[1]
رَطُبَ , (S, A, MA, Msb, K,) aor.
رَطُبَ ; (K;)
and
رَطِبَ, aor.
رَطَبَ ; (K;) inf. n.
رُطُوبَةٌ (S, A, MA,
Msb, K) of the former verb (S, A, Msb) and
رَطَابَةٌ [also of the former verb]; (MA, K;)
It
(a thing, S, Msb)
was, or
became, the contr. of
what is termed يَا بِس (S, Msb, K)
and جَافّ;
i. e., (Msb,)
it was, or
became, moist, humid,
succulent, sappy, or
juicy: (A, MA, Msb:)
or
soft, or
tender, to chew: (A:) [and
fresh, or
green; agreeably with the Pers. explanation,
تَرْشُدْ, in the MA: and
supple, pliant, or
flexible:
all meanings well known, of frequent occurrence,
and implied in the first of the explanations above,
and in explanations of
رَطْبٌ and
رَطِيبٌ:] and
soft, or
tender, said of a branch, or twig, and of
plumage, &c.: (K:) [and ↓
ترطّب, as used in the
L in art.
عقد, &c., signifies the same.]
رُطُوبَةٌ
[used as a simple subst.] signifies
A quality
necessarily involving facility of assuming shape
and of separation and of conjunction. (KT.) ―
2-b2-
[Hence,
رَطُبَتْ said of a girl, (assumed tropical:)
She was, or
became,
sappy, or
supple; and
soft, or
tender: and
رَطُبَ
said of a boy, (assumed tropical:)
He was, or
became, sappy, or
soft, or
supple; and
femininely soft or
supple:
see
رَطْبٌ, below. ―
2-b3- Hence also,]
رَطُبَ لِسَانِى
بِذِكْرِكَ and ↓
ترطّب (tropical:) [
My tongue has become
supple by mentioning thee; i. e.,
has been much
occupied by mentioning thee: a well-known
phrase: (see also 2:) it may also be used as
meaning
my tongue has become refreshed (lit.
moistened)
by mentioning thee]. (A.) And
خُذْ
مَا رَطُبَتْ بِهِ يَدَاكَ (tropical:) [
Take that by means of the
frequent handling
of which thy hands have become supple]; meaning,
what thou hast found to
be profitable, or
useful. (A.) ―
2-b4- See also 4, in
two places. ＝
1-A2-
رَطِبَ, aor.
رَطَبَ ,
He spoke what he
had in his mind, right and wrong, or
correct
and erroneous. (K, TA.) ＝
1-A3-
رَطَبَ, (aor.
رَطُبَ , A,)
inf. n.
رَطْبٌ, (A'Obeyd, S, A, K) and
رُطُوبٌ,
(A'Obeyd, S, K,)
He fed a horse (or similar
beast, K)
with [
the trefoil called]
رَطْبَة [q. v.].
(A'Obeyd, S, A, K.) ―
2-b2- See also 2.