رطب

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Arabic

Root
ر ط ب (r ṭ b)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew רָטֹב (rɔṭoḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ratˤb/, /ra.tˤib/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

رَطْب or رَطِب • (raṭb or raṭib) (feminine رَطْبَة (raṭba) or رَطِبَة (raṭiba), common plural رِطَاب (riṭāb) or رُطُب (ruṭub) or رُطْب (ruṭb), feminine plural رَطْبَات (raṭbāt) or رَطِبَات (raṭibāt), elative أَرْطَب (ʔarṭab))

  1. humid, moist
  2. wet
    لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَتُكْسَرَ
    lā takun raṭban fatuʕṣara walā yābisan fatuksara
    Be flexible, but firm; Like an egg, if it's held too tightly, it breaks, and if it's held too loosely, it will slip from grasp.
    (literally, “Do not be wet so that you should be pressed, but not dry so that you should break.”)
  3. fresh and tender
  4. cool
  5. juicy
  6. pliable of character
Declension
Declension of adjective رَطْب (raṭb)‎; رَطِب (raṭib)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal رَطْب‎; رَطِب
raṭb‎; raṭib 		الرَّطْب‎; الرَّطِب
ar-raṭb‎; ar-raṭib 		رَطْبَة‎; رَطِبَة
raṭba‎; raṭiba 		الرَّطْبَة‎; الرَّطِبَة
ar-raṭba‎; ar-raṭiba
Nominative رَطْبٌ‎; رَطِبٌ
raṭbun‎; raṭibun 		الرَّطْبُ‎; الرَّطِبُ
ar-raṭbu‎; ar-raṭibu 		رَطْبَةٌ‎; رَطِبَةٌ
raṭbatun‎; raṭibatun 		الرَّطْبَةُ‎; الرَّطِبَةُ
ar-raṭbatu‎; ar-raṭibatu
Accusative رَطْبًا‎; رَطِبًا
raṭban‎; raṭiban 		الرَّطْبَ‎; الرَّطِبَ
ar-raṭba‎; ar-raṭiba 		رَطْبَةً‎; رَطِبَةً
raṭbatan‎; raṭibatan 		الرَّطْبَةَ‎; الرَّطِبَةَ
ar-raṭbata‎; ar-raṭibata
Genitive رَطْبٍ‎; رَطِبٍ
raṭbin‎; raṭibin 		الرَّطْبِ‎; الرَّطِبِ
ar-raṭbi‎; ar-raṭibi 		رَطْبَةٍ‎; رَطِبَةٍ
raṭbatin‎; raṭibatin 		الرَّطْبَةِ‎; الرَّطِبَةِ
ar-raṭbati‎; ar-raṭibati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal رَطْبَيْن‎; رَطِبَيْن
raṭbayn‎; raṭibayn 		الرَّطْبَيْن‎; الرَّطِبَيْن
ar-raṭbayn‎; ar-raṭibayn 		رَطْبَتَيْن‎; رَطِبَتَيْن
raṭbatayn‎; raṭibatayn 		الرَّطْبَتَيْن‎; الرَّطِبَتَيْن
ar-raṭbatayn‎; ar-raṭibatayn
Nominative رَطْبَانِ‎; رَطِبَانِ
raṭbāni‎; raṭibāni 		الرَّطْبَانِ‎; الرَّطِبَانِ
ar-raṭbāni‎; ar-raṭibāni 		رَطْبَتَانِ‎; رَطِبَتَانِ
raṭbatāni‎; raṭibatāni 		الرَّطْبَتَانِ‎; الرَّطِبَتَانِ
ar-raṭbatāni‎; ar-raṭibatāni
Accusative رَطْبَيْنِ‎; رَطِبَيْنِ
