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Form 1رَتِلَ الثَّغْرُ2 senses · 1 main
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarرَتَلٌ

Core sense — the front teeth were even in growth; it was well arrangedgenerated

1.1

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The front teeth were, or became, even in their growth, [or separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, well set together, and very white and shining: see رَتَلٌ and رَتِلٌ below.]

1.1.1the thing was, or became, well arrangedرَتِلَ الشَّىْءُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

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, aor. رَتَلَ , inf. n. رَتَلٌ , The front teeth were, or became, even in their growth, (Msb,) [or separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, well set together, and (accord. to some) very white and lustrous: see رَتَلٌ and رَتِلٌ , below.] And رَتِلَ الشَّىْءُ , aor. and inf. n. as above, The thing was, or became, well arranged or disposed. (TK.)
Form 2تَرْتِيلٌ2 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَرْتِيلٌ

Core sense — reading or reciting slowly and distinctly; separateness of the front teethgenerated

2.1

In its original sense the word relates to the teeth, meaning their تَفْلِيج [i.e., as maṣdar of the verb in its passive form, their being separate, one from another].

Lane cites “Bd in xxv. 34” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
2.1.1he put together and arranged well the parts of the speech, and made it distinctرتّل الكَلَامَ

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And hence تَرْتِيلُ القُرْآنِ [explained in what follows].

I read, or recited, the Qur'ān in a leisurely manner, without hasteرَتَّلْتُ القُرْآنَ
proceeding in a leisurely manner, and uttering distinctly, without going beyond the proper boundsالتَّرْتِيلُ
he proceeded in a leisurely manner in his speech, or in what was saidترتّل فِى كَلَامِهِ

Or: he proceeded in a leisurely manner in the speech, making the utterance distinct, and put together and arranged well its parts.

Maṣdar as above.

This is said of reading or reciting, and particularly of the reading, or reciting, of the Qur'ān. [Hence, by convention, the chanting of the Qur'ān in a special, distinct, and leisurely manner.]

Also said as فِى الكَلَامِ.

Mujāhid explains التَّرْتِيل as proceeding in a leisurely manner in reading, or reciting, with the parts following one another; he treats it as etymologically related to ثَغْرٌ رَتِلٌ.

Er-Rāghib: it means pronouncing the word, or words, with ease and correctness; this is the proper meaning.

But the conventional meaning, as confirmed by El-Munāwee, is being careful of the places of utterance of the letters, and mindful of the pauses, of lowering the voice, and of making it plaintive, in reading or reciting.

According to Mtr, the proper meaning of الترتيل in the reciting, or chanting, of the Qur'ān, in the call to prayer and the like, is pronouncing the letters in a leisurely manner and distinctly, so giving them their full proper sound; from the phrase ثَغْرٌ مُرَتَّلٌ and رَتِلٌ, meaning “front teeth separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, and well set together.” [See also تَرْسِيلٌ.]

and we have sent it down to you in a leisurely mannerوَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْتِيلًا

In the Qur'ān 25:34. Or: we have recited it to you part after part, deliberately and without haste, in the course of twenty years, or twenty-three.

تَرْتِيلٌ in its original sense relates to the teeth, with the meaning explained at the start of this entry.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2
25:32
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ جُمْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَ ۖ وَرَتَّلْنَـٰهُ تَرْتِيلًا

Those who reject Faith say: "Why is not the Qur'an revealed to him all at once? Thus (is it revealed), that We may strengthen thy heart thereby, and We have rehearsed it to thee in slow, well-arranged stages, gradually.

