راقد

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Arabic

Root
ر ق د (r q d)
4 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of رَقَدَ (raqada, to sleep).

Pronunciation

Adjective

رَاقِد (rāqid) (feminine رَاقِدَة (rāqida), common plural رُقَّد (ruqqad), masculine plural رَاقِدُون (rāqidūn) or رُقُود (ruqūd) or رُقَّاد (ruqqād) or رُقُد (ruqud), feminine plural رَاقِدَات (rāqidāt) or رَوَاقِد (rawāqid))

  1. active participle of رَقَدَ (raqada)
    1. asleep
      Synonym: نَائِم (nāʔim)
      Antonym: يَقِظ (yaqiẓ)
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:18:
        وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ
        wataḥsabuhum ʔayqāẓan wahum ruqūdun
        And you think they are awake while they are sleeping

Declension