راتب

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر ت ب (r-t-b)

Derived from the active participle of رَتَبَ (rataba, “to be constant, firm, steady, motionless; to stand upright”).

Adjective

رَاتِب • (rātib) (feminine رَاتِبَة (rātiba))

1. monotonous, dull, humdrum
2. featureless, monotone, routine
3. trivial

Declension

Declension of adjective رَاتِب (rātib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَاتِب rātib	الرَّاتِب ar-rātib	رَاتِبَة rātiba	الرَّاتِبَة ar-rātiba
Nominative	رَاتِبٌ rātibun	الرَّاتِبُ ar-rātibu	رَاتِبَةٌ rātibatun	الرَّاتِبَةُ ar-rātibatu
Accusative	رَاتِبًا rātiban	الرَّاتِبَ ar-rātiba	رَاتِبَةً rātibatan	الرَّاتِبَةَ ar-rātibata
Genitive	رَاتِبٍ rātibin	الرَّاتِبِ ar-rātibi	رَاتِبَةٍ rātibatin	الرَّاتِبَةِ ar-rātibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	رَاتِبَيْن rātibayn	الرَّاتِبَيْن ar-rātibayn	رَاتِبَتَيْن rātibatayn	الرَّاتِبَتَيْن ar-rātibatayn
Nominative	رَاتِبَانِ rātibāni	الرَّاتِبَانِ ar-rātibāni	رَاتِبَتَانِ rātibatāni	الرَّاتِبَتَانِ ar-rātibatāni
Accusative	رَاتِبَيْنِ rātibayni	الرَّاتِبَيْنِ ar-rātibayni	رَاتِبَتَيْنِ rātibatayni	الرَّاتِبَتَيْنِ ar-rātibatayni
Genitive	رَاتِبَيْنِ rātibayni	الرَّاتِبَيْنِ ar-rātibayni	رَاتِبَتَيْنِ rātibatayni	الرَّاتِبَتَيْنِ ar-rātibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	رَاتِبَات rātibāt	الرَّاتِبَات ar-rātibāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	رَاتِبَاتٌ rātibātun	الرَّاتِبَاتُ ar-rātibātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	رَاتِبَاتٍ rātibātin	الرَّاتِبَاتِ ar-rātibāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	رَاتِبَاتٍ rātibātin	الرَّاتِبَاتِ ar-rātibāti

Noun

رَاتِب • (rātib) m (plural رَوَاتِب (rawātib))

1. salary, pay, wages, emolument, stipend
2. (religion) supererogatory acts of devotion (i.e., above the call of duty)

Declension

Declension of noun رَاتِب (rātib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَاتِب rātib	الرَّاتِب ar-rātib	رَاتِب rātib
Nominative	رَاتِبٌ rātibun	الرَّاتِبُ ar-rātibu	رَاتِبُ rātibu
Accusative	رَاتِبًا rātiban	الرَّاتِبَ ar-rātiba	رَاتِبَ rātiba
Genitive	رَاتِبٍ rātibin	الرَّاتِبِ ar-rātibi	رَاتِبِ rātibi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَاتِبَيْن rātibayn	الرَّاتِبَيْن ar-rātibayn	رَاتِبَيْ rātibay
Nominative	رَاتِبَانِ rātibāni	الرَّاتِبَانِ ar-rātibāni	رَاتِبَا rātibā
Accusative	رَاتِبَيْنِ rātibayni	الرَّاتِبَيْنِ ar-rātibayni	رَاتِبَيْ rātibay
Genitive	رَاتِبَيْنِ rātibayni	الرَّاتِبَيْنِ ar-rātibayni	رَاتِبَيْ rātibay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَوَاتِب rawātib	الرَّوَاتِب ar-rawātib	رَوَاتِب rawātib
Nominative	رَوَاتِبُ rawātibu	الرَّوَاتِبُ ar-rawātibu	رَوَاتِبُ rawātibu
Accusative	رَوَاتِبَ rawātiba	الرَّوَاتِبَ ar-rawātiba	رَوَاتِبَ rawātiba
Genitive	رَوَاتِبَ rawātiba	الرَّوَاتِبِ ar-rawātibi	رَوَاتِبِ rawātibi

Descendants

• → Persian: راتب (râteb)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic راتِب (rātib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː.tib/

• Audio

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Noun

راتب • (rātib) m (plural رواتب (rawātib))

1. salary, pay, wages

   Synonyms: خلصة (ḵulṣa), مانضة (mānḍa)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ت ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic راتِب (rātib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː.teb/, [ˈræː.tɪb], [ˈraː.tɪb]

• Audio (Amman)

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Noun

راتب • (rāteb) m (plural رواتب (rawāteb))

1. salary (especially of government officials; in other contexts, the most common word is معاش)