رتب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root رتب primarily relates to stability, permanence, and fixed positions. It extends to concepts of established order, rank, and steadfastness, encompassing both physical and abstract notions of being fixed or elevated.

Derived headwords

رَتَبَverb

1.
to be fixedboth
The thing was fixed, permanent, and did not move.
2.
to endureclassical
To last and continue without change.

رُتُوبًاnoun

1.
stabilityclassical
The state of being fixed, permanent, and enduring.

راتِبٌadjective

1.
fixedboth
Describing a stable, permanent, and unchanging state or thing.
2.
constantboth
Describing a continuous and enduring existence.

تَرْتِيبٌnoun

1.
establishmentboth
The act of establishing or making something fixed and permanent.
2.
arrangementboth
The act of ordering or setting things in place.

تَرَتَّبَverb

1.
to be establishedboth
To become fixed, permanent, or established.
2.
to be arrangedboth
To be put in order or set in place.

تَرَتُّبٌnoun

1.
permanenceclassical
The state of being fixed and enduring.
2.
eternityclassical
Perpetuity or everlastingness.
3.
bad slaveclassical
A slave who is inherited and remains in servitude.
4.
dustclassical
Earth or soil, due to its fixed and long-lasting nature.

تَرَتُّبَةٌnoun

1.
pathwayclassical
A track or way that is trodden upon.

رُتْبَةٌnoun

1.
rankboth
A position or status, especially among royalty or in a hierarchy.
2.
stationboth
A high or elevated position or standing.

مَرْتَبَةٌnoun

1.
rankboth
A position or status, especially among royalty or in a hierarchy.
2.
stationboth
A high or elevated position or standing.
3.
watchtowerclassical
A high place for observation, like the top of a mountain.

مَرَاتِبٌnoun

1.
ranksboth
Plural of rank or station.
2.
watchtowersclassical
Plural of watchtower; high places for observation.
3.
narrow passesclassical
Difficult, narrow valleys or passages in rough terrain.

رَتَبٌnoun

1.
hardshipclassical
Difficulty or severity in life or circumstances.
2.
erectnessclassical
The state of being upright or standing straight.
3.
elevated groundclassical
A raised part of the earth, like a ridge or promontory.
4.
close rocksclassical
Rocks that are close together, with some higher than others.
5.
step risersclassical
The vertical part of a stair step.
6.
gap between fingersclassical
The space between fingers, specifically between the little and ring finger.

رَتَبَverb

1.
to stand erectclassical
To stand upright and firm.

أَرْتَبَverb

1.
to stand erectclassical
To cause oneself to stand upright and firm.
2.
to ask after wealthclassical
To beg or ask for sustenance after having been wealthy.

رَاتِبٌadjective

1.
erectclassical
Standing upright and firm, like a fixed object.

رُتْبَةٌnoun

1.
elevated groundclassical
A raised part of the earth, like a ridge or promontory.

رَتَبَاءٌadjective

1.
erect-stridingclassical
Describing a she-camel that walks with an upright and steady gait.

Parallel reading

الشيء يرتب (رتوبا: ثبت) ودام

The thing was fixed (rutuban: it was firm) and lasted.

وعيش راتب: ثابت دائم

And a constant life: firm and permanent.

وأمر راتب أي دار ثابت

And a constant matter, meaning enduring and fixed.

ما زلت على هذا راتبا وراتما أي مقيما

I remained in this state, steadfast and settled, meaning remaining.

ورتبته أنا ترتيبا أثبته

And I established it with an establishment, meaning I fixed it.

الترتب كقنفذ وجندب: الشيء المقيم الثابت

Al-tartatub (like qunfud and jundub): the established, fixed thing.

وأمر ترتب على تفعل بضم التاء وفتح العين أي ثابت

And a matter that is established (tartattaba) with a damma on the ta and a fatha on the 'ayn, meaning fixed.

وكان لنا حقا على الناس ترتبا

And we had a right over people, established.

والترتب كجندب: الأبد، والعبد السوء يتوارثه ثلاثة، لثباته في الرق وإقامته فيه

And al-tartatub (like jundub): eternity, and the bad slave inherited by three, due to his permanence in slavery and his remaining in it.

والترتب: التراب

And al-tartatub: dust.

جاءوا ترتبا أي جميعا

They came together, meaning all of them.

واتخذ فلان ترتبة كطرطبة أي شبه طريق يطؤه

So-and-so made a tartabah (like tartabah), meaning a path that is trodden.

