Core sense — moist, juicy; soft, tender; supple, pliantgenerated
1moist, humid, succulent, sappy, or juicy; or soft, or tender, to chew—رَطِيبٌ
The opposite of يَابِسٌ and جَافٌّ.
Green, applied to herbage; [and fresh, agreeing with the Persian explanation تَرْ in the MA]. Or these words mean, or also mean, soft, or tender, said of a branch or twig, and of plumage, and the like; and supple, pliant, or flexible. All these meanings are well known and of frequent occurrence, and are implied in the first of the explanations above.
The first word occurs in a tradition as an adjective applied particularly to any article of property, or of provisions, that is not stored up and will not keep, such as most kinds of fruits, and herbs or leguminous plants. IAth says that fathers, mothers and children may eat such things and give them away in accordance with approved usage, without asking permission; but husbands and wives may not, without the owner's permission.
1.1figurative · مجازa soft, or tender, sappy, or supple girl, or young woman—جَارِيَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ
a boy, or young man, sappy, or soft, or supple; femininely soft or supple—غُلَامٌ رَطْبٌ
a soft, or supple, man—رَجُلٌ رَطْبٌ
1.2figurative · مجازmy tongue is become supple by mentioning you—لِسَانِى رَطِيبٌ بِذِكْرِكَ
It may also mean, my tongue is become refreshed (literally, moistened) by mentioning you.
1.3figurative · مجازa pliant, or a vicious, or unchaste, woman; a fornicatress, or an adulteress—اِمْرَأَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ
O son of the fornicatress, or adulteress—يَا ٱبْنَ الرَّطْبَةِ
O fornicatress, O adulteress—يَا رَطَابِ
Said in reviling.
Like قَطَامِ; رَطَابِ is indeclinable, being a proper name in this sense. Said in reviling a woman or girl.
1.4figurative · مجاز
[يَحْمِلُ الحَطَبَ الرَّطْبَ: see form 1 in art. حمل.]
1.5figurative · مجازa soft, a delicate, or an easy, life—عَيْشٌ رَطْبٌ
1.6figurative · مجاز — inferredhe read, or recited, the Qur'ān softly, or gently, not with a loud voice—قَرَأَ القُرْآنَ رَطْبًا
1.7figurative · مجازbrilliant pearls, beautiful, smooth on the outside, and perfectly clear—لُؤْلُؤٌ رَطْبٌ
A metonymic expression; it does not denote the رُطُوَبة that is the opposite of يُبُوسَة.
Similar to this is the expression المَنْدَلُ الرَّطْبُ, apparently meaning fresh and fragrant, or fine, aloes-wood.
Qur’ānic occurrences رَطْب
6:59
وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۚ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍWith Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read).
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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and رَطِيبٌ Contr. of يَابِسٌ (S, Msb, K) and جَافٌّ ; i. e. (Msb) moist, humid, succulent, sappy, or juicy: (A, MA, Msb:) or soft, or tender, to chew: (A:) and [fresh, (agreeably with the Pers. explanation, تَرْ , in the MA,) or] green; applied to herbage: (TA:) or they signify, (Msb,) or signify also, (S, K,) soft, or tender; (S, Msb, K;) applied to a branch, or twig, and to plumage, (S, K,) &c.: (K:) [and] supple, pliant, or flexible. (Msb.) [All these meanings are well known, of frequent occurrence, and implied in the first of the explanations above.] The former occurs in a trad. as an epithet particularly applied to Any article of property [or of provisions] that is not stored up, and will not keep; such as [most kinds of] fruits, and herbs, or leguminous plants: such, IAth says, fathers and mothers and children may eat and give away agreeably with approved usage, without asking permission; but not husbands nor wives [when it belongs to one of them exclusively], without the permission of the owner. (TA.) [Hence,] جَارِيَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ A soft, or tender, [or a sappy, or supple,] girl, or young woman. (A, K, * TA.) And غُلَامٌ رَطْبٌ A boy, or young man, [sappy, or soft, or supple, or] femininely soft or supple. (A, K.) And رَجُلٌ رَطْبٌ A soft, or supple, man. (A.) [Hence also,] لِسَانِى رَطِيبٌ بِذِكْرِكَ [My tongue is become supple by mentioning thee: and it may also be used as meaning my tongue is become refreshed (lit. moistened) by mentioning thee]. (A. [See also 1 and 2.]) And اِمْرَأَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ [A pliant, or] a vitious, or an unchaste, woman; a fornicatress, or an adulteress. (A.) One says, in reviling, يَا ٱبْنَ الرَّطْبَةِ [O son of the fornicatress or adulteress]. (A.) And يَا رَطَابِ , like قَطَامِ , [meaning O fornicatress or adulteress, رَطَابِ , being indecl., as a proper name in this sense,] is said in reviling a woman or girl. (A, K.) [And يَحْمِلُ الحَطَبَ الرَّطْبَ : see 1 in art. حمل .] And عَيْشٌ رَطْبٌ A soft, a delicate, or an easy, life. (A.) And قَرَأَ القُرْآنَ رَطْبًا He read, or recited, the Kur-án softly, or gently; not with a loud voice. (TA from a trad) لُؤْلُؤٌ رَطْبٌ is a metonymical expression, meaning Brilliant pearls, beautiful, smooth in the exterior, and perfect in clearness: it does not denote the رُطُوَبة that is the contr. of يُبُوسَة : and similar to this is the expression المَنْدَلُ الرَّطْبُ [app. meaning Fresh and fragrant, or fine, aloes-wood]. (TA.)