مرتبه

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See also: مرتبة and مرتبہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْتَبَة (martaba, step, rank, degree).

Noun

مرتبه (mertebe) (plural مراتب (meratib))

  1. step, a rest for the foot in ascending or descending a stair or a ladder
    Synonyms: باصامق (basamak), پایه (paye), درجه (derece)
  2. (figuratively) step, stage, phase, a distinct part of a process
    Synonym: باصامق (basamak)
  3. (military) rank, grade, a hierarchical level in a military organization
    Synonyms: پایه (paye), رتبه (rütbe)
  4. degree, point, extent, the amount that an entity possesses a certain property
    Synonym: درجه (derece)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: mertebe

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْتَبَة (martaba).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? martaḇa
Dari reading? martaba
Iranian reading? martabe
Tajik reading? martaba

Noun

Dari مَرتَبَه
Iranian Persian مَرتَبِه
Tajik маротиба

مرتبه (martabe) (plural مراتب (marâteb))

  1. rank; degree; position
    Synonym: مقام (maqâm)
    • c. 1030, Farrukhī Sīstānī, “Qaṣīda 64”, in دیوان فرخی سیستانی [Dīvān of Farrukhī]‎:
      خلعتش داد مرا مرتبه و جاه و جلال
      صلتش کرد دل دشمن من زیر و زبر
      xal'at-aš dād ma-rā martaba u jāh u jalāl
      salt-aš kard dil-i dušman-i man zēr u zabar
      His robe of honor gave me rank and status and glory,
      His flashing sword made my enemy's heart flutter up and down.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
    • c. 1100, Amīr Mu'izzī, “Qaṣīda 67”, in دیوان امیر معزی:
      سایهٔ تاج تو را مرتبهٔ خورشید است
      پایهٔ تخت تو را پایگه پروین است
      sāya-yi tāj-i tu rā martaba-yi xwaršēd ast
      pāya-yi taxt-i tu rā pāygah-i parwīn ast
      The shadow of your crown has the rank of the Sun,
      The foot of your throne has the standing of the Pleiades.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
  2. time (as in three times, four times)
    Synonyms: بار (bâr), دفعه (daf'e)
    یک مرتبهyek martabeonce
    سه مرتبهse martabethree times

Descendants