رتم

العربية

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رتم

Where it comes from

Unknown. The plant-name is borrowed from or well possibly cognate to semantically congruent Aramaic רִיתְמָא / רִתְמָא (riṯmā), רֹותְמָא / רֹתְמָא (rōṯmā), Hebrew רֹותֶם / רֹתֶם (rōṯem), the rest is likely denominal.

verb رَتَمَ · ratama · يَرْتِمُ · رَتْم · رَاتِم

to crush, to grind, to triturate, to consume, to eat away

noun رَتْم · ratm · الرَّتْم · رَتْمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of رَتَمَ (ratama) (form I)

adjective رَتْم · ratm · الرَّتْم · رَتْمَة · الرَّتْمَة

crushed, bruised

noun رَتَم · ratam · رَتَمَة · الرَّتَم

collective retama (Retama gen. et spp., and similar related species in Genista and Cytisus)

In English

eat away to physically corrode or erode (something) gradually; (figurative) to destroy (s

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"رتم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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رتم. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%85

Chicago

"رتم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%85.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رتم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}