raṭbayni‎; raṭibayni 		الرَّطْبَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبَيْنِ
ar-raṭbayni‎; ar-raṭibayni 		رَطْبَتَيْنِ‎; رَطِبَتَيْنِ
raṭbatayni‎; raṭibatayni 		الرَّطْبَتَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبَتَيْنِ
ar-raṭbatayni‎; ar-raṭibatayni
Genitive رَطْبَيْنِ‎; رَطِبَيْنِ
raṭbayni‎; raṭibayni 		الرَّطْبَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبَيْنِ
ar-raṭbayni‎; ar-raṭibayni 		رَطْبَتَيْنِ‎; رَطِبَتَيْنِ
raṭbatayni‎; raṭibatayni 		الرَّطْبَتَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبَتَيْنِ
ar-raṭbatayni‎; ar-raṭibatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal رِطَاب‎; رُطُب‎; رُطْب
riṭāb‎; ruṭub‎; ruṭb 		الرِّطَاب‎; الرُّطُب‎; الرُّطْب
ar-riṭāb‎; ar-ruṭub‎; ar-ruṭb 		رَطْبَات‎; رَطِبَات‎; رِطَاب‎; رُطُب‎; رُطْب
raṭbāt‎; raṭibāt‎; riṭāb‎; ruṭub‎; ruṭb 		الرَّطْبَات‎; الرَّطِبَات‎; الرِّطَاب‎; الرُّطُب‎; الرُّطْب
ar-raṭbāt‎; ar-raṭibāt‎; ar-riṭāb‎; ar-ruṭub‎; ar-ruṭb
Nominative رِطَابٌ‎; رُطُبٌ‎; رُطْبٌ
riṭābun‎; ruṭubun‎; ruṭbun 		الرِّطَابُ‎; الرُّطُبُ‎; الرُّطْبُ
ar-riṭābu‎; ar-ruṭubu‎; ar-ruṭbu 		رَطْبَاتٌ‎; رَطِبَاتٌ‎; رِطَابٌ‎; رُطُبٌ‎; رُطْبٌ
raṭbātun‎; raṭibātun‎; riṭābun‎; ruṭubun‎; ruṭbun 		الرَّطْبَاتُ‎; الرَّطِبَاتُ‎; الرِّطَابُ‎; الرُّطُبُ‎; الرُّطْبُ
ar-raṭbātu‎; ar-raṭibātu‎; ar-riṭābu‎; ar-ruṭubu‎; ar-ruṭbu
Accusative رِطَابًا‎; رُطُبًا‎; رُطْبًا
riṭāban‎; ruṭuban‎; ruṭban 		الرِّطَابَ‎; الرُّطُبَ‎; الرُّطْبَ
ar-riṭāba‎; ar-ruṭuba‎; ar-ruṭba 		رَطْبَاتٍ‎; رَطِبَاتٍ‎; رِطَابًا‎; رُطُبًا‎; رُطْبًا
raṭbātin‎; raṭibātin‎; riṭāban‎; ruṭuban‎; ruṭban 		الرَّطْبَاتِ‎; الرَّطِبَاتِ‎; الرِّطَابَ‎; الرُّطُبَ‎; الرُّطْبَ
ar-raṭbāti‎; ar-raṭibāti‎; ar-riṭāba‎; ar-ruṭuba‎; ar-ruṭba
Genitive رِطَابٍ‎; رُطُبٍ‎; رُطْبٍ
riṭābin‎; ruṭubin‎; ruṭbin 		الرِّطَابِ‎; الرُّطُبِ‎; الرُّطْبِ
ar-riṭābi‎; ar-ruṭubi‎; ar-ruṭbi 		رَطْبَاتٍ‎; رَطِبَاتٍ‎; رِطَابٍ‎; رُطُبٍ‎; رُطْبٍ
raṭbātin‎; raṭibātin‎; riṭābin‎; ruṭubin‎; ruṭbin 		الرَّطْبَاتِ‎; الرَّطِبَاتِ‎; الرِّطَابِ‎; الرُّطُبِ‎; الرُّطْبِ
ar-raṭbāti‎; ar-raṭibāti‎; ar-riṭābi‎; ar-ruṭubi‎; ar-ruṭbi
References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رطب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رطب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

رُطَبٌ

Pronunciation

Noun

رُطَب • (ruṭab) m (collective, singulative رُطَبَة f (ruṭaba), plural أَرْطَاب (ʔarṭāb) or رِطَاب (riṭāb))

