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رقب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of watching, guarding, waiting, and observing. It extends to related ideas like anticipation, vigilance, and the neck region, as well as specific terms for positions, celestial bodies, and social roles.

Derived headwords

الرَّقِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    the guardian and the one who waitsboth

    the guardian and the one who waits

  2. 2.
    The guardian and the one who waits.both

    The guardian and the one who waits.

رَقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    Its plural is 'raqab'.both

    Its plural is 'raqab'.

رقبت الشئ أرقبه رقوبا — I watched the thing, I watched it, watching.
رقبت الشئ أرقبه رقوبا — I watched the thing, I watched it, watching.
رُقُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    Barren womanclassical

    A woman who does not bear children or whose children do not survive.

  2. 2.
    Widowclassical

    A woman who waits for her husband's death to inherit from him.

  3. 3.
    Camelclassical

    A camel that does not approach the watering trough due to its nobility or pride.

رَقَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    he watched him (with a kasra on the rāʾ in both forms)both

    he watched him (with a kasra on the rāʾ in both forms)

المَرْقَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Watchtowerboth

    A high place or elevated position from which one can observe.

  2. 2.
    Flayed skinclassical

    The skin of an animal that has been removed starting from its head and neck.

المَرْقَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Watchtowerboth

    A high place or elevated position from which one can observe.

رَقَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Watchingclassical

    The act of observing or watching.

رُقْبَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Conditional ownershipclassical

    An agreement where property is given to one person, with the condition that if they die first, it returns to the giver, or if the giver dies first, it belongs to the recipient.

التَّرَقُّبnoun
  1. 1.
    waiting/anticipationboth

    waiting/anticipation

  2. 2.
    Waiting, anticipation.both

    Waiting, anticipation.

ارْتِقَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Anticipationboth

    The act of waiting for something to happen.

أَرْقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    To grant conditional ownershipclassical

    To give property to someone with the condition of reversion upon death.

رَاقَبَverb
  1. 1.
    He feared Allah the Almighty.both

    He feared Allah the Almighty.

راقب الله في أمره — He feared God in his affair.
رَقِيبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Vigilant personclassical

    A worthless or contemptible man who watches for people's belongings when they are away.

رَقَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick-neckedclassical

    Describing a man with a thick neck.

رَقَبَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick-neckedclassical

    Describing a man with a thick neck (irregular formation).

ذُو الرَّقِيبَةname
  1. 1.
    Titleclassical

    A title given to Malik al-Qushayri, known for his bravery.

Parallel reading

الرَّقِيب: الحافظ.
Al-Raqib: The guardian.
والرَّقِيب: المنتظر.
And Al-Raqib: The one who waits.
تقول رقبت الشئ أرقبه رقوبا، ورقبة ورقبانا بالكسر فيهما، إذا رصدته.
You say 'raqabtu al-shay'a arqubuhu ruquban', and 'ruqubah' and 'ruqbanan' (with kasra in both), if you watched it.
والرَّقِيب: الموكل بالضريب.
And Al-Raqib: The one assigned to the target (in archery or gambling).
ورقيب النجم: الذي يغيب بطلوعه، مثل الثريا رقيبها الإكليل، إذا طلعت الثريا عشاء غاب الإكليل، وإذا طلع الإكليل عشاء غابت الثريا.
And the guardian of the star: the one that sets as it rises, like the Pleiades whose guardian is the Crown; if the Pleiades rise in the evening, the Crown sets, and if the Crown rises in the evening, the Pleiades set.
والرَّقِيب: الثالث من سهام الميسر.
And Al-Raqib: The third of the arrows of Maysir.
والمرقب والمرقبة: الموضع المشرف يرتفع عليه الرقيب.
And Al-Marqab and Al-Marqabah: The elevated place upon which the watcher stands.
وراقب الله في أمره، أي خافه.
And he feared God in his affair, meaning he was afraid of Him.
والترقب: الانتظار، وكذلك الارتقاب.
And Al-Taraqqub: Waiting, and likewise Al-Irtiqab.
وأرقبته دارا أو أرضا، إذا أعطيته إياها فكانت للباقي منكما، وقلت: إن مت قبلك فهي لك وإن مت قبلي فهي لي.
And I gave him a house or land conditionally (arqaabtuhu), if I gave it to him so it would belong to the survivor of you, and I said: 'If I die before you, it is yours, and if you die before me, it is mine.'
والاسم منه الرقبى، وهي من المراقبة، لأن كل واحد منهما يرقب موت صاحبه.
And the noun from it is Al-Ruqba, and it is from 'muraqabah' (watching), because each of them watches for the death of his companion.
والرقبة: مؤخرا أصل العنق، والجمع رقب ورقبات ورقاب.
And Al-Raqabah: The back of the base of the neck, and the plural is ruqub, ruqabat, and riqab.
والرقبة: المملوك.
And Al-Raqabah: The owned person (slave).
والرقوب: المرأة التي لا يعيش لها ولد.
And Al-Raqub: The woman whose child does not survive.
والرقوب: المرأة التى ترقب موت زوجها لترثه.
And Al-Raqub: The woman who watches for her husband's death to inherit from him.
والرقوب من الإبل: التي لا تدنو من الحوض مع الزحام، وذلك لكرمها.
And Al-Raqub from camels: the one that does not approach the watering trough amidst the crowd, and that is due to its nobility.
والمرقب: الجلد الذي سلخ من قبل رأسه ورقبته.
And Al-Marqab: The skin that was flayed from its head and neck.
والرقابة: الرجل الوغد الذي يرقب للقوم رحلهم إذا غابوا.
And Al-Raqabah: The contemptible man who watches for people's belongings when they are absent.