Appendix:Arabic roots/ر ط ب

Arabic

Root

ر ط ب • (r ṭ b)

1. Related to becoming damp or humid
2. Related to calming or soothing

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form II: رَطَّبَ (raṭṭaba)
  • Verbal noun: تَرْطِيب (tarṭīb)
  • Active participle: مُرَطِّب (muraṭṭib)
  • Passive participle: مُرَطَّب (muraṭṭab)
• Form IV: أَرْطَبَ (ʔarṭaba)
  • Verbal noun: إِرْطَاب (ʔirṭāb)
  • Active participle: مُرْطِب (murṭib)
  • Passive participle: مُرْطَب (murṭab)
• Form V: تَرَطَّبَ (taraṭṭaba)
  • Verbal noun: تَرَطُّب (taraṭṭub)
  • Active participle: مُتَرَطِّب (mutaraṭṭib)
  • Passive participle: مُتَرَطَّب (mutaraṭṭab)

Adjectives

• رَاطِب (rāṭib)
• رَطْب (raṭb)
• رَطِيب (raṭīb)

Nouns

• رُطَب (ruṭab)
• رُطُوبَة (ruṭūba)
• مُرَطِّبَات (muraṭṭibāt)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “Arabic roots/ر ط ب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz