عَتَبَةٌ
Root: عتب
Full Definition
عَتَبَةٌ
The أُسْكُفَّة [meaning threshold] of a door, upon which one treads: or the upper of the two [transverse pieces of wood, of a door-way, whereof each is called
أُسْكُفَّة; i. e. the lintel]: [for it is said that] the upper [piece of wood] in a door-way is the عَتَبَة; and the piece of wood that is above this is the حَاجِب; (Az, TA in this art. and in art. حجب;) and the أُسْكُفَّة is the lowest [or threshold]; and the عَارِضَتَانِ are the عِضَادَتَانِ [or two side-posts]: the pl. is
عَتَبٌ [improperly termed a pl., for it is a coll. gen. n.,] and عَتَبَاتٌ. [It is mostly used in the former of the two senses expl. above.]
2 And [hence,]
3 And A step; a single step of a series: or a single step of a series made of wood: pl. عَتَبٌ [improperly termed a pl., as observed above,] and عَتَبَاتٌ.
4 العَتَبَتَانِ
5 عَتَبَةُ وَادٍ The extreme side of a valley, that is next the mountain: or, as some say, العتبة [i. e. العَتَبَةُ, supposed by Freytag to be العُتْبَةُ,] signifies the place of bending of the valley.
6 And عَتَبَةٌ signifies also A hardship, or difficulty; and a hateful, or disagreeable, thing, or affair, or case, or event; and so عَتَبٌ . One says, حُمِلَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى عَتَبَةٍ Such a one was incited, urged, induced, or made, to do, or to suffer, a disagreeable, or hateful, thing, of a trying, or an afflictive, kind. And حُمِلَ عَلَى مِنَ الشَّرِّ, and عَتَبَةٍ, He was incited, &c., to do, or to suffer, a hardship, or difficulty. And مَا فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ عَتَبٌ وَلَا رَتَبٌ There is not in this thing, or affair, or case, any hardship, or difficulty. And عَتَبَاتُ المَوْتِ means The severities [or pains or agonies] of death.
2 And [hence,]
3 And A step; a single step of a series: or a single step of a series made of wood: pl. عَتَبٌ [improperly termed a pl., as observed above,] and عَتَبَاتٌ.
4 العَتَبَتَانِ
5 عَتَبَةُ وَادٍ The extreme side of a valley, that is next the mountain: or, as some say, العتبة [i. e. العَتَبَةُ, supposed by Freytag to be العُتْبَةُ,] signifies the place of bending of the valley.
6 And عَتَبَةٌ signifies also A hardship, or difficulty; and a hateful, or disagreeable, thing, or affair, or case, or event; and so عَتَبٌ . One says, حُمِلَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى عَتَبَةٍ Such a one was incited, urged, induced, or made, to do, or to suffer, a disagreeable, or hateful, thing, of a trying, or an afflictive, kind. And حُمِلَ عَلَى مِنَ الشَّرِّ, and عَتَبَةٍ, He was incited, &c., to do, or to suffer, a hardship, or difficulty. And مَا فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ عَتَبٌ وَلَا رَتَبٌ There is not in this thing, or affair, or case, any hardship, or difficulty. And عَتَبَاتُ المَوْتِ means The severities [or pains or agonies] of death.
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