مَرْتَبَةٌ
Root: رتب
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مَرْتَبَةٌ
, and its pl. مَرَاتِبُ: see رُتْبَةٌ, in six places.
2 Accord. to As, it signifies A place of observation, which is the summit of a mountain, or the upper part thereof: accord. to Kh, the مَرَاتِب in mountains and in deserts (صَحَارٍ) are [structures such as are termed] أَعْلَام [pl. of عَلَمٌ, q. v.,] upon which are stationed (
3 The pl. also signifies Narrow and rugged parts of valleys.
4 And the sing., Any difficult station or position.
5 See also رَتَبٌ, in two places.
6 [In post-classical works, and in the language of the present day, it is applied to A mattress, upon which to sit or recline or lie; such as is spread upon a couch-frame or upon the ground.]
2 Accord. to As, it signifies A place of observation, which is the summit of a mountain, or the upper part thereof: accord. to Kh, the مَرَاتِب in mountains and in deserts (صَحَارٍ) are [structures such as are termed] أَعْلَام [pl. of عَلَمٌ, q. v.,] upon which are stationed (
3 The pl. also signifies Narrow and rugged parts of valleys.
4 And the sing., Any difficult station or position.
5 See also رَتَبٌ, in two places.
6 [In post-classical works, and in the language of the present day, it is applied to A mattress, upon which to sit or recline or lie; such as is spread upon a couch-frame or upon the ground.]
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