ركد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes stillness, stagnation, and lack of movement. It extends to concepts of permanence, stability, and being settled. Figuratively, it can refer to the cessation of activity, the peak of the day, or a state of abundance.

Derived headwords

رَكَدَverb

1.
to be stillboth
To cease moving, to become stationary or stagnant.
2.
to settleboth
To become calm and settled, often used for water or wind.
3.
to anchorboth
To become fixed or moored, used for a ship.
4.
to stand stillclassical
Used for the sun at the zenith of the day.

رُكُودnoun

1.
stillnessboth
The state of being still, stagnant, or motionless.
2.
stagnationboth
A lack of movement or progress, often used for water.
3.
calmnessboth
A state of being calm and settled.

رَاكِدadjective

1.
stillboth
Motionless, stagnant, not flowing.
2.
settledboth
Calm and stationary.
3.
permanentboth
Fixed in place, not moving.

رَوَاكِدnoun

1.
stagnant thingsboth
Things that are still or stagnant, often referring to water.
2.
tripodsclassical
Stones used to support a pot over a fire, named for their stability.

مَرَاكِدnoun

1.
depthsclassical
Deep or hidden places in the earth.
2.
settling placesclassical
Places where a person or thing settles or stays.

مَرْكَزnoun

1.
centerboth
A place where one settles or is stationed; a center.

مَلُود رَكُودadjective

1.
long-lasting milkclassical
A she-camel whose milk is abundant and does not cease.

رُكُودnoun

1.
full platterclassical
A heavy, full platter or dish, implying abundance.

رَكَدَ الميزانverb

1.
to balanceclassical
For scales to become balanced or level.

رَكَدَ العصيرverb

1.
to stop fermentingclassical
For grape juice to cease its bubbling or fermentation.

رَكَدَت البكرةverb

1.
to spinclassical
For a pulley to turn or spin.
2.
to stopclassical
For a pulley to stop or become fixed.

رَكَدَت ريحهمverb

1.
their fortune declinedclassical
Figuratively, for their power or fortune to wane or cease.

تَتَرَاكَدverb

1.
to decline successivelyclassical
To decline or wane in succession, used for fortune or power.

Parallel reading

أنه نهى أن يبال في الماء الراكد ثم يتوضأ منه

That he forbade urinating in stagnant water and then performing ablution from it.

الراكد هو الدائم الساكن الذي لا يجري

The stagnant is that which is permanently still and does not flow.

إذا سكن

when it became still.

هدءوا وسكنوا

they calmed down and became still.

ركدت السفينة: أرست

The ship anchored: it became fixed.

إذا قام قائم الظهيرة

when the sun reached its zenith at noon.

دامت حيال رأسك، كأنها لا تبرح

it remained directly above your head, as if it would not move.

وهاذه مراكدهم ومراكزهم

And these are their resting places and their centers.

وهي المواضع التي يركد فيها الإنسان وغيره

And these are the places where a person and others settle.

وهي الناقة يدوم لبنها ولا ينقطع

And it is the she-camel whose milk lasts and does not cease.

الجفنة الملأى الثقيلة

The heavy, full platter.

المطعمين الجفنة الركودا ومنعوا الريعانة الرفودا

They fed them with the abundant platter and prevented the generous she-camel.

إذا استوى

when it became level.

وقوم الميزان حين يركد

And balance the scales when they become level.

سكن غليانه

its boiling subsided.

سميت لثباتها

they were named for their stability.

ثبتت ودارت، وهو ضد

it became fixed and turned, which is the opposite.

كما ركدت حواء أعطي حكمه بها القين من عود تعلل جاذبه

Like the pulley made of a dark wood, whose craftsman gave it its function, and the puller amused himself with it.

ركدت (دارت) ويكون بمعنى: وقفت

It turned (spun) and can mean: it stopped.

مغامض الأرض

the hidden places of the earth.

وهو يرى السماء طرائق: أرته من الجرباء في كل موطن طبابا فمثواه النهار المراكد

And he saw the sky in stripes: it showed him from the scabrous ground in every place a remedy, and his daytime dwelling was the hidden places.

أي زالت دولتهم وأخذ أمرهم يتراجع

meaning their power declined and their affairs began to recede.

وطفقت ريحهم تتراكد

and their fortune began to decline successively.