رتب

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being fixed, stable, and upright. It extends to ideas of permanence, established order, and a steady state, whether in physical posture, life conditions, or social standing. It also encompasses notions of difficulty, hardship, and elevation.

Derived headwords

رَتَبَverb

1.
to be fixed, stableboth
To be firm, steady, and unmoving.
2.
to stand uprightboth
To be erect or standing straight.

رَتَبَverb

1.
to fix, establishclassical
To make something firm, stable, or established.

رُتُوبٌnoun

1.
firmness, stabilityclassical
The state of being fixed, steady, and unmoving.
2.
uprightnessclassical
The state of being erect or standing straight.

تَرَتَّبَverb

1.
to be fixed, stableboth
To be firm, steady, and unmoving; to be established.

تَرْتِيبٌnoun

1.
fixing, establishingclassical
The act of making something firm, stable, or established.

كَعْبٌ رَاتِبٌphrase

1.
erect ankle boneclassical
An ankle bone that stands upright, used metaphorically for steadfastness and alertness.

عَيْشٌ رَاتِبٌphrase

1.
stable lifeclassical
A life that is fixed, permanent, and enduring.

أَمْرٌ رَاتِبٌphrase

1.
established matterclassical
An affair or matter that is fixed, permanent, and enduring.

رَاتِبٌadjective

1.
fixed, stableboth
Firm, steady, permanent, and enduring.
2.
uprightclassical
Standing erect or firm.

رَاتِمًاverb

1.
to reside, stayclassical
To remain in a place, to reside or stay.

التَّرَتُّبُnoun

1.
fixedness, permanenceclassical
That which is fixed, stable, and permanent.
2.
established matterclassical
An affair or matter that is fixed and stable.

أَمْرٌ تَرَتُّبٌphrase

1.
fixed matterclassical
An affair or matter that is fixed and stable.

تَرَتُّبٌnoun

1.
inherited slaveclassical
A slave who is inherited by three masters, signifying his fixed status in servitude.
2.
soil, earthclassical
Soil or earth, due to its fixedness and long duration.

تَرَتُّبٌnoun

1.
bad slaveclassical
A slave who is considered bad or troublesome.

رَتَبَverb

1.
to stand uprightclassical
To be erect or standing straight.

رَتَبٌnoun

1.
uprightnessclassical
The state of being erect or standing straight.

أَرْتَبَverb

1.
to make stand uprightclassical
To cause something to stand erect or firm.
2.
to ask after wealthclassical
To ask for something after having been wealthy.
3.
to stand uprightclassical
To stand erect or firm.

رَاتِبٌadjective

1.
standing uprightclassical
Being erect or standing firm.

رُتْبَةٌnoun

1.
step, stairboth
A single step in a staircase or series of steps.
2.
rank, positionboth
A station or position, especially among royalty or in a hierarchy.

مَرْتَبَةٌnoun

1.
rank, positionboth
A station or position, especially among royalty or in a hierarchy; a high status.
2.
watchtower, lookoutclassical
A place from which to watch or observe, such as a lookout point on a mountain.

مَرَاتِبُnoun

1.
high ranksclassical
High positions or statuses, referring to difficult acts of worship like warfare or pilgrimage.
2.
mountain passesclassical
Narrow passes in mountains or deserts where scouts and guards are stationed.

رُتَبٌnoun

1.
close rocksclassical
Rocks that are close together, some higher than others.
2.
valley narrowsclassical
Narrow parts of valleys with rough terrain.
3.
steps of stairsclassical
The steps of a staircase.
4.
hardship, difficultyclassical
Hardship, difficulty, or trouble.

رُتْبَةٌnoun

1.
elevation, prominenceclassical
That which is elevated or prominent on the ground, like a ridge or barrier.

رُتْبَةٌnoun

1.
step of a stairclassical
A step of a staircase.

رُتْبَةٌnoun

1.
hardship, difficultyclassical
Hardship, difficulty, or trouble.

رَتْبَاءadjective

1.
upright in gaitclassical
A female camel that is erect and steady in her gait.

رُتُبٌnoun

1.
hardship, difficultyclassical
Hardship and difficulty in life.

رُتُبٌnoun

1.
gap between fingersclassical
The space between the little finger and the ring finger, or between the ring finger and the middle finger.

رُتُبٌnoun

1.
gap between fingersclassical
The space between the index finger and the middle finger.

Parallel reading

رتب الشيء يرتب رتوبا، وترتب: ثبت فلم يتحرك.

Something is fixed, it is fixed with firmness, and it is fixed: it is stable and does not move.

يقال: رتب رتوب الكعب أي انتصب انتصابه؛ ورتبه ترتيبا: أثبته.

It is said: the ankle bone is firm, meaning it stands upright; and he fixed it, meaning he established it.

كأنه كعب راتب.

As if he were an erect ankle bone.

وعيش راتب: ثابت دائم.

And a stable life: fixed and permanent.

وأمر راتب أي دار ثابت.

And an established matter means it is enduring and fixed.

