رتب

See also: ربب, ربت, and ر ت ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ت ب (r-t-b).

Verb

1. to be firm, solid
2. to stand unmoved

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

1. to stand upright
2. to be planted up

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Verb

رَتَّبَ • (rattaba) II (non-past يُرَتِّبُ (yurattibu), verbal noun تَرْتِيب (tartīb))

1. to make constant, firm, steady, steadfast, stable, fixed, fast, settled, established and stationary, or motionless; to fix (make fixed and unmoving)
2. to consolidate
3. to set in good order, to dispose regularly, to arrange well, to array, to classify, to distribute, to appoint
4. to order (to prescribe a particular order for)
5. to decorate or dress (a shop window)
6. to settle, to determine, to regulate
7. to prepare, to set aside, to earmark
8. to fix, to appoint (a salary لِ (li) for someone)
9. to cause to result or accrue (عَلَى (ʕalā) from)
10. to derive (something عَلَى (ʕalā) from)
11. to draw omens, one after another

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رتب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “رتب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 4

Noun

رَتَب • (ratab) m

1. verbal noun of رَتِبَ (ratiba, “to stand upright”) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَتَب (ratab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَتَب ratab	الرَّتَب ar-ratab	رَتَب ratab
Nominative	رَتَبٌ ratabun	الرَّتَبُ ar-ratabu	رَتَبُ ratabu
Accusative	رَتَبًا rataban	الرَّتَبَ ar-rataba	رَتَبَ rataba
Genitive	رَتَبٍ ratabin	الرَّتَبِ ar-ratabi	رَتَبِ ratabi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 5

Noun

رُتَب • (rutab) f pl

1. plural of رُتْبَة (rutba)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ت ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَتَّبَ (rattaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rat.tab/, [ˈrat.tab]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

رتّب • (rattab) II (present برتّب (biratteb), passive participle مرتّب (mrattab))

1. to organize, to tidy up

   Synonyms: نظّم (naẓẓam), ضبّ (ḍabb)

Conjugation

Conjugation of رتّب (rattab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	رتّبت (rattabt)	رتّبت (rattabt)	رتّب (rattab)		رتّبنا (rattabna)	رتّبتو (rattabtu)	رتّبو (rattabu)
	f		رتّبتي (rattabti)	رتّبت (rattabat)
present	m	برتّب (baratteb)	بترتّب (bitratteb)	برتّب (biratteb)		منرتّب (minratteb)	بترتّبو (bitrattbu)	برتّبو (birattbu)
	f		بترتّبي (bitrattbi)	بترتّب (bitratteb)
subjunctive	m	ارتّب (aratteb)	ترتّب (tratteb)	يرتّب (yratteb)		نرتّب (nratteb)	ترتّبو (trattbu)	يرتّبو (yrattbu)
	f		ترتّبي (trattbi)	ترتّب (tratteb)
imperative	m		رتّب (ratteb)				رتّبو (rattbu)
	f		رتّبي (rattbi)