رطب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ط ب (r-ṭ-b); compare رَطِبَ (raṭiba, “to be humid, to be moist, to be wet”) and Hebrew רָטֹב (“wet”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ratˤb/
• IPA^(key): /ra.tˤib/

Adjective

رَطْب or رَطِب • (raṭb or raṭib) (feminine رَطْبَة (raṭba) or رَطِبَة (raṭiba), common plural رُطُب (ruṭub) or رُطْب (ruṭb), elative أَرْطَب (ʔarṭab))

1. humid, moist
2. wet

   ‏لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَتُكْسَرَ

   lā takun raṭban fatuʕṣara walā yābisan fatuksara

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. fresh and tender
4. cool
5. juicy
6. pliable of character

Declension

Declension of adjective رَطْب (raṭb)‎; رَطِبَ (raṭiba)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَطْب‎; رَطِبَ raṭb‎; raṭiba	الرَّطْب‎; الرَّطِبَ ar-raṭb‎; ar-raṭiba	رَطْبَة‎; رَطِبََة raṭba‎; raṭibaa	الرَّطْبَة‎; الرَّطِبََة ar-raṭba‎; ar-raṭibaa
Nominative	رَطْبٌ‎; رَطِبٌَ raṭbun‎; raṭibaun	الرَّطْبُ‎; الرَّطِبَُ ar-raṭbu‎; ar-raṭibau	رَطْبَةٌ‎; رَطِبََةٌ raṭbatun‎; raṭibaatun	الرَّطْبَةُ‎; الرَّطِبََةُ ar-raṭbatu‎; ar-raṭibaatu
Accusative	رَطْبًا‎; رَطِبًَا raṭban‎; raṭibaan	الرَّطْبَ‎; الرَّطِبََ ar-raṭba‎; ar-raṭibaa	رَطْبَةً‎; رَطِبََةً raṭbatan‎; raṭibaatan	الرَّطْبَةَ‎; الرَّطِبََةَ ar-raṭbata‎; ar-raṭibaata
Genitive	رَطْبٍ‎; رَطِبٍَ raṭbin‎; raṭibain	الرَّطْبِ‎; الرَّطِبَِ ar-raṭbi‎; ar-raṭibai	رَطْبَةٍ‎; رَطِبََةٍ raṭbatin‎; raṭibaatin	الرَّطْبَةِ‎; الرَّطِبََةِ ar-raṭbati‎; ar-raṭibaati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَطْبَيْن‎; رَطِبََيْن raṭbayn‎; raṭibaayn	الرَّطْبَيْن‎; الرَّطِبََيْن ar-raṭbayn‎; ar-raṭibaayn	رَطْبَتَيْن‎; رَطِبََتَيْن raṭbatayn‎; raṭibaatayn	الرَّطْبَتَيْن‎; الرَّطِبََتَيْن ar-raṭbatayn‎; ar-raṭibaatayn
Nominative	رَطْبَانِ‎; رَطِبََانِ raṭbāni‎; raṭibaāni	الرَّطْبَانِ‎; الرَّطِبََانِ ar-raṭbāni‎; ar-raṭibaāni	رَطْبَتَانِ‎; رَطِبََتَانِ raṭbatāni‎; raṭibaatāni	الرَّطْبَتَانِ‎; الرَّطِبََتَانِ ar-raṭbatāni‎; ar-raṭibaatāni
Accusative	رَطْبَيْنِ‎; رَطِبََيْنِ raṭbayni‎; raṭibaayni	الرَّطْبَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبََيْنِ ar-raṭbayni‎; ar-raṭibaayni	رَطْبَتَيْنِ‎; رَطِبََتَيْنِ raṭbatayni‎; raṭibaatayni	الرَّطْبَتَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبََتَيْنِ ar-raṭbatayni‎; ar-raṭibaatayni
Genitive	رَطْبَيْنِ‎; رَطِبََيْنِ raṭbayni‎; raṭibaayni	الرَّطْبَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبََيْنِ ar-raṭbayni‎; ar-raṭibaayni	رَطْبَتَيْنِ‎; رَطِبََتَيْنِ raṭbatayni‎; raṭibaatayni	الرَّطْبَتَيْنِ‎; الرَّطِبََتَيْنِ ar-raṭbatayni‎; ar-raṭibaatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رُطُب‎; رُطْب ruṭub‎; ruṭb	الرُّطُب‎; الرُّطْب ar-ruṭub‎; ar-ruṭb	رُطُب‎; رُطْب ruṭub‎; ruṭb	الرُّطُب‎; الرُّطْب ar-ruṭub‎; ar-ruṭb
Nominative	رُطُبٌ‎; رُطْبٌ ruṭubun‎; ruṭbun	الرُّطُبُ‎; الرُّطْبُ ar-ruṭubu‎; ar-ruṭbu	رُطُبٌ‎; رُطْبٌ ruṭubun‎; ruṭbun	الرُّطُبُ‎; الرُّطْبُ ar-ruṭubu‎; ar-ruṭbu
Accusative	رُطُبًا‎; رُطْبًا ruṭuban‎; ruṭban	الرُّطُبَ‎; الرُّطْبَ ar-ruṭuba‎; ar-ruṭba	رُطُبًا‎; رُطْبًا ruṭuban‎; ruṭban	الرُّطُبَ‎; الرُّطْبَ ar-ruṭuba‎; ar-ruṭba
Genitive	رُطُبٍ‎; رُطْبٍ ruṭubin‎; ruṭbin	الرُّطُبِ‎; الرُّطْبِ ar-ruṭubi‎; ar-ruṭbi	رُطُبٍ‎; رُطْبٍ ruṭubin‎; ruṭbin	الرُّطُبِ‎; الرُّطْبِ 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/

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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