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ركك

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root ركك primarily relates to weakness, thinness, and fragility. It extends to concepts of being bound or tied, light or weak rain, and something being thin or flimsy. It also encompasses terms for physical attributes like large hips and a weak constitution.

Derived headwords

رَكَّverb
  1. 1.
    It became thin and weak.both

    It became thin and weak.

رَكٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    It became thin and weak.both

    It became thin and weak.

رَكَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    weak rainsclassical

    Plural of ركّ (rakkun), referring to light or weak rain.

أَرَّكَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to rain lightlyclassical

    The sky brought light or weak rain.

أُرِكَّتْverb
  1. 1.
    to be made thinclassical

    The land was made thin or weak (passive voice).

رَكِيكadjective
  1. 1.
    weakboth

    Weak, flimsy, thin, or delicate.

  2. 2.
    thinly wovenboth

    Describing a garment that is thinly woven.

رَكَاكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Thinness and weakness.both

    Thinness and weakness.

اسْتَرْكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to consider weakclassical

    To consider something or someone weak or feeble.

رَكْوَرُname
  1. 1.
    name of a water sourceclassical

    A name of a water source mentioned by Zuhair.

رَكْوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    fat that melts quicklyclassical

    Refers to fat that melts quickly, used in a proverb about someone insignificant.

مَرْكُوّadjective
  1. 1.
    treatedclassical

    Describing a waterskin that has been treated or repaired.

رَكْرَاكَةadjective
  1. 1.
    large-hippedclassical

    A woman with large hips and thighs.

Parallel reading

رككت الغل في عنقه أركه ركا، إذا غللت يده إلى عنقه.
I bound the chain around his neck, binding his hand to his neck.
ورككت الذنب في عنقه. إذا ألزمته إياه.
And I fastened the fault onto his neck, meaning I made him responsible for it.
ورككت الشئ بعضه على بعض، إذا طرحته.
And I piled one thing upon another, meaning I threw them down.
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So we escaped from the confinement of needs and piling up.
والرك بالكسر: المطر الضعيف، والجمع ركاك.
And ar-rakk (with kasra) is weak rain, and its plural is rakak.
وأركت السماء، أي جاءت بالرك.
And the sky arrakat, meaning it brought light rain.
وأركت الارض، على ما لم يسم فاعله.
And the land was made thin (passive voice).
ورك الشئ، أي رق وضعف
And the thing was weak, meaning it was thin and feeble.
اقطعه من حيث رك
Cut it from where it is weak.
والعامة تقول: من حيث رق.
And the common people say: from where it is thin.
والركيك: الضعيف.
And ar-rakik is the weak one.
وثوب ركيك النسج.
And a garment of weak weaving.
واستركه أي استضعفه.
And I considered him weak, meaning I considered him feeble.
لعن الركاكة وهو الذي لا يغار على أهله.
He cursed the rakakah, which is he who has no jealousy over his family.
ثم استمروا وقالوا إن موعدكم ماء بشرقي سلمى فيد أوزك
Then they continued and said, 'Your meeting place is the water east of Salma in Fayd Awzak.'
فقلت: هل تعرف رككا؟ فقال: كان ها هنا ماء يسمى ركا.
So I said, 'Do you know Rakk?' He replied, 'There was water here called Rakk.'
مشيته في الدار هاك ركا
His walk in the house, look at his swagger.
وسكران مرتك، إذا لم يبين كلامه.
And a drunkard whose speech is unclear, if he does not articulate his words.
والركراكة: المرأة العظيمة العجز والفخذين.
And ar-rakrakah is the woman with large hips and thighs.
شحمة الركى وهو الذي يذوب سريعا.
The fat of the waterskin, which is that which melts quickly.
يضرب لمن لا يعنيك في الحاجات.
It is said about one who is of no concern to you in matters.
وسقاء مركوك: قد عولج وأصلح.
And a waterskin that is markuk: it has been treated and repaired.