رقم

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root 'رقم' primarily relates to the act of marking, writing, or inscribing. It extends to concepts of sealing, identifying, and leaving a trace. Figuratively, it can denote a high level of skill or a significant event.

Derived headwords

الرَّقْمnoun

1.
writingboth
writing

رَقَمَverb

1.
he reached such skill in matters that he could write where writing does not usually stickboth
he reached such skill in matters that he could write where writing does not usually stick
2.
he wrote on itboth
he wrote on it
3.
he marked it/numbered it (intensive form)both
he marked it/numbered it (intensive form)

رَقَمَverb

1.
he reached such skill in matters that he could write where writing does not usually stickboth
he reached such skill in matters that he could write where writing does not usually stick
2.
he wrote on itboth
he wrote on it
3.
he marked it/numbered it (intensive form)both
he marked it/numbered it (intensive form)

تَرْقِيمnoun

1.
inscriptionboth
The act or result of inscribing or marking something.
2.
embroideryclassical
Decorative needlework, often resembling writing or patterns.

مَرْقُومadjective

1.
inscribedboth
Marked or written upon, bearing inscriptions.
2.
writtenboth
Formed by writing, as in a book or document.

الرَّقْمَةnoun

1.
the side of the valleyboth
the side of the valley
2.
the garden/meadowboth
the garden/meadow

الرَّقْمَتَانnoun

1.
hoof marksclassical
Two opposing marks on the legs of a sheep, resembling hooves or nails.
2.
leg marksclassical
The marks on the inner thighs of a donkey or horse.

مَرْقُومَةadjective

1.
sparse vegetationclassical
Land that has a small amount of plant growth.

الرَّقَمِيَّاتnoun

1.
arrowsclassical
A type of arrow attributed to a specific place in Medina.

يَوْمُ الرَّقَمname

1.
Day of al-Raqmclassical
A historical day of battle among the Arabs, named after a significant event.

الرَّقَمnoun

1.
writingboth
writing

بِنْتُ الرَّقَمnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A great disaster or misfortune, personified.

الأَرْقَمadjective

1.
the snake that has black and white (markings)both
the snake that has black and white (markings)

الأَرَاقِمname

1.
tribe nameclassical
A name for a tribe, specifically a branch of the Taghlib tribe, known as Jusham.

الرَّقِيمnoun

1.
the book/writingboth
the book/writing
2.
a tablet on which their names and stories are writtenboth
a tablet on which their names and stories are written

Parallel reading

الرَّقْم: الكتابة والختم.

Al-raqm: writing and sealing.

قال تعالى: (كتاب مرقوم) .

Allah Almighty said: (a written book).

وهو في الأصل مصدر.

And it is originally a masdar (verbal noun).

يقال: رقمت الثوب (2) .

It is said: 'I inscribed the garment'.

ورقمته ترقيما مثله.

And I inscribed it with inscription, like it.

والرقم أيضا: ضرب من البرود.

And al-raqm is also: a type of brocade.

قال أبو خراش: فهلا مست في العقم والرقم (1)

Abu Khurash said: 'Why did you not seek refuge in the barrenness and the brocade?'

والرقمة: جانب الوادي، وقد يقال الروضة.

And al-raqmah: the side of the valley, and it may also mean a meadow.

قال زهير: ودار (2) لها بالرقمتين كأنها مراجع (3) وشم في نواشر معصم

Zuhayr said: 'And a dwelling (2) for it by the two slopes, as if it were revisited (3) and a tattoo on the veins of a wrist.'

والمرقومة: الأرض بها نبات قليل.

And al-marqumah: land with little vegetation.

والرقمتان: هنتان في قوائم الشاة متقابلتان كالظفرين.

And al-raqmatan: two marks on the legs of a sheep, opposite each other like two nails.

ورقمتا الحمار والفرس: الأثران بباطن أعضادهما.

And the raqmatan of the donkey and the horse: the two marks on the inner parts of their legs.

والرقميات: سهام تنسب إلى موضع في المدينة، في قول لبيد:

And al-raqmiyyat: arrows attributed to a place in the city, in the saying of Labid:

رقميات عليها ناهض تكلح الاروق منهم والايل (4)

Arrows upon which is a rising one, the wild asses among them and the wild oxen braying.

ويوم الرقم من أيام العرب، عقر فيه قرزل فرس طفيل (1) بن مالك.

And the Day of al-Raqm is one of the days of the Arabs, in which Qirzil, the horse of Tufayl (1) bin Malik, was hamstrung.

والرقم، بكسر القاف: الداهية.

And al-raqm, with kasra on the qaf: the calamity.

وكذلك بنت الرقم (2) .

And likewise bint al-raqm (2).

يقال: وقع في الرقم الرقماء، إذا وقع فيما لا يقوم به.

It is said: 'He fell into the marked calamity,' meaning he fell into something he could not handle.

والأرقم: الحية التي فيها سواد وبياض.

And al-arqam: the snake that has black and white in it.

والأراقم: حى من تغلب، وهو جشم.

And al-araqim: a tribe from Taghlib, which is Jusham.

والرقيم: الكتاب.

And al-raqim: the writing.

وقوله تعالى: (أن أصحاب الكهف والرقيم)

And His saying Almighty: (that the People of the Cave and the inscription).

يقال: هو لوح فيه أسماؤهم وقصصهم.

It is said: it is a tablet containing their names and their stories.

وذكر عكرمة عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه أنه قال ما أدرى ما الرقيم، أكتاب أم بنيان؟

And Ikrimah mentioned from Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: 'I do not know what al-raqim is, is it a writing or a building?'