رطب

Core meaning

What is fresh and full of water, as opposed to the dry.

Uses

1. رَطْب → "moist" : one half of a pair that encompasses all matter.

   • «وَلَا رَطْبٍۢ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ» — "nothing moist or dry, that is not in an explicit register" (6:59)

2. رُطَب → "fresh dates" : the fresh fruit of the palm tree.

   • «تُسَٰقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًۭا جَنِيًّۭا» — "it will let fresh, ripe dates tumble upon you" (19:25)

Evidence from the text

In 6:59, the moist and the dry form a pair that covers all matter: nothing escapes the register. In 19:25, the word passes to the fruit: the shaken palm tree gives Maryam, alone, fresh dates, "ripe".

Distinctions

• يبس — the dry: the opposite, set beside it in 6:59

See also

نخل (the palm tree)