحمقى، ليكون له فيهم جد.

It is said to a man: 'Raṭṭ, raṭṭ', with damma on both, he said: it is a command to feign foolishness among fools, so that he may have seriousness among them.

أرط الرجل: إذا جلب وصاح

The man clamored: when he made noise and shouted.

ويقال للذي لا يأتي ما عنده إلا بالإبطاء: أرط فإنك ذو رطاط.

And it is said to one who does not bring what he has except with delay: 'Act foolishly, for you are one of the foolish ones.'