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رَطْب
moist, damp /ˈrɑtˤb/
nounB2#3946 most common
Also: humid, fresh (not dried out), wet
Example sentences
القُمَاشُ رَطْبٌ.
The fabric is damp.
الجَوُّ رَطْبٌ اليَوْمَ في السَّاحِلِ.
The weather is humid today on the coast.
لا تَتْرُكِ الخُبْزَ في مَكانٍ رَطْبٍ لِئَلَّا يَتَعَفَّنَ.
Don't leave the bread in a damp place or it will go moldy.
تَنْمُو الفُطْرِيَّاتُ بِسُرْعَةٍ في التُّرْبَةِ الرَّطْبَةِ.
Fungi grow quickly in moist soil.
يَنْصَحُ الأَطِبَّاءُ بِتَجَنُّبِ المَلَابِسِ الرَّطْبَةِ في الطَّقْسِ البَارِدِ حِفَاظًا عَلَى حَرَارَةِ الجِسْمِ.
Doctors advise avoiding damp clothes in cold weather to preserve body heat.
وَرَدَ فِي القُرْآنِ الكَرِيمِ: "وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ" إِشَارَةً إِلَى شُمُولِ عِلْمِ اللهِ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
The Quran states: 'nor anything moist or dry but is in a clear record,' pointing to the completeness of God's knowledge of all things.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَطْبٌ | رِطَابٌ |
| Genitive | رَطْبٍ | رِطَابٍ |
| Accusative | رَطْبًا | رِطَابًا |
| Vocative | يَا رَطْبُ | يَا رِطَابُ |
Word family
رُطُوبَةhumidity, dampness
رُطَبfresh ripe dates
تَرْطِيبmoisturizing, humidification
مُرَطِّبmoisturizer, humidifier
ارْتَطَبَto become moist or fresh
Etymology
رَطْب comes from the Semitic triliteral root ر-ط-ب, tied to the idea of wetness or moisture. Classical Arabic paired it as the fixed opposite of يابس (dry), a contrast used in poetry, law, and scripture to mean everything that exists. The same root gave rise to رُطُوبَة (humidity) and the everyday verb for moisturizing.
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