  1. ripened dates
Declension
Declension of noun رُطَب (ruṭab)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُطَب
ruṭab 		الرُّطَب
ar-ruṭab 		رُطَب
ruṭab
Nominative رُطَبٌ
ruṭabun 		الرُّطَبُ
ar-ruṭabu 		رُطَبُ
ruṭabu
Accusative رُطَبًا
ruṭaban 		الرُّطَبَ
ar-ruṭaba 		رُطَبَ
ruṭaba
Genitive رُطَبٍ
ruṭabin 		الرُّطَبِ
ar-ruṭabi 		رُطَبِ
ruṭabi
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُطَبَة
ruṭaba 		الرُّطَبَة
ar-ruṭaba 		رُطَبَة
ruṭabat
Nominative رُطَبَةٌ
ruṭabatun 		الرُّطَبَةُ
ar-ruṭabatu 		رُطَبَةُ
ruṭabatu
Accusative رُطَبَةً
ruṭabatan 		الرُّطَبَةَ
ar-ruṭabata 		رُطَبَةَ
ruṭabata
Genitive رُطَبَةٍ
ruṭabatin 		الرُّطَبَةِ
ar-ruṭabati 		رُطَبَةِ
ruṭabati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُطَبَتَيْن
ruṭabatayn 		الرُّطَبَتَيْن
ar-ruṭabatayn 		رُطَبَتَيْ
ruṭabatay
Nominative رُطَبَتَانِ
ruṭabatāni 		الرُّطَبَتَانِ
ar-ruṭabatāni 		رُطَبَتَا
ruṭabatā
Accusative رُطَبَتَيْنِ
ruṭabatayni 		الرُّطَبَتَيْنِ
ar-ruṭabatayni 		رُطَبَتَيْ
ruṭabatay
Genitive رُطَبَتَيْنِ
ruṭabatayni 		الرُّطَبَتَيْنِ
ar-ruṭabatayni 		رُطَبَتَيْ
ruṭabatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُطَبَات
ruṭabāt 		الرُّطَبَات
ar-ruṭabāt 		رُطَبَات
ruṭabāt
Nominative رُطَبَاتٌ
ruṭabātun 		الرُّطَبَاتُ
ar-ruṭabātu 		رُطَبَاتُ
ruṭabātu
Accusative رُطَبَاتٍ
ruṭabātin 		الرُّطَبَاتِ
ar-ruṭabāti 		رُطَبَاتِ
ruṭabāti
Genitive رُطَبَاتٍ
ruṭabātin 		الرُّطَبَاتِ
ar-ruṭabāti 		رُطَبَاتِ
ruṭabāti
Plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَرْطَاب‎; رِطَاب
ʔarṭāb‎; riṭāb 		الْأَرْطَاب‎; الرِّطَاب
al-ʔarṭāb‎; ar-riṭāb 		أَرْطَاب‎; رِطَاب
ʔarṭāb‎; riṭāb
Nominative أَرْطَابٌ‎; رِطَابٌ
ʔarṭābun‎; riṭābun 		الْأَرْطَابُ‎; الرِّطَابُ
al-ʔarṭābu‎; ar-riṭābu 		أَرْطَابُ‎; رِطَابُ
ʔarṭābu‎; riṭābu
Accusative أَرْطَابًا‎; رِطَابًا
ʔarṭāban‎; riṭāban 		الْأَرْطَابَ‎; الرِّطَابَ
al-ʔarṭāba‎; ar-riṭāba 		أَرْطَابَ‎; رِطَابَ
ʔarṭāba‎; riṭāba
Genitive أَرْطَابٍ‎; رِطَابٍ
ʔarṭābin‎; riṭābin 		الْأَرْطَابِ‎; الرِّطَابِ
al-ʔarṭābi‎; ar-riṭābi 		أَرْطَابِ‎; رِطَابِ
ʔarṭābi‎; riṭābi
See also

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رطب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

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رُطَب

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُطَب (ruṭab).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? rutaḇ
Dari reading? rutab
Iranian reading? rotab
Tajik reading? rutab

Noun

رطب • (rotab)

  1. ripened dates

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رطب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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