أرطى
Arabic
Etymology
Uncertain, associated as a natively coined term, developing into the roots ر ط ي (r ṭ y) and ء ر ط (ʔ r ṭ), dealing with topics of its color and ability to grow in the most inhospitable ground, providing shelter and edible fruit. Potential distant connections to Akkadian 𒌑𒌨𒂅𒌋 (U2ur-ṭu-u /urṭû/, “a plant like a tamarisk but red; a dye”), also used as a dye for hides and compared to a tamarisk in Arabic culture.
Noun
أَرْطًى or أَرْطَى • (ʔarṭan or ʔarṭā) m or f (collective, singulative أَرْطَاة f (ʔarṭāh), construct state أَرْطَى (ʔarṭā), plural أَرَاطٍ (ʔarāṭin), plural construct state أَرَاطِي (ʔarāṭī))
- Calligonum gen. et spp.
- Synonym: (in the southern half of the Arabian peninsula) عَبَل (ʕabal)
Declension
| collective | collective in ـًى (-an); collective invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَرْطَى ʔarṭā |
الْأَرْطَى al-ʔarṭā |
أَرْطَى ʔarṭā |
| nominative | أَرْطًى; أَرْطَى ʔarṭan; ʔarṭā |
الْأَرْطَى al-ʔarṭā |
أَرْطَى ʔarṭā |
| accusative | أَرْطًى; أَرْطَى ʔarṭan; ʔarṭā |
الْأَرْطَى al-ʔarṭā |
أَرْطَى ʔarṭā |
| genitive | أَرْطًى; أَرْطَى ʔarṭan; ʔarṭā |
الْأَرْطَى al-ʔarṭā |
أَرْطَى ʔarṭā |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَرْطَاة ʔarṭāt |
الْأَرْطَاة al-ʔarṭāt |
أَرْطَاة ʔarṭāt |
| nominative | أَرْطَاةٌ ʔarṭātun |
الْأَرْطَاةُ al-ʔarṭātu |
أَرْطَاةُ ʔarṭātu |
| accusative | أَرْطَاةً ʔarṭātan |
الْأَرْطَاةَ al-ʔarṭāta |
أَرْطَاةَ ʔarṭāta |
| genitive | أَرْطَاةٍ ʔarṭātin |
الْأَرْطَاةِ al-ʔarṭāti |
أَرْطَاةِ ʔarṭāti |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | أَرْطَاتَيْن ʔarṭātayn |
الْأَرْطَاتَيْن al-ʔarṭātayn |
أَرْطَاتَيْ ʔarṭātay |
| nominative | أَرْطَاتَانِ ʔarṭātāni |
الْأَرْطَاتَانِ al-ʔarṭātāni |
أَرْطَاتَا ʔarṭātā |
| accusative | أَرْطَاتَيْنِ ʔarṭātayni |
الْأَرْطَاتَيْنِ al-ʔarṭātayni |
أَرْطَاتَيْ ʔarṭātay |
| genitive | أَرْطَاتَيْنِ ʔarṭātayni |
الْأَرْطَاتَيْنِ al-ʔarṭātayni |
أَرْطَاتَيْ ʔarṭātay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَرْطَيَات ʔarṭayāt |
الْأَرْطَيَات al-ʔarṭayāt |
أَرْطَيَات ʔarṭayāt |
| nominative | أَرْطَيَاتٌ ʔarṭayātun |
الْأَرْطَيَاتُ al-ʔarṭayātu |
أَرْطَيَاتُ ʔarṭayātu |
| accusative | أَرْطَيَاتٍ ʔarṭayātin |
الْأَرْطَيَاتِ al-ʔarṭayāti |
أَرْطَيَاتِ ʔarṭayāti |
| genitive | أَرْطَيَاتٍ ʔarṭayātin |
الْأَرْطَيَاتِ al-ʔarṭayāti |
أَرْطَيَاتِ ʔarṭayāti |
| plural of variety | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَرَاطِي ʔarāṭī |
الْأَرَاطِي al-ʔarāṭī |
أَرَاطِي ʔarāṭī |
| nominative | أَرَاطٍ ʔarāṭin |
الْأَرَاطِي al-ʔarāṭī |
أَرَاطِي ʔarāṭī |
| accusative | أَرَاطِيَ ʔarāṭiya |
الْأَرَاطِيَ al-ʔarāṭiya |
أَرَاطِيَ ʔarāṭiya |
| genitive | أَرَاطٍ ʔarāṭin |
الْأَرَاطِي al-ʔarāṭī |
أَرَاطِي ʔarāṭī |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “أرطى”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 27
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “أرطى”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 49.
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN