رطب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر ط ب (r ṭ b) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew רָטֹב (rɔṭoḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ratˤb/, /ra.tˤib/
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))
- humid, moist
- 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.”)
- fresh and tender
- cool
- juicy
- pliable of character
Declension
| 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[1], 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ru.tˤab/
Noun
رُطَب • (ruṭab) m (collective, singulative رُطَبَة f (ruṭaba), plural أَرْطَاب (ʔarṭāb) or رِطَاب (riṭāb))
Declension
| 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
- بُسْر (busr)
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رُطَب (ruṭab).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɾu.ˈtab/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rʊ.t̪ʰǽb]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹo.t̪ʰǽb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾu.t̪ʰǽb]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rutab |
| Dari reading? | rutab |
| Iranian reading? | rotab |
| Tajik reading? | rutab |
Noun
رطب • (rotab)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “رطب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim