ركب

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See also: رکت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ك ب (r-k-b)

Cognate with Hebrew רָכַב (raḵáḇ, to ride) and Ugaritic 𐎗𐎋𐎁 (rkb, to ride, to mount).

Verb

رَكِبَ (rakiba) I, non-past يَرْكَبُ‎ (yarkabu)

  1. to ride
  2. to embark
  3. to get involved in something, embark on a venture
  4. to strike on the knee
  5. to strike with the knee
  6. (obsolete) to commit, to perpetrate
    رَكِبَ ذَنْبًا
    rakiba ḏanban
    He committed a sin.
    • Ibn Abbas
      إن الرجل لا يركب ذنباً ولا يأتي فاحشة إلا وهو جاهل
      Indeed, man doesn't commit a sin nor does he perpetrate a crime unless he is ignorant
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: رِكَب (rekab)
  • Maltese: rikeb

Etymology 2

Root
ر ك ب (r-k-b)

Verb

رَكَّبَ (rakkaba) II, non-past يُرَكِّبُ‎ (yurakkibu)

  1. assemble, compose, combine, put, set
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 82:8:
      فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
      fī ʔayyi ṣūratin mā šāʔa rakkabaka
      In whatever form He willed has He assembled you.
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

رُكَب (rukabf pl

  1. plural of رُكْبَة (rukba)

Etymology 4

Noun

رَكْب (rakbm pl

  1. plural of رَاكِب (rākib)

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ر ك ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَكِبَ (rakiba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

ركب (rikib) I (non-past يركب (yirkab))

  1. to ride (a vehicle or animal)

Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ك ب
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَكَبَ (rakaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.kib/,
  • (file)

Verb

ركب (rikib) I (present بركب (birkab))

  1. to embark, to get on
    Antonym: نزل (nizil)
  2. to ride (a vehicle or animal)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ركب (rikib)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ركبت (rkibt) ركبت (rkibt) ركب (rikib) ركبنا (rkibna) ركبتو (rkibtu) ركبو (rikbu)
f ركبتي (rkibti) ركبت (rikbat)
present m بركب (barkab) بتركب (btirkab) بركب (birkab) منركب (mnirkab) بتركبو (btirkabu) بركبو (birkabu)
f بتركبي (btirkabi) بتركب (btirkab)
subjunctive m أركب (ʔarkab) تركب (tirkab) يركب (yirkab) نركب (nirkab) تركبو (tirkabu) يركبو (yirkabu)
f تركبي (tirkabi) تركب (tirkab)
imperative m اركب (irkab) اركبو (irkabu)
f اركبي (irkabi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic رَكَّبَ (rakkaba).

Pronunciation

Verb

ركّب (rakkab) II (present بركّب (birakkeb))

  1. to install, to assemble, to put together
  2. to give someone a ride
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ركّب (rakkab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ركّبت (rakkabt) ركّبت (rakkabt) ركّب (rakkab) ركّبنا (rakkabna) ركّبتو (rakkabtu) ركّبو (rakkabu)
f ركّبتي (rakkabti) ركّبت (rakkabat)
present m بركّب (barakkeb) بتركّب (bitrakkeb) بركّب (birakkeb) منركّب (minrakkeb) بتركّبو (bitrakkbu) بركّبو (birakkbu)
f بتركّبي (bitrakkbi) بتركّب (bitrakkeb)
subjunctive m اركّب (arakkeb) تركّب (trakkeb) يركّب (yrakkeb) نركّب (nrakkeb) تركّبو (trakkbu) يركّبو (yrakkbu)
f تركّبي (trakkbi) تركّب (trakkeb)
imperative m ركّب (rakkeb) ركّبو (rakkbu)
f ركّبي (rakkbi)