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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of smallness, containment, and support. It encompasses small vessels, wells, and basins, as well as actions of digging, reinforcing, and relying upon something or someone.

Derived headwords

رَكْوَةnoun

1.
small boatboth
A small boat or skiff.
2.
patch under harnessclassical
A piece of leather or material placed under a harness or saddle.

رَكِيَّةnoun

1.
wellboth
A well, a pit dug to access water.

رَكَاverb

1.
to digboth
To dig a well or hole.
2.
to repairboth
To repair or make something sound.
3.
to praise falselyclassical
To offer insincere or negative praise.
4.
to delayclassical
To cause a delay or postpone.
5.
to double loadclassical
To double the load on a camel.

أَرْكَىverb

1.
to digboth
To dig, similar to رَكَا.
2.
to repairboth
To repair or make sound, similar to رَكَا.
3.
to seek refugeclassical
To seek refuge or resort to someone.
4.
to attribute blameclassical
To attribute a fault or sin to someone.
5.
to prepare troopsclassical
To prepare or assemble soldiers or an army.

مِرْكَىnoun

1.
large basinclassical
A large basin or cistern.
2.
small jarclassical
A small jar or jug.

مُرْتَكِيnoun

1.
supporterboth
One who relies upon or supports.
2.
steadfast personclassical
A person who is firm, constant, or steadfast.

مَرَاكِيnoun

1.
tree of saltbushclassical
A type of tree belonging to the saltbush family (Haloxylon).

رُكَاءnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A valley.

Parallel reading

الركوة، مثلثة: زورق صغير

The rakwah, with three vowels, is a small boat.

ورقعة تحت العواصر

And a patch under the harness.

والركية: البئر

And the rakiyyah is the well.

وركا: حفر، وأصلح

And raka: to dig, and to repair.

وعليه: أثنى قبيحا، وأخر

And upon it: to praise negatively, and to delay.

كأركى فيهما

Like arkaa in both.

وشد، و الحمل على البعير: ضاعفه

And to tighten, and the load on a camel: to double it.

وأركى إليه: لجأ

And arkaa to him: to seek refuge.

وعليه الذنب: وركه

And upon him the sin: to attribute it.

وصارت القوس ركوة

And the bow became like a rakwah.

يضرب في الإدبار وانقلاب الأمور

It is used to describe turning back and the reversal of affairs.

والمركو: الحوض الكبير

And the markoo: the large basin.

والجرموز الصغير

And the small jar.

وأركى لهم جندا: هيأهم

And arkaa for them soldiers: he prepared them.

والمراكي والمرتكي: الدائم الثابت

And al-maraki and al-murtaki: the constant, the steadfast.

والمراكية: شجرة من الحمض

And al-marakiyyah: a tree of the saltbush.

وأنا مرتك عليه: معول

And I am murtak upon him: a reliance.

وماله مرتكى إلا عليك: معتمد

And he has no reliance except on you: a support.

والركاء، كشداد: واد

And al-rukaa, like shaddad: a valley.