Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رتع
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root رتع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root رتع (rtE) primarily describes animals grazing freely and abundantly. Metaphorically, it extends to humans enjoying plentiful food and drink, or acting freely.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-t-ʿ
Listen: يَرْتَعْ 12:12
Root letters: ر — ت — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root رتع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root رتع appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:12 Verb
أَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعَنَا غَدࣰا یَرۡتَعۡ وَیَلۡعَبۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَرْتَعْ yartaʿ Verb