رقص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of dancing or moving rhythmically. It extends to describe agitated or unsteady movement in inanimate objects and animals, and the act of making something or someone move in a lively manner.

Derived headwords

رَقَصَverb

1.
to dance (verb pattern 'nasara')both
to dance (verb pattern 'nasara')

يَرْقُصُverb

1.
to danceboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to dance'.

رَقْصًاnoun

1.
dancingboth
The act or art of dancing; a dance.

رَقَّاصadjective

1.
dancerboth
dancer

رَقَصَ الآلverb

1.
to be agitatedclassical
Used to describe the unsteady or agitated movement of instruments or machinery.

رَقَصَ الشَّرَابverb

1.
to start boilingclassical
Describes the initial stage of boiling or effervescence in a liquid, like wine.

رَقَّصَتْverb

1.
the woman made her child danceboth
the woman made her child dance

تَرْقِيصًاnoun

1.
making danceboth
The act of making someone, especially a child, move up and down playfully.

أَرْقَصَتْهُverb

1.
to make danceboth
Another form of the verb meaning to make a child move up and down playfully.

أَرْقَصَ الرَّجُلُ بَعِيرَهُverb

1.
to make a camel gallopclassical
To cause a camel to move at a fast, trotting pace (khababa).

Parallel reading

رقص يرقص رقصا، فهو رقاص.

He danced, he dances, a dancing; he is a dancer.

ورقص الآل: اضطرب.

And the instruments/machinery: they became agitated/unsteady.

ورقص الشراب: أخذ في الغليان.

And the drink: it began to boil/effervesce.

ورقصت المرأة ولدها ترقيصا وأرقصته، أي نزته.

And the woman made her child dance (move up and down), making him dance, meaning she bounced him.

وأرقص الرجل بعيره، أي حمله على الخبب.

And the man made his camel move fast, meaning he made it adopt the khababa gait.