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رتب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of position, rank, stability, and firmness. It extends to ideas of elevation, hardship, and specific measurements or land features.

Derived headwords

الرتبةnoun
  1. 1.
    the rank, positionboth

    the rank, position

المرتبةnoun
  1. 1.
    the rank, positionboth

    the rank, position

المراتبnoun
  1. 1.
    high places, landmarksclassical

    Elevated points in mountains or deserts, where scouts and watchers are stationed.

رتبverb
  1. 1.
    the thing: became firm, stableboth

    the thing: became firm, stable

ترتيبnoun
  1. 1.
    arrangement, orderboth

    The act or result of arranging things in a specific order.

  2. 2.
    organizationboth

    The process of structuring or organizing something.

رتبverb
  1. 1.
    the thing: became firm, stableboth

    the thing: became firm, stable

رتوبnoun
  1. 1.
    firmness, stabilityclassical

    The state of being firm, fixed, or established.

راتبadjective
  1. 1.
    a matter, meaning permanent, stableboth

    a matter, meaning permanent, stable

ترتبadjective
  1. 1.
    fixed, establishedclassical

    Describing something that is firm and settled.

الرتبnoun
  1. 1.
    hardship, difficultyclassical

    A state of severity or distress.

  2. 2.
    elevation, high groundclassical

    A raised part of the earth, like a ridge or mound.

  3. 3.
    space between fingersclassical

    The gap between the index finger and the middle finger.

رتبةnoun
  1. 1.
    high ground, elevationclassical

    A raised area of land, similar to a ridge or mound.

رتوب الكعبphrase
  1. 1.
    erection of the heelclassical

    The state of the heel being raised or standing upright.

Parallel reading

الرتبة: المنزلة، وكذلك المرتبة.
Al-rutbah: the station, and likewise al-martabah.
المرتبة: المرقبة، وهي أعلى الجبل.
Al-martabah: the lookout, and it is the highest part of the mountain.
وهي الأعلام التي ترتب فيها العيون والرقباء.
And they are the landmarks where scouts and watchers are stationed.
وتقول: رتبت الشئ ترتيبا.
And you say: I arranged the thing, an arrangement.
ورتب الشئ يرتب رتوبا، إى ثبت،
And the thing became firm, it becomes firm, meaning it became stable.
يقال: رتب رتوب الكعب، أي انتصب انتصابه.
It is said: the heel became firm, meaning its standing upright.
وأمر راتب، أي ثابت،
And a matter is fixed, meaning stable.
وأمر ترتب، على تفعل بضم التاء وفتح العين، أي ثابت.
And a matter is settled, following the pattern taf'al with a damma on the ta and a fatha on the 'ayn, meaning stable.
وكان لنا فضل على الناس ترتب
And we had a superiority over people that was established.
والرتب: الشدة.
And al-rutub: hardship.
تقيظ الرمل حتى هز خلفته تروح البرد ما في عيشه رتب
It wakes up in the sand until its hindquarters shake, it goes in the evening, there is no hardship in its life.
يقال: ما في هذا الأمر رتب ولا عتب، أي شدة.
It is said: there is no hardship nor reproach in this matter, meaning severity.
والرتب: ما بين السبابة والوسطى، وقد يسكن.
And al-rutub: what is between the index finger and the middle finger, and it may be pronounced with a sukun.
والرتب أيضا: ما أشرف من الأرض، كالبرزخ.
And al-rutub also: what is elevated from the earth, like a ridge.
يقال رتبة ورتب، كقولك درجة ودرج.
It is said rutbah and rutub, like you say darajah and daraj.