رَتٌّ

The swine that assaults or attacks [men]: (T, TA:) or a thing [meaning an animal] resembling the wild swine: (M, TA:) plural رِتَّةٌ, (T,) or رِتَتَةٌ, (TA,) and رُتُوتٌ: (S, M, TA:) or رُتُوتٌ signifies [simply] swine: (S, K:) in some of the copies of the S, wild swine: (TA:) or boars: (M:) or boars in which is strength and boldness: (A:) it has been asserted that no one but Kh has mentioned it. (IDrd, M.)

[Hence, (in the TA said to be بالضمّ, but this is a mistranscription for بِالفَتْحِ,]) (tropical:) A chief (IAar, T, S, A, K) in eminence, or nobility, and in bounty, or gifts: (IAar, T:) plural رُتُوتٌ (IAar, T, S, A, K) and رُتَّانٌ. (K.) You say, هُوَ مَنْ رُتُوتِ النَّاسِ (tropical:) He is of the lords of mankind. (A.) And هٰوءُلَاءِ رُتُوتُ البَلَدِ (tropical:) These are the lords of the town, or country. (TA.)