The triliteral root rā tā qāf (ر ت ق) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun ratq (رَتْق). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (21:30:9) ratqan | a joined entity | أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