ما زلت على هذا راتبا وراتما أي مقيما؛

I remained on this, residing and staying, meaning remaining.

والترتب والترتب كله: الشيء المقيم الثابت.

And the established thing, all of it: the permanent and fixed thing.

والترتب: الأمر الثابت.

And the established thing: the fixed matter.

وأمر ترتب، على تفعل، بضم التاء وفتح العين، أي ثابت.

And an established matter, on the pattern 'taf'al', with a damma on the ta and a fatha on the 'ayn, means fixed.

وكان لنا حقا، على الناس، ترتبا

And it was rightfully ours, over the people, an established right.

أي وكان ذلك فينا حقا راتبا؛

Meaning, and that was in us a permanent right;

والترتب: العبد يتوارثه ثلاثة، لثباته في الرق، وإقامته فيه.

And the established thing: the slave inherited by three, due to his fixedness in servitude and his remaining in it.

والترتب: التراب «3» لثباته، وطول بقائه؛

And the established thing: the soil, due to its fixedness and long duration;

والترتب، بضم التاءين: العبد السوء.

And the established thing, with a damma on both ta's: the bad slave.

ورتب الرجل يرتب رتبا: انتصب.

A man stood upright, he stood upright with uprightness, meaning he stood erect.

ورتب الكعب رتوبا: انتصب وثبت.

And the ankle bone stood firm with firmness: it stood erect and was stable.

وأرتب الغلام الكعب إرتابا: أثبته.

And the boy made the ankle bone stand erect with erectness: he fixed it.

وأنشد: وإذا يهب من المنام، رأيته ... كرتوب كعب الساق، ليس بزمل

And he recited: And when he awakens from sleep, you see him ... like the firmness of the ankle bone of the leg, not sluggish.

والرتبة: الواحدة من رتبات الدرج.

And the rank: the single unit of the steps of the stairs.

والرتبة والمرتبة: المنزلة عند الملوك ونحوها.

And the rank and the position: the station near kings and the like.

من مات على مرتبة من هذه المراتب، بعث عليها ؛

Whoever dies on a rank from these ranks, will be resurrected upon it;

المرتبة: المنزلة الرفيعة؛ أراد بها الغزو والحج، ونحوهما من العبادات الشاقة، وهي مفعلة من رتب إذا انتصب قائما، والمراتب جمعها.

The position: the high station; he intended by it warfare and pilgrimage, and similar arduous acts of worship, and it is derived from 'rataba' when one stands upright, and 'al-maratib' is its plural.

والمرتبة المرقبة وهي أعلى الجبل.

And the position is the lookout, which is the highest part of the mountain.

والمراتب في الجبل والصحاري: هي الأعلام التي ترتب فيها العيون والرقباء.

And the positions in the mountains and deserts: they are the landmarks where scouts and guards are stationed.

فمن مات في وقفاتها خير ممن مات في مراتبها ؛

So whoever dies in its pauses is better than whoever dies in its narrow passes;

والرتب: الصخور المتقاربة، وبعضها أرفع من بعض، واحدتها رتبة، وحكيت عن يعقوب، بضم الراء وفتح التاء.

And the ranks: the close rocks, some of them higher than others, their singular is 'rutbah', and it was narrated from Ya'qub, with a damma on the ra and a fatha on the ta.

والرتب: ما أشرف من الأرض، كالبرزخ؛ يقال: رتبة ورتب، كقولك درجة ودرج.

And the ranks: what is elevated from the ground, like a barrier; it is said: 'rutbah' and 'rutab', like you say 'darajah' and 'daraj'.

والرتب: عتب الدرج.

And the ranks: the steps of the stairs.

والرتب: الشدة.

And the ranks: hardship.

ما في عيشه رتب أي هو في لين من العيش.

There is no hardship in his life, meaning he is in ease of living.

أي تقيظ هذا الثور الرمل، حتى هز خلفته؛ وقوله ما في عيشه رتب أي هو في لين من العيش.

Meaning, this wild bull awakens the sand, until it shakes its aftermath; and his saying 'there is no hardship in his life' means he is in ease of living.

وما في عيشه رتب ولا عتب أي ليس فيه غلظ ولا شدة أي هو أملس.

And there is no hardship nor difficulty in his life, meaning there is no roughness nor severity in it, meaning it is smooth.

وما في هذا الأمر رتب ولا عتب أي عناء وشدة، وفي التهذيب: أي هو سهل مستقيم.

And there is no hardship nor difficulty in this matter, meaning toil and severity, and in Al-Tahdhib: meaning it is easy and straight.

وكل مقام شديد مرتبة؛

And every severe situation is a rank;

والرتب: الفوت بين الخنصر والبنصر، وكذلك بين البنصر والوسطى؛

And the ranks: the gap between the little finger and the ring finger, and likewise between the ring finger and the middle finger;

وقيل: ما بين السبابة والوسطى، وقد تسكن.

And it was said: what is between the index finger and the middle finger, and it may be quiescent.