73:4
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا

Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, in its original sense, relates to the teeth; signifying تَفْلِيج thereof [i. e., as inf. n. of the verb in its pass. form, Their being separate, one from another]. (Bd in xxv. 34.) [Hence,] رتّل الكَلَامَ , (T, M, K,) inf. n. تَرْتِيلٌ , (K,) He put together and arranged well the component parts of the speech, or saying, (M, K,) and made it distinct: and hence تَرْتِيلُ القُرْآنِ [explained in what follows]: (M:) or he proceeded in a leisurely manner in the speech, or saying, [making the utterance distinct,] and put together and arranged well its component parts: (T:) and رَتَّلْتُ القُرْآنَ inf. n. as above, I read, or recited, the Kur-án in a leisurely manner; without haste: (Msb:) or التَّرْتِيلُ in reading, or reciting, [and particularly in the reading, or reciting, of the Kur-án,] is the proceeding in a leisurely manner, and uttering distinctly, without exceeding the proper bounds or limits: (S:) [and hence, conventionally, the chanting of the Kur-án in a peculiar, distinct, and leisurely, manner:] and ترتّل فِى كَلَامِهِ , (T,) or فِى الكَلَامِ , (M, K,) signifies [in like manner] he proceeded in a leisurely manner (T, M, K) in his speech, or saying, (T,) or in the speech, or saying: (M, K:) Mujáhid explains التَّرْتِيل as signifying the proceeding in a leisurely manner [in reading, or reciting], and as being consecutive in its parts, or portions; regarding it as etymologically relating to ثَغْرٌ رَتِلٌ [q. v.]: (T:) accord. to Er-Rághib, it signifies the pronouncing the word [or words] with ease and correctness: this is the proper signification: but the conventional meaning, as verified by El-Munáwee, is the being regardful of the places of utterance of the letters, and mindful of the pauses, and the lowering of the voice, and making it plaintive, in reading, or reciting: (TA:) [accord. to Mtr,] the [proper] meaning of الترتيل in [the reciting, or chanting, of the Kur-án and of] the call to prayer &c. is the pronouncing of the letters in a leisurely manner, and distinctly, and so giving them their proper full sound; from the phrase ثَغْرٌ مُرَتَّلٌ and رَتِلٌ signifying “ front teeth separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, and well set together. ” (Mgh.) [See also تَرْسِيلٌ .] وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْتِيلًا , in the Kur [xxv. 34], means And we have sent it down unto thee in a leisurely manner: (M, TA:) or we have recited it to thee part after part, in a deliberate and leisurely manner; in [the course of] twenty years, or three and twenty: تَرْتِيلٌ in its original sense relating to the teeth, and having the signification explained in the beginning of this paragraph. (Bd.)
Form 5تَرَتَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he proceeded in a leisurely manner in his speechgenerated

5.1

See the preceding entry.

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see the next preceding paragraph.

Derived nouns 7

Nounرتَلٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — evenness or separateness of the front teeth; good arrangement; coldness of watergenerated

1

Maṣdar of Form 1: [evenness in the growth of the front teeth; or their being separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, and well set together (see Form 1 and رَتِلٌ); or] whiteness, or much whiteness, and much lustre, of the teeth.

1.1

A good, and correct, state of arrangement of a thing.

1.2

The quality, in a man, of having the teeth separate, one from another, [and even in the manner of growth, &c.]

1.3

Coldness, or coolness, of water.

2

See also the next entry, in three places.

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inf. n. of 1: (Msb:) [Evenness in the growth of the front teeth: or their being separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, and well set together: (see 1 and رَتِلٌ :) or] whiteness, [or much whiteness,] and much lustre, of the teeth. (M, K.) And A good, (M, K, TA,) and correct, or right, (TA,) state of arrangement or disposition of a thing. (M, K, TA.) The quality, in a man, of having the teeth separate, one from another, (S,) [and even in the manner of growth, &c.] And Coldness, or coolness, of water. (Kr, M, K.) See also the next paragraph, in three places.
Nounرَتِلٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — front teeth well set together, separate and even; speech uttered slowly and distinctlygenerated

1applied to front teeth: well set together; or even in growthرَتَلٌ

[The latter is a maṣdar used as an adjective.]

Said of front teeth, ثَغْرٌ.

Or separate, one from another; or having gaps between them, not overlapping one another; or separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, and well set together, as also مُرَتَّلٌ; or separate, one from another, well set together, very white, and very shining.

1.1a man having the teeth, or the front teeth, separate, one from another, &c.رَتِلٌ

Also رَتِلُ الأَسْنَانِ [or الثَّغْرِ].

1.2applied to speech: uttered in a leisurely manner, and distinctly, without going beyond the proper boundsرَتَلٌ

Or: good, and uttered in a leisurely manner.

Also رَتِلٌ; the same as مُرَتَّلٌ.

