Arabic edit

Root
ر ت ب (r-t-b)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

رُتْبَة (rutbaf (plural رُتَب (rutab) or رُتَبَات (rutabāt))

  1. (ladder, stairs) step
  2. grade, degree, condition
  3. rank, dignity, position, status, station, standing, office
  4. order (regular arrangement of items)
  5. (taxonomy) order
    Coordinate terms: نَوْع (nawʕ, species), مُسْتَنْبَت (mustanbat, cultivar), فَصِيلَة (faṣīla, family), جِنْس (jins, genus), مَمْلَكَة (mamlaka, kingdom)
  6. ceremony

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: rütbə
  • Northern Kurdish: ritbe
  • Persian: رتبه (rutba)
  • Ottoman Turkish: رتبه (rütbe)

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