ركع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of bowing, bending, or inclining, especially in the context of prayer. It extends to meanings of falling, stooping, and a decline in status or condition. It also has specific applications related to prayer rituals and geographical features.

Derived headwords

رَكَعَverb

1.
to bowboth
To bend the body, especially the knees and waist, as a sign of reverence or submission, particularly in prayer.
2.
to stoopboth
To bend the head or body forward, often due to age, infirmity, or the weight of something.
3.
to fallclassical
To fall forward onto one's face.
4.
to declineclassical
To become impoverished or to have one's condition or status decline after a period of wealth or prosperity.

رَكْعَةnoun

1.
bowing unit in prayerboth
A single unit of prayer which includes bowing and prostration.
2.
a bowboth
The act of bowing or inclining the body.

ركعة وركعتين وثلاث ركعات — one bow, two bows, and three bows (units of prayer)

رُكُوعnoun

1.
bowing in prayerboth
The act of bowing in prayer, specifically described as lowering the head after standing for recitation until the hands reach the knees or the back is straightened.
2.
bowingboth
The general act of bowing or inclining.

رَاكِعadjective

1.
bowingboth
One who is bowing or inclining their head, used to describe a worshipper or anything that stoops.

وكل شيء يخفض رأسه، فهو: راكع — And everything that lowers its head is: bowing.

رُكْعَةnoun

1.
hollow in the groundclassical
A depression or hollow in the earth.

رَكَّاعadjective

1.
very devoutclassical
One who bows frequently or excessively, implying great devotion or submission.

رَكْعَةname

1.
Zayd ibn Abbas's horseclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Zayd ibn Abbas of the Banu Sumak.

وكشداد: فرس زيد بن عباس أحد بني سماك — And like 'Shaddad': the horse of Zayd ibn Abbas, one of the Banu Sumak.

Parallel reading

ركع المصلي ركعة وركعتين وثلاث ركعات

The worshipper bowed one bow, two bows, and three bows (units of prayer).

والشيخ: انحنى كبرا، أو كبا على وجهه

And the old man: bowed from old age, or fell on his face.

وافتقر بعد غنى، وانحطت حاله

And became poor after wealth, and his condition declined.

وكل شيء يخفض رأسه، فهو: راكع

And everything that lowers its head, it is: bowing.

والركوع في الصلاة: أن يخفض رأسه بعد قومة القراءة حتى تنال راحتاه ركبتيه، أو حتى يطمئن ظهره

And bowing in prayer: is to lower the head after standing for recitation until the palms reach the knees, or until the back is settled.

وكشداد: فرس زيد بن عباس أحد بني سماك

And like 'Shaddad': the horse of Zayd ibn Abbas, one of the Banu Sumak.

والركعة، بالضم: الهوة من الأرض

And 'Rak'ah', with dammah: is a hollow in the ground.