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مُرْتَفَع
elevation (a raised area of land) /mʊr.tɑˈfɑ.ʕ/
nounB1#2648 most common
Also: highland, upland area, height, atmospheric high (meteorology)
Example sentences
هذا مرتفع صغير قرب القرية.
This is a small hill near the village.
صعدنا المرتفع لنشاهد الوادي.
We climbed the hill to view the valley.
يقع الفندق على مرتفع يطل على البحر.
The hotel sits on a height overlooking the sea.
تكثر المرتفعات الخضراء في شمال البلاد.
Green highlands are common in the north of the country.
سيطرت القوات على المرتفع الاستراتيجي المطل على الحدود.
The forces took control of the strategic height overlooking the border.
يتوقع خبراء الأرصاد أن يتسبب مرتفع جوي قادم من الشمال في ارتفاع درجات الحرارة هذا الأسبوع.
Weather experts expect an atmospheric high coming from the north to raise temperatures this week.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُرْتَفَعٌ | مُرْتَفَعَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مُرْتَفَعٍ | مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مُرْتَفَعًا | مُرْتَفَعَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُرْتَفَعُ | يا مُرْتَفَعَاتُ |
Word family
ارتفعto rise, go up, increase
ارتفاعrise, elevation, height
رفعto raise, lift
رفيعhigh, elevated, fine or refined
مرتفعاتhighlands
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ر-ف-ع (r-f-ʕ), meaning to raise or lift. مرتفع is the participle of the Form VIII verb ارتفع (irtafaʿa), to rise or become elevated. Used as a noun, it names a place that has been raised up: a hill, height, or upland area. Arabic is a Semitic language, so the root has no Indo-European ancestor.
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