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ركس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of returning something, often in a negative or inverted state. It extends to ideas of falling back into something, being overturned, and also encompasses related concepts like impurity, abundance, and specific terms for objects and groups.

Derived headwords

رَكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    overturningboth

    The act of turning something upside down or inverting it.

  2. 2.
    impurityclassical

    Something impure or abominable, akin to 'regis'.

  3. 3.
    multitudeclassical

    A large number of people.

رَكَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to overturnboth

    To turn something upside down or invert it.

أَرْكَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to overturnboth

    To turn something upside down or invert it; to cause something to return to a previous state.

  2. 2.
    to return to disbeliefclassical

    To cause someone to revert to their disbelief or error.

ارْتَكَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall back intoboth

    To fall back into a state, especially one of error or difficulty.

  2. 2.
    to be savedclassical

    To have escaped or been saved from a difficult situation.

رِكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    impurityclassical

    Something impure or abominable, similar to 'regis'.

رَكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    multitudeclassical

    A large number of people.

رَاكِسnoun
  1. 1.
    leaderclassical

    A leader or guide, specifically referring to the central ox in a threshing floor around which other oxen turn.

رُكُوسِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Ruccusiansclassical

    A sect or group positioned between Christians and Sabians.

Parallel reading

رد الشئ مقلوبا
To return something upside down.
وقد ركسه وأركسه بمعنى
And he overturned it and caused it to be overturned, meaning the same.
والله أركسهم بما كسبوا
And Allah has returned them to disbelief because of what they earned.
أي ردهم إلى كفرهم
Meaning, He returned them to their disbelief.
وارتكس فلان في أمر، أي قد نجا منه
And so-and-so fell back into a matter; meaning, he had escaped from it.
والركس، بالكسر: الرجس
And 'ar-raks', with a kasra, is 'ar-rijz' (the abomination/impurity).
والركس أيضا: الكثير من الناس
And 'ar-raks' also means a multitude of people.
والراكس: الهادي، وهو الثور وسط البيدر تدور عليه الثيران في الدياسة
And 'ar-raakis' is the guide, which is the ox in the middle of the threshing floor around which the oxen turn during threshing.
وركس في شعر النابغة: وعيد أبى قابوس في غير كنهه
And 'raks' in the poetry of Nabigha refers to the threat of Abu Qabus in its unreality.
أتاني ودوني راكس فالضواجع
He came to me while between me and him was Raakis, then Al-Dawaji'.
اسم واد
The name of a valley.
والركوسية: فرقة بين النصارى والصابئين
And 'ar-Rukusiyyah' is a sect between the Christians and the Sabians.