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رُتْبَةٌ

Root: رتب

Full Definition

رُتْبَةٌ A single step of stairs or of a ladder; [and so مَرْتَبَةٌ , as appears from what follows:] pl. of the former رُتَبٌ [and رُتَبَاتٌ, for Az says that] رُتْبَةٌ signifies one of the رُتَبَات of stairs: [the pl. of مَرْتَبَةٌ is مَرَاتِبُ.] You say, رَقِىَ فِى رُتَبِ الدَّرَجِ and [He ascended the steps of the stairs].
2 [Hence,] also, and مَرْتَبَةٌ , [or] from رَتَبَ signifying “ he stood erect, ” A station, or standing; a post of honour; rank; condition; degree; dignity; or office; with, or at the courts of, kings; and the like: or a high station, &c.: pl. of the former رُتَبٌ; and of the latter . You say, هُوَ فِى أَعْلَى الرُّتَبِ [He is in the highest of stations, &c.]: and لَهُ مَرْتَبَةٌ عِنْدَ السُّلْطَانِ [He has a station, &c., or high station, &c., with, or at the court of, the Sultán]: and هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ [He is of the people of high stations, &c.].
3 [رُتْبَةٌ also signifies The order of the proper relative places of things; as, for instance, of the words in a sentence.]
4 See also the pl. رُتَبٌ in the next preceding paragraph.
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