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 (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^[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

رُطَبٌ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru.tˤab/

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

• 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