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مرتبة martaba pl. مراتب marātib2 step; a steplike elevation serving as a seat; mattress; grade; degree; rank; class
Root: ر-ت-ب
Page: 375-6*
Example: “في التَقرير، اِحْتَلّت مِصْر المَرتَبَة الأُولى “
Translation: “in the report, Egypt came in first place”
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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