مرتب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ت ب (r t b)
9 terms

Derived from the active participle of رَتَّبَ (rattaba, “to arrange, to fix a salary for”).

Noun

مُرَتِّب • (murattib) m (plural مُرَتِّبُون (murattibūn), feminine مُرَتِّبَة (murattiba))

1. arranger, consolidator
2. typesetter, compositor

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَتِّب (murattib)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرَتِّب murattib	الْمُرَتِّب al-murattib	مُرَتِّب murattib	مُرَتِّبَة murattiba	الْمُرَتِّبَة al-murattiba	مُرَتِّبَة murattibat
nominative	مُرَتِّبٌ murattibun	الْمُرَتِّبُ al-murattibu	مُرَتِّبُ murattibu	مُرَتِّبَةٌ murattibatun	الْمُرَتِّبَةُ al-murattibatu	مُرَتِّبَةُ murattibatu
accusative	مُرَتِّبًا murattiban	الْمُرَتِّبَ al-murattiba	مُرَتِّبَ murattiba	مُرَتِّبَةً murattibatan	الْمُرَتِّبَةَ al-murattibata	مُرَتِّبَةَ murattibata
genitive	مُرَتِّبٍ murattibin	الْمُرَتِّبِ al-murattibi	مُرَتِّبِ murattibi	مُرَتِّبَةٍ murattibatin	الْمُرَتِّبَةِ al-murattibati	مُرَتِّبَةِ murattibati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرَتِّبَيْن murattibayn	الْمُرَتِّبَيْن al-murattibayn	مُرَتِّبَيْ murattibay	مُرَتِّبَتَيْن murattibatayn	الْمُرَتِّبَتَيْن al-murattibatayn	مُرَتِّبَتَيْ murattibatay
nominative	مُرَتِّبَانِ murattibāni	الْمُرَتِّبَانِ al-murattibāni	مُرَتِّبَا murattibā	مُرَتِّبَتَانِ murattibatāni	الْمُرَتِّبَتَانِ al-murattibatāni	مُرَتِّبَتَا murattibatā
accusative	مُرَتِّبَيْنِ murattibayni	الْمُرَتِّبَيْنِ al-murattibayni	مُرَتِّبَيْ murattibay	مُرَتِّبَتَيْنِ murattibatayni	الْمُرَتِّبَتَيْنِ al-murattibatayni	مُرَتِّبَتَيْ murattibatay
genitive	مُرَتِّبَيْنِ murattibayni	الْمُرَتِّبَيْنِ al-murattibayni	مُرَتِّبَيْ murattibay	مُرَتِّبَتَيْنِ murattibatayni	الْمُرَتِّبَتَيْنِ al-murattibatayni	مُرَتِّبَتَيْ murattibatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرَتِّبِين murattibīn	الْمُرَتِّبِين al-murattibīn	مُرَتِّبِي murattibī	مُرَتِّبَات murattibāt	الْمُرَتِّبَات al-murattibāt	مُرَتِّبَات murattibāt
nominative	مُرَتِّبُونَ murattibūna	الْمُرَتِّبُونَ al-murattibūna	مُرَتِّبُو murattibū	مُرَتِّبَاتٌ murattibātun	الْمُرَتِّبَاتُ al-murattibātu	مُرَتِّبَاتُ murattibātu
accusative	مُرَتِّبِينَ murattibīna	الْمُرَتِّبِينَ al-murattibīna	مُرَتِّبِي murattibī	مُرَتِّبَاتٍ murattibātin	الْمُرَتِّبَاتِ al-murattibāti	مُرَتِّبَاتِ murattibāti
genitive	مُرَتِّبِينَ murattibīna	الْمُرَتِّبِينَ al-murattibīna	مُرَتِّبِي murattibī	مُرَتِّبَاتٍ murattibātin	الْمُرَتِّبَاتِ al-murattibāti	مُرَتِّبَاتِ murattibāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مرتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Root
ر ت ب (r t b)
9 terms

Derived from the passive participle of رَتَّبَ (rattaba, “to arrange, to fix a salary for”).

Adjective

مُرَتَّب • (murattab) (feminine مُرَتَّبَة (murattaba), masculine plural مُرَتَّبُونَ (murattabūna), feminine plural مُرَتَّبَات (murattabāt))

1. arranged, consolidated
2. regular
3. ready

Declension

Declension of adjective مُرَتَّب (murattab)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُرَتَّب murattab	الْمُرَتَّب al-murattab	مُرَتَّبَة murattaba	الْمُرَتَّبَة al-murattaba
nominative	مُرَتَّبٌ murattabun	الْمُرَتَّبُ al-murattabu	مُرَتَّبَةٌ murattabatun	الْمُرَتَّبَةُ al-murattabatu
accusative	مُرَتَّبًا murattaban	الْمُرَتَّبَ al-murattaba	مُرَتَّبَةً murattabatan	الْمُرَتَّبَةَ al-murattabata
genitive	مُرَتَّبٍ murattabin	الْمُرَتَّبِ al-murattabi	مُرَتَّبَةٍ murattabatin	الْمُرَتَّبَةِ al-murattabati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُرَتَّبَيْن murattabayn	الْمُرَتَّبَيْن al-murattabayn	مُرَتَّبَتَيْن murattabatayn	الْمُرَتَّبَتَيْن al-murattabatayn
nominative	مُرَتَّبَانِ murattabāni	الْمُرَتَّبَانِ al-murattabāni	مُرَتَّبَتَانِ murattabatāni	الْمُرَتَّبَتَانِ al-murattabatāni
accusative	مُرَتَّبَيْنِ murattabayni	الْمُرَتَّبَيْنِ al-murattabayni	مُرَتَّبَتَيْنِ murattabatayni	الْمُرَتَّبَتَيْنِ al-murattabatayni
genitive	مُرَتَّبَيْنِ murattabayni	الْمُرَتَّبَيْنِ al-murattabayni	مُرَتَّبَتَيْنِ murattabatayni	الْمُرَتَّبَتَيْنِ al-murattabatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُرَتَّبِين murattabīn	الْمُرَتَّبِين al-murattabīn	مُرَتَّبَات murattabāt	الْمُرَتَّبَات al-murattabāt
nominative	مُرَتَّبُونَ murattabūna	الْمُرَتَّبُونَ al-murattabūna	مُرَتَّبَاتٌ murattabātun	الْمُرَتَّبَاتُ al-murattabātu
accusative	مُرَتَّبِينَ murattabīna	الْمُرَتَّبِينَ al-murattabīna	مُرَتَّبَاتٍ murattabātin	الْمُرَتَّبَاتِ al-murattabāti
genitive	مُرَتَّبِينَ murattabīna	الْمُرَتَّبِينَ al-murattabīna	مُرَتَّبَاتٍ murattabātin	الْمُرَتَّبَاتِ al-murattabāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مرتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

مُرَتَّب • (murattab) m (plural مُرَتَّبَات (murattabāt))

1. salary, wages
   • 1355 CE, Ibn Battuta, edited by Abd Al-Hādī At-Tāzī, رحلة ابن بطوطة المسماة تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار, volume 4, Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, published 1997, →ISBN, page 41:

     وبهذا المسجد جماعة من الطلبة يتعلمون العلم ولهم مرتبات من مال المسجد، وله مطبخة يصنع فيها الطعام للوارد والصادر ولإطعام الفقراء من المسلمين بها.

     In this mosque also there are a number of students of religious science who receive stipends from its revenue, and it has a kitchen from which all travellers and the poor Muslims of the town are supplied with food.

     Translated by H. A. R. Gibb

2. (in the plural) regular supplies

Declension

Declension of noun مُرَتَّب (murattab)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرَتَّب murattab	الْمُرَتَّب al-murattab	مُرَتَّب murattab
nominative	مُرَتَّبٌ murattabun	الْمُرَتَّبُ al-murattabu	مُرَتَّبُ murattabu
accusative	مُرَتَّبًا murattaban	الْمُرَتَّبَ al-murattaba	مُرَتَّبَ murattaba
genitive	مُرَتَّبٍ murattabin	الْمُرَتَّبِ al-murattabi	مُرَتَّبِ murattabi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرَتَّبَيْن murattabayn	الْمُرَتَّبَيْن al-murattabayn	مُرَتَّبَيْ murattabay
nominative	مُرَتَّبَانِ murattabāni	الْمُرَتَّبَانِ al-murattabāni	مُرَتَّبَا murattabā
accusative	مُرَتَّبَيْنِ murattabayni	الْمُرَتَّبَيْنِ al-murattabayni	مُرَتَّبَيْ murattabay
genitive	مُرَتَّبَيْنِ murattabayni	الْمُرَتَّبَيْنِ al-murattabayni	مُرَتَّبَيْ murattabay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُرَتَّبَات murattabāt	الْمُرَتَّبَات al-murattabāt	مُرَتَّبَات murattabāt
nominative	مُرَتَّبَاتٌ murattabātun	الْمُرَتَّبَاتُ al-murattabātu	مُرَتَّبَاتُ murattabātu
accusative	مُرَتَّبَاتٍ murattabātin	الْمُرَتَّبَاتِ al-murattabāti	مُرَتَّبَاتِ murattabāti
genitive	مُرَتَّبَاتٍ murattabātin	الْمُرَتَّبَاتِ al-murattabāti	مُرَتَّبَاتِ murattabāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مرتب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَتَّب (murattab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ɾat.ˈtab/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾät̪.t̪ʰáb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾät̪.t̪ʰáb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.ɾät̪.t̪ʰáb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾät̪.t̪ʰáb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɹæt̪.t̪ʰǽb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɾät̪.t̪ʰáb]

Readings
Classical reading?	murattab
Dari reading?	murattab
Iranian reading?	morattab
Tajik reading?	murattab

Adjective

مُرَتَّب • (murattab / morattab) (Tajik spelling мураттаб)

1. arranged, consolidated
2. orderly, ordered
3. regular, continuous

Derived terms

• مرتب کردن (morattab kardan, “to sort, to emphasize”)

Adverb

مرتب • (murattab / morattab) (Tajik spelling мураттаб) (formal)

1. repeatedly, continuously; keep...

   Synonym: (colloquial) هی (hey)

   • 2024 December 22, Ali Khamenei, بیانات در دیدار مداحان اهل‌بیت علیهم‌السلام [bayânât dar didâr-e maddâhân-e ahl-e-beyt aleyhem-os-salâm, Statements made in a meeting with eulogists of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)]‎:

     مرتب می‌گویند که جمهوری اسلامی، نیروهای نیابتی خودش را در منطقه از دست داد؛ این هم یک غلط دیگر. جمهوری اسلامی نیروی نیابتی ندارد.

     morattab miguyand ke jomhuri-ye eslâmi, niru-hâ-ye niyâbati-ye xod-aš râ dar mantaqe az dast dâd; in ham yek ġalat-e digar. jomhuri-ye eslâmi niru-ye niyâbati nadârad.

     They repeatedly state that the Islamic Republic has lost its proxy forces in the region; this is another mistake [of theirs]. The Islamic Republic does not have proxy forces.

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “مرتب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “مرتب”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ت ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُرَتَّب (murattab). Equivalent to the passive participle of رتّب (rattab, “to organize, to tidy up”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mrat.tab/, [ˈmrat.tab]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

مرتّب • (mrattab) (feminine مرتّبة (mrattabe))

1. tidy, neat, organized
2. nice, well put together

   هو ساكن في عمارة كتير مرتّبة.

   hū sāken fi ʕamāra ktīr mrattbe

   He lives in a really nice building.

   بعد ما بلّش يروح عالنادي صار عنده جسم كتير مرتّب.

   baʕd ma ballaš yrūḥ ʕan-nādi ṣār ʕindo jism ktīr mrattab

   After he started going to the gym he started having a really nice body.