رطب
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر ط ب (r-ṭ-b) |
Etymology 1
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew רָטֹב (rɔṭoḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ratˤb/, /ra.tˤib/
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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 (ʾarṭab))
- humid, moist
- wet
- لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَتُكْسَرَ
- lā takun raṭban fatuʿṣara 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
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
- IPA(key): /ru.tˤab/
Noun
رُطَب • (ruṭab) m (collective, singulative رُطَبَة f (ruṭaba), plural أَرْطَاب (ʾarṭāb) or رِطَاب (riṭāb))
- 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 ʾarṭāb; riṭāb | الْأَرْطَاب; الرِّطَاب al-ʾarṭāb; ar-riṭāb | أَرْطَاب; رِطَاب ʾarṭāb; riṭāb |
| Nominative | أَرْطَابٌ; رِطَابٌ ʾarṭābun; riṭābun | الْأَرْطَابُ; الرِّطَابُ al-ʾarṭābu; ar-riṭābu | أَرْطَابُ; رِطَابُ ʾarṭābu; riṭābu |
| Accusative | أَرْطَابًا; رِطَابًا ʾarṭāban; riṭāban | الْأَرْطَابَ; الرِّطَابَ al-ʾarṭāba; ar-riṭāba | أَرْطَابَ; رِطَابَ ʾarṭāba; riṭāba |
| Genitive | أَرْطَابٍ; رِطَابٍ ʾarṭābin; riṭābin | الْأَرْطَابِ; الرِّطَابِ al-ʾarṭābi; ar-riṭābi | أَرْطَابِ; رِطَابِ ʾarṭābi; 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