רטוב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ט־ב‎

Compare Arabic رَطْب‎ (raṭb, “wet”)

Adjective

רטוב \ רָטֹב • (ratóv) (feminine רטובה \ רְטֻבָּה‎, masculine plural רטובים \ רְטֻבִּים‎, feminine plural רטובות \ רְטֻבּוֹת‎)

wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid), moist, sapful (sad of plants)

Adjective

רָטוּב • (ratúv) (feminine רְטוּבָה‎, masculine plural רְטוּבִים‎, feminine plural רְטוּבוֹת‎)

Alternative form of רטוב \ רָטֹב (ratóv, “wet”)

References

Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, ISBN 978-965220093-8
H7373 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Anagrams

רוטב‎

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