1.3applied to anything: good, sweet, or pleasantرَتِلٌ

Also رَتَلٌ.

1.4

The former of the two, applied to water: cold, or cool.

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(T, M, Mgh, Msb, K) and رَتَلٌ , (S, M, K,) [the latter an inf. n. used as an epithet,] applied to front teeth, ( ثَغْرٌ , T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) Well set together: (T, M:) or even in growth: (S, Msb:) or separate, one from another; or having interstices between them, not overlapping one another: (M:) or separate, one from another, and even in the manner of growth, and well set together; as also مُرَتَّلٌ : (Mgh:) or separate, one from another, well set together, very white, and very lustrous. (K.) And رَتِلٌ , (S,) or رَتِلُ الأَسْنَانِ , (M,) [or الثَّغْرِ ,] A man having the teeth [or the front teeth] separate, one from another, (S, M,) &c. (M.) And رَتَلٌ (S, M, K) and رَتِلٌ , (M, K,) applied to speech, or language, (S, M, K,) i. q. مُرَتَّلٌ ; i. e. uttered in a leisurely manner, and distinctly, without exceeding the proper bounds or limits: (S:) or good, (M, K,) and uttered in a leisurely manner. (M.) And رَتِلٌ and رَتَلٌ , applied to anything, Good, sweet, or pleasant. (M, K.) And the former, applied to water, Cold, or cool. (Kr, M, K.)
Nounرُتَيْلَى2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a venomous creeping creature, the phalangium; a plant with lily-like flowersgenerated

1a certain genus of هَوَامّ [or venomous creeping things]رُتَيْلَآءُ

[The genus of insects called phalangium; applied to it in the present day, and (perhaps incorrectly) to the tarantula.]

There are several species, indeed many. The best known is, apparently in its body, like the fly that flies around the lamp; another is black speckled with white; another is yellow and downy. The bite of all of them causes swelling and pain, and is sometimes deadly.

1.1a certain plant, the flower of which resembles that of the lilyرُتَيْلَآءُ

It is good as a remedy against the bite of the venomous creature mentioned above, which is why it is so called, and against the sting of the scorpion.

The latter of the two words. [Apparently the plant called, like the insect mentioned above, phalangium, as Golius states it to be, and called by Arabs in the present day زَهْرُ العَنْكَبُوتِ.]

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and رُتَيْلَآءُ A certain genus of هَوَامّ [or venomous creeping things]; (S, M, K;) [the genus of insects called phalangium; applied thereto in the present day; and (perhaps incorrectly) to the tarantula:] there are several species thereof; (K;) many species; (TA;) the most commonly known thereof is [in its body, app.,] like the fly ( ذُبَاب ) that flies around the lamp; another is black speckled with white ( سَوْدَآءُ رَقْطَآءُ ); another is yellow and downy; and the bite of all causes swelling and pain; (K;) and sometimes is deadly. (TA.) Also, the latter ( رُتَيْلَآءُ ), A certain plant, the flower of which resembles that of the lily; [app. the plant called (like the insect above mentioned) phalangium, (as Golius states it to be,) and, by Arabs in the present day, زَهْرُ العَنْكَبُوتِ ;] good as a remedy against the bite of the venomous creature above mentioned, (K,) for which reason it is thus called, (TA,) and against the sting of the scorpion. (K.)
Nounرُتَيْلَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a venomous creeping creature, the phalangium; a plant with lily-like flowersgenerated

1

See the preceding entry, in two places.

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: see the next preceding paragraph, in two places.
Nounرَاتِلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — short, said of a mangenerated

1

Short; said of a man.

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Short; (K;) applied to a man. (TA.)
Nounأَرْتَلُ1 sense

Core sense — having a defect, or an impediment, in his speechgenerated

1having a defect, or an impediment, in his speech or utteranceأَرَتُّ

See the article رت.

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i. q. أَرَتُّ [i. e. Having a vitiousness, or an impediment, in his speech, or utterance: see art. رت ]. (O, K.)
Nounمُرَتَّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — uttered in a leisurely manner and distinctly, said of speechgenerated

1

See رَتِلٌ, in two places.

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: see رَتِلٌ , in two places.