رقص

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See also: رفض and ر ق ص

Arabic

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Etymology 1

From the root ر ق ص (r-q-ṣ). Related to Hebrew רָקַד, Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗𐎖𐎄 (mrqd).

Pronunciation

Verb

رَقَصَ (raqaṣa) I (non-past يَرْقُصُ (yarquṣu), verbal noun رَقْص (raqṣ))

  1. to dance
    الْفَتَاةُ تَرْقُصُ بِأَنَاقَةٍ عَلَى الْمَسْرَحِ.
    al-fatātu tarquṣu biʔanāqatin ʕalā l-masraḥi.
    The girl dances gracefully on the stage.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

رَقَّصَ (raqqaṣa) II (non-past يُرَقِّصُ (yuraqqiṣu), verbal noun تَرْقِيص (tarqīṣ))

  1. to make dance, to dandle
  2. to put into gallop
Conjugation
References

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

رَقْص (raqṣm

  1. verbal noun of رَقَصَ (raqaṣa) (form I)
  2. dance, dancing
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: رقص (ragṣ)
  • Azerbaijani: rəqs
  • Chagatai: رقص
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: रक़्स (raqs)
    Urdu: رقص (raqs)
  • Ottoman Turkish: رقص (raks)
  • Persian: رقص (raqs)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਰਕਸ (rakas)
    Shahmukhi script: رقص (raqs)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ق ص
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَقَصَ (raqaṣa).

Pronunciation

Verb

رَقَص (ragaṣ) I (non-past يِرْقُص (yirguṣ))

  1. to dance
Conjugation
    Conjugation of رقص (ragaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m رقصت (ragaṣt) رقصت (ragaṣt) رقص (ragaṣ) رقصنا (ragaṣna) رقصتوا (ragaṣtu) رقصوا (ragaṣu)
f رقصتي (ragaṣti) رقصت (ragaṣat)
non-past m أرقص (ʔarguṣ) ترقص (tirguṣ) يرقص (yirguṣ) نرقص (nirguṣ) ترقصوا (tirguṣu) يرقصوا (yirguṣu)
f ترقصي (tirguṣi) ترقص (tirguṣ)
imperative m ارقص (arguṣ) ارقصوا (arguṣu)
f ارقصي (arguṣi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic رَقَّص (raqqaṣ).

Pronunciation

Verb

رَقَّص (raggaṣ) II (non-past يِرَقِّص (yiraggiṣ))

  1. to make dance, to dandle
Conjugation
    Conjugation of رقص (raggaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m رقصت (raggaṣt) رقصت (raggaṣt) رقص (raggaṣ) رقصنا (raggaṣna) رقصتوا (raggaṣtu) رقصوا (raggaṣu)
f رقصتي (raggaṣti) رقصت (raggaṣat)
non-past m أرقص (ʔaraggiṣ) ترقص (tiraggiṣ) يرقص (yiraggiṣ) نرقص (niraggiṣ) ترقصوا (tiraggiṣu) يرقصوا (yiraggiṣu)
f ترقصي (tiraggiṣi) ترقص (tiraggiṣ)
imperative m رقص (raggiṣ) رقصوا (raggiṣu)
f رقصي (raggiṣi)

Etymology 3

From Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

رقص (ragṣm (collective, singulative رَقْصة f (ragṣa), plural رَقْصات (ragṣāt))

  1. dancing, dance

Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? raqs
Dari reading? raqs
Iranian reading? rağs
Tajik reading? raqs

Noun

Dari رقص
Iranian Persian
Tajik рақс

رقص (raqs)

  1. dance
    Synonym: (archaic) پایکوبی (pâykubi)

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ق ص
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَقَصَ (raqaṣa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ra.ʔasˤ/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ra.ɡasˤ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

رقص (raʔaṣ) I (present برقص (borʔoṣ))

  1. to dance

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رقص (raʔaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m رقصت (raʔaṣt) رقصت (raʔaṣt) رقص (raʔaṣ) رقصنا (raʔaṣna) رقصتو (raʔaṣtu) رقصو (raʔaṣu)
f رقصتي (raʔaṣti) رقصت (raʔṣat)
present m برقص (barʔoṣ) بترقص (btorʔoṣ) برقص (borʔoṣ) منرقص (mnorʔoṣ) بترقصو (btorʔoṣu) برقصو (borʔoṣu)
f بترقصي (btorʔoṣi) بترقص (btorʔoṣ)
subjunctive m أرقص (ʔarʔoṣ) ترقص (torʔoṣ) يرقص (yorʔoṣ) نرقص (norʔoṣ) ترقصو (torʔoṣu) يرقصو (yorʔoṣu)
f ترقصي (torʔoṣi) ترقص (torʔoṣ)
imperative m ارقص (orʔoṣ) ارقصو (orʔoṣu)
f ارقصي (orʔoṣi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

رَقْص (raqsm (Hindi spelling रक़्स)

  1. dance, dancing