Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Noun of place from the root ر ت ع (r-t-ʕ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مَرْتَع (martaʕm (plural مَرَاتِع (marātiʕ))

  1. grassland, pasture

Declension edit

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْتَع (martaʕ, pasture; fertile ground), from رَتَعَ (rataʕa).

Noun edit

مرتع (mertaʿ) (plural مراتع)

  1. pasture, an open field on which livestock is kept for feeding
    Synonym: اوتلق (otlak)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: merta

Further reading edit