والرتبة بالضم، والمرتبة: المنزلة عند الملوك ونحوها

And al-rutbah (with damma), and al-martabah: the station near kings and the like.

من مات على مرتبة من هذه المراتب بعث عليها

Whoever dies on a station from these stations will be resurrected upon it.

والمرتبة: المنزلة الرفيعة أراد بها الغزو والحج ونحوهما من العبادات الشاقة

And al-martabah: the high station, by which was meant warfare, pilgrimage, and similar arduous acts of worship.

وهي مفعلة من رتب إذا انتصب قائما

And it is maf'alah from 'rataba' if one stands erect.

والمرتبة: المرقبة، وهي أعلى الجبل

And al-martabah: the watchtower, which is the summit of the mountain.

والمراتب في الجبل والصحاري، وهي الأعلام التي ترتب فيها العيون والرقباء

And al-maratib in the mountains and deserts, and they are the landmarks where scouts and sentinels are stationed.

أما إنه سيكون لها وقفات ومراتب فمن مات في وقفاتها خير ممن مات في مراتبها

Indeed, there will be stands and stations for it; whoever dies in its stands is better than whoever dies in its stations.

المراتب: مضايق الأودية في حزونة

Al-maratib: narrow passes of valleys in rough terrain.

له مرتبة عند السلطان أي منزلة

He has a station with the Sultan, meaning a position.

وهو من أهل المراتب، وهو في أعلى الرتب

And he is from the people of stations, and he is at the highest rank.

والرتب، محركة: الشدة والانتصاب

And al-rutab, vocalized: hardship and erectness.

رتب الرجل يرتب رتبا: انتصب

The man stood erect, he stood erect (rutuban): he stood upright.

رتب رتوب الكعب في المقام الصعب

The ankle bone stood erect in the difficult place.

رتب الكعب رتوبا: انتصب وثبت

The ankle bone stood erect (rutuban): it stood upright and was firm.

وقد أرتب الرجل إذا انتصب قائما، فهو راتب

And the man stood erect when he stood upright; he is a ratib (erect).

وإذا يهب من المنام رأيته كرتوب كعب الساق ليس بزمل

And when he wakes from sleep, you see him like an erect ankle bone, not sluggish.

أرتب الغلام الكعب إرتابا: أثبته

The boy made the ankle bone stand erect (irtaban): he fixed it.

كان يصلي في المسجد الحرام وأحجار المنجنيق تمر على أذنه وما يلتفت كأنه كعب راتب

He used to pray in the Sacred Mosque, and the stones of the catapult would pass by his ear, and he would not turn, as if he were an erect ankle bone.

والرتب: ما أشرف من الأرض كالبرزخ

And al-rutab: what is elevated from the earth, like a ridge.

يقال: رتبة ورتب كدرجة ودرج

It is said: rutbah and rutab, like darajah and daraj.

والرتب: الصخور المتقاربة وبعضها أرفع من بعض

And al-rutab: close rocks, with some higher than others.

والرتب: عتب الدرج

And al-rutab: the risers of stairs.

والرتب: غلظ العيش وشدته

And al-rutab: the harshness and severity of life.

وما في عيشه رتب أي هو في لين من العيش

And there is no rutab in his life, meaning 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 rutab nor 'atab in his life, meaning there is no harshness nor severity, meaning it is smooth.

وما في هذا الأمر رتب ولا عتب أي عناء وشدة

And there is no rutab nor 'atab in this matter, meaning hardship and severity.

أي هو سهل مستقيم

Meaning it is easy and straightforward.

هو بمعنى النصب والتعب، وكذلك المرتبة، وكل مقام شديد: مرتبة

It means toil and fatigue, and likewise al-martabah; every severe situation is a martabah.

ومرتبة لا يستقال بها الردى تلافى بها حلمي عن الجهل حاجز

And a severe situation from which one cannot be excused from ruin, by which my forbearance served as a barrier against ignorance.

والرتب: الفوت بين الخنصر والبنصر

And al-rutab: the gap between the little finger and the ring finger.

وكذا لك بين البنصر والوسطى

And likewise for you, between the ring finger and the middle finger.

والرتب: أن تجعل أربع أصابعك مضمومة كالبرزخ

And al-rutab: to make your four fingers joined, like a ridge.

والرتباء: الناقة المنتصبة في سيرها

And al-rutaba': the she-camel that is erect in her gait.

أرتب الرجل إرتابا إذا سأل بعد غنى

The man became needy (irtaba) if he asked after wealth.