راتب

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ر ت ب (r t b)
9 terms

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /raː.tib/

Adjective

رَاتِب (rātib) (feminine رَاتِبَة (rātiba))

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

Declension

Noun

رَاتِب (rātibm (plural رَوَاتِب (rawātib))

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: راتب (râteb)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ت ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic راتِب (rātib).

Pronunciation

Noun

راتب (rātibm (construct state رَاتْب (rātb), plural رواتب (rawātib))

  1. salary

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic راتِب (rātib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː.tib/
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Noun

راتب (rātibm (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

Noun

راتب (rātebm (plural رواتب (rawāteb))

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