ركن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root ركن (rkn) primarily relates to leaning, inclining, and supporting. It encompasses concepts of physical support, strength, and stability, extending to emotional reliance and political power. Derived meanings include strong sides, important matters, and even specific geographical locations or personal names.

Derived headwords

رَكَنَ إِلَيْهِ، يَرْكَنُ، رُكُونًاverb

1.
lean towards, incline toboth
To lean or incline towards something or someone, often implying trust or reliance.
2.
be calm, settledclassical
To be calm, settled, or at rest, often in a place.

ولا تركنوا إلى الذين ظلموا — And do not lean towards those who do wrong

رَكَنَ، يَرْكَنُ، رَكْنًاverb

1.
lean towards, incline toclassical
An alternative pronunciation and conjugation for leaning or inclining towards something.

رُكْنnoun

1.
strong side, cornerboth
The strongest side or corner of anything, representing a pillar of support.
2.
great matter, important affairclassical
A significant or important matter, an affair of great consequence.
3.
support, power, strengthboth
That by which one is strengthened, such as a king's power, soldiers, or resources.
4.
honor, might, powerclassical
Honor, might, and power, often referring to a strong backing or position.
5.
tribe, kin, resourcesclassical
A person's kin, numbers, and material resources; their support system.
6.
limb, partclassical
The limbs or parts of a human body, or the sides of a mountain or palace.
7.
pillar, foundationboth
The sides or foundations upon which something rests or is built.

والركن: الجانب الأقوى — And the corner: the strongest side

فتولى بركنه — So he turned away with his power

أو آوي إلى ركن شديد — Or I may take refuge in a strong corner

رُكْنname

1.
A'lam, a place nameclassical
A place name in Al-Yamamah.

والركن: ع باليمامة — And Al-Rukn: a place in Al-Yamamah

رُكْنnoun

1.
greatness, importanceclassical
An important or great matter, a significant affair.

والركن: الأمر العظيم — And Al-Rukn: the great matter

رَكْنnoun

1.
gerbil, mouseclassical
A gerbil or a mouse.

والركن، بالفتح: الجرذ والفار — And Al-Rukn, with fatha: the rat and the mouse

تَرَاكَنَverb

1.
become strong, resistclassical
To become strong, firm, and resistant; to stand firm.

تَرَاكَنَverb

1.
be dignified, composedclassical
To be dignified, composed, and serious; to show gravity.

مِرْكَنnoun

1.
basin, tubboth
A known vessel, like a tub or basin, often made of leather, used for water or washing clothes.
2.
large udderclassical
A large udder that is full and distended.

وهو شبه تور من أدم يتخذ للماء — It is like a leather bucket used for water

وهي الإجانة التي تغسل فيها الثياب ونحوها — And it is the basin in which clothes and the like are washed

رَكِينnoun

1.
high, strong mountainclassical
A mountain that is high or strong in its parts.

الجبل العالي الأركان أو الشديدها — The mountain high in its corners or strong in them

رَكِينadjective

1.
dignified, composedboth
One who is dignified, composed, and serious; possessing gravity.

الرزين الرميز الساكن الوقور — The dignified, composed, quiet, and grave one

رَكَانَةnoun

1.
dignity, composureboth
The state of being dignified, composed, and serious.
2.
leaning, inclinationclassical
The act of leaning towards something or being inclined to it.

وقد ركن، ككرم، ركانة وركونة — And he was dignified, like karuma, with rukana and rukuna

رُكَانَةname

1.
Rukana, a companionclassical
A companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his strength.

وركانة: ابن عبد يزيد بن هاشم بن عبد المطلب بن عبد مناف المطلبي — And Rukana: son of Abd Yazid bin Hashim bin Abdul Muttalib bin Abd Manaf Al-Muttalibi

أَرْكُونnoun

1.
village chief, headmanclassical
A great Dahqan, the chief or headman of a village, to whom the villagers lean.

وهو رئيس القرية، أفعول من الركون السكون إلى الشيء والميل إليه — And he is the chief of the village, derived from 'leaning' and 'inclining' towards something

أَرْكُونname

1.
Arkun, a fortressclassical
An impregnable fortress in Al-Andalus, in the province of Santarém.

وأركون، بالفتح: حصن منيع بالأندلس من أعمال سنتريه — And Arkon, with fatha: an impregnable fortress in Al-Andalus, in the province of Santarém

أَرْكَانnoun

1.
pillars, foundationsboth
Plural of 'rukun', referring to the pillars or foundations of something.
2.
limbs, partsclassical
The limbs or parts of a human body.
3.
sides, cornersboth
The sides or corners of anything.

وأركان كل شيء جوانبه التي يستند إليها ويقوم بها — And the pillars of everything are its sides upon which it leans and stands

وزحم ركنيك شديد الأركن — And he pushed your two corners with strong pillars

رُكَيْنname

1.
Rukayn, a narratorclassical
A narrator named Rukayn bin Al-Rabi' bin 'Umila Al-Fazari.

وكغراب وزبير: اسمان — And like ghurab and zubayr: two names

مُرْكَنَةadjective

1.
full, distended (udder)classical
Describing an udder that is full, distended, and large.
2.
gathered, collectedclassical
Gathered or collected, referring to something that is compact.

وضرتها مركنة درور — And her co-wife, full of milk and distended

وقال أبو عمر و: ومركنة: مجمعة — And Abu Amr said: and murkana: gathered

رُكُونَةnoun

1.
dignity, composureclassical
The state of being dignified, composed, and serious.

وكان شديدا، يحكى أنه كان يقف على جلد بعير لين جديد حين سلخه فيجذبه من تحته عشرة فيتمزق الجلد ولا يتزحزح هو عن مكانه — And he was strong, it is narrated that he would stand on a fresh, soft camel hide while it was being skinned, and ten men would pull from beneath him, and the hide would tear but he would not move from his place

Parallel reading

ولا تركنوا إلى الذين ظلموا

And do not lean towards those who do wrong

قرىء بفتح الكاف من ركن يركن كعلم

It was read with fatha on the kaf from rakana yarukunu like 'alima

والركن، بالضم: الجانب الأقوى من كل شيء

And the rukn, with damma: the strongest side of everything

ركن: ع باليمامة

Al-Rukn: a place in Al-Yamamah

والركن: الأمر العظيم

And Al-Rukn: the great matter

وبه فسر أبو الهيثم قول النابغة: لا تقذفني بركن لا كفاء له

And with this Abu Al-Haytham interpreted the saying of Al-Nabigha: Do not cast me with a support for which there is no equal

وبذلك فسر قوله تعالى: {فتولى بركنه}

And with this it is interpreted the saying of Allah Almighty: {So he turned away with his power}

أي أخذناه وركنه الذي تولى به

Meaning, We seized him and his power with which he turned away

والركن: العز والمنعة

And Al-Rukn: honor and might

وبه فسرت الآية: {أو آوي إلى ركن شديد}

And with this the verse is interpreted: {Or I may take refuge in a strong corner}

وقيل: ركن الإنسان: قوته وشدته؛ وكذلك ركن الجبل والقصر، وهو جانبه

And it was said: A person's rukn is his strength and might; likewise is the rukn of a mountain and a palace, which is its side.

وركن الرجل: قومه وعدده ومادته؛ وبه فسرت الآية

And a man's rukn is his kin, his numbers, and his resources; and with this the verse is interpreted.

والركن، بالفتح: الجرذ والفار كالركين، كزبير

And Al-Rukn, with fatha: the rat and the mouse, like Al-Rakīn, like Zubayr

وتركن الرجل: اشتد وامتنع

And 'tarakana' the man: he became strong and resisted

وأيضا توقر وترزن

And also he became dignified and composed

والمركن، كمنبر: آنية معروفة، وهو شبه تور من أدم يتخذ للماء

And Al-Markan, like minbar: a known vessel, it is like a leather bucket used for water

وقيل: هي الإجانة التي تغسل فيها الثياب ونحوها؛ ومنه حديث حمنة: أنها كانت تجلس في مركن لأختها زينب وهي مستحاضة

And it was said: It is the basin in which clothes and the like are washed; and from this is the hadith of Hamnah: that she used to sit in a markan for her sister Zaynab while she was menstruating

والركين، كأمير: الجبل العالي الأركان أو الشديدها

And Al-Rakīn, like amīr: the mountain high in its corners or strong in them

الرزين الرميز الساكن الوقور

The dignified, composed, quiet, and grave one

وقد ركن، ككرم، ركانة وركونة: أي رزن ووقر

And he was dignified, like karuma, with rukana and rukuna: meaning he was composed and grave

والأركون، بالضم: الدهقان العظيم، وهو رئيس القرية، أفعول من الركون السكون إلى الشيء والميل إليه، لأن أهلها يركنون إليه، أي يسكنون ويميلون

And Al-Arkūn, with damma: the great Dahqan, who is the chief of the village, derived from 'al-rukūn' (settling) and 'al-mayl' (inclining) towards something, because its people lean on him, meaning they settle and incline.

وركانة، كثمامة: ابن عبد يزيد بن هاشم بن عبد المطلب بن عبد مناف المطلبي

And Rukana, like thumama: son of Abd Yazid bin Hashim bin Abdul Muttalib bin Abd Manaf Al-Muttalibi

وكان شديدا، يحكى أنه كان يقف على جلد بعير لين جديد حين سلخه فيجذبه من تحته عشرة فيتمزق الجلد ولا يتزحزح هو عن مكانه

And he was