رَتَبَ

, (T, S, M, &c.,) aorist رَتُبَ , verbal noun رُتُوبٌ, (S, M, Msb, K, *) It (a thing, S, M, Msb) was, or became, constant, firm, steady, steadfast, stable, fixed, fast, settled, established, (S, M, A, Msb, K,) and stationary, or motionless; (S, * M, A, * Msb, * K;) as also ↓ ترتّب. (M, K.) Also, said of a thing, (T,) of a كَعْب [i. e. cockal-bone, or die], [aorist and] verbal noun as above, (S, M, A, TA,) and of a man, (M, TA,) aorist as above, verbal noun رَتْبٌ, (M,) or رَتَبٌ, (K, * TA,) It, and he, stood erect, or upright; (T, S, M, A, TA; [but in some copies of the K, الاِنْصِبَابُ is erroneously put for الاِنْتِصَابُ as the explanation of الرَّتَبُ;]) and (TA) so ↓ ارتب, (K, TA, [but this I rather think to be a mistranscription,]) said of a man: mentioned in the T as on the authority of IAar. (TA. [But in the T, I find only رَتَبَ in this sense.]) So in the saying, رَتَبَ رُتُوبَ الكَعْبِ فِى المَقامِ الصَّعْبِ [He stood erect like as does the cockal-bone, or the die, in the difficult standingplace]: (S, * A, TA:) occurring in a tradition of Lukmán Ibn-'Ád. (TA.) And رَتَبَ فِى الصَّلَاةِ He stood erect in prayer. (A.) [Or] رَتَبَ said of a man, [aorist رَتُبَ ,] verbal noun رَتْبٌ and رُتُوبٌ, signifies He remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, in the town, or country: and also he stood firm. (Msb.) And you say also, رَتَبَ فِى الأَمْرِ [He was constant, firm, &c., in the affair]. (A.)