mertebe

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرتبه (mertebe, a step, stair, a point of degree, rank, grade),[1] from Arabic مَرْتَبَة (martaba, step, rank, degree), verbal noun of رَتَبَ (rataba, to be firm, to stand unmoved).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾ.teˈbe/
  • Hyphenation: mer‧te‧be

Noun

mertebe (definite accusative mertebeyi, plural mertebeler)

  1. A step, grade, degree.
    Synonyms: aşama, derece, basamak
  2. A rank, position.
    Synonym: rütbe
  3. A phase, stage.
    Synonyms: evre, safha

Declension

Inflection
Nominative mertebe
Definite accusative mertebeyi
Singular Plural
Nominative mertebe mertebeler
Definite accusative mertebeyi mertebeleri
Dative mertebeye mertebelere
Locative mertebede mertebelerde
Ablative mertebeden mertebelerden
Genitive mertebenin mertebelerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular mertebem mertebelerim
2nd singular merteben mertebelerin
3rd singular mertebesi mertebeleri
1st plural mertebemiz mertebelerimiz
2nd plural mertebeniz mertebeleriniz
3rd plural mertebeleri mertebeleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular mertebemi mertebelerimi
2nd singular mertebeni mertebelerini
3rd singular mertebesini mertebelerini
1st plural mertebemizi mertebelerimizi
2nd plural mertebenizi mertebelerinizi
3rd plural mertebelerini mertebelerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular mertebeme mertebelerime
2nd singular mertebene mertebelerine
3rd singular mertebesine mertebelerine
1st plural mertebemize mertebelerimize
2nd plural mertebenize mertebelerinize
3rd plural mertebelerine mertebelerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular mertebemde mertebelerimde
2nd singular mertebende mertebelerinde
3rd singular mertebesinde mertebelerinde
1st plural mertebemizde mertebelerimizde
2nd plural mertebenizde mertebelerinizde
3rd plural mertebelerinde mertebelerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular mertebemden mertebelerimden
2nd singular mertebenden mertebelerinden
3rd singular mertebesinden mertebelerinden
1st plural mertebemizden mertebelerimizden
2nd plural mertebenizden mertebelerinizden
3rd plural mertebelerinden mertebelerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular mertebemin mertebelerimin
2nd singular mertebenin mertebelerinin
3rd singular mertebesinin mertebelerinin
1st plural mertebemizin mertebelerimizin
2nd plural mertebenizin mertebelerinizin
3rd plural mertebelerinin mertebelerinin

Derived terms

  • meratip
  • mürettep
  • terettüp
  • tertip

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مرتبه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 280
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mertebe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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