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رَتٌّ

Root: رت

Full Definition

رَتٌّ The swine that assaults or attacks [men]: or a thing [meaning an animal] resembling the wild swine: pl. رِتَّةٌ, or رِتَتَةٌ, and رُتُوتٌ: or رُتُوتٌ signifies [simply] swine: in some of the copies of the S, wild swine: or boars: or boars in which is strength and boldness: it has been asserted that no one but Kh has mentioned it.
2 [Hence, (in the TA said to be بالضمّ, but this is a mistranscription for بِالفَتْحِ,]) A chief in eminence, or nobility, and in bounty, or gifts: pl. رُتُوتٌ and رُتَّانٌ. You say, هُوَ مَنْ رُتُوتِ النَّاسِ He is of the lords of mankind. And هٰؤُلَآءِ رُتُوتُ البَلَدِ These are the lords of the town, or country.
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