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2 رطّب ذ , inf. n. تَرْطِيبٌ, He [or it] made, or rendered, a thing such as is termed رَطْبٌ and رَطِيبٌ; i. e. [moist, humid, succulent, sappy, or juicy: or soft, or tender, to chew: and fresh, new, or green: and supple, pliant, or flexible: and soft, or tender, as applied to a branch, or twig, and to plumage, &c.:] contr. of يَا بِس: (S:) he moistened a garment, or piece of cloth, (A, K, TA,) &c.; (TA;) as also ↓ ارطب . (K, TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] one says, لِسَانِى بِذِكْرِكَ ↓ مَا زِلْتُ أُرْطِبُ (tropical:) [I have not ceased to make my tongue supple by mentioning thee; meaning I have not ceased to employ my tongue frequently in mentioning thee: or ما زلت أُرَطِّبُ الخ: for] one says also مَا رَطَّبَ لِسَانِى بِذِكْرِكَ إِِلَّا مَا بَلَلْتَنِى بِهِ مِنْ بِرِّكَ (tropical:) [Nothing has made my tongue to become supple by mentioning thee save what thou hast bestowed upon me of thy bounty]. (A. [See also 1.]) -A2- Also رطّب, (S, A, K,) inf. n. as above, (S,) He fed people with رُطَب [or fresh ripe dates]; (S, A, K;) and so ↓ رَطَبَ . (K.) You say, ↓ مَنْ أَرْطَبَ نَخْلُهُ وَلَمْ يُرَطِّبْ خَبُثَ فِعْلُهُ وَلَمْ يَطِبْ [He whose palm-trees have fresh ripe dates and he does not feed people with such dates, his conduct is bad, and is not good]. (A.) -A3- See also the next paragraph, in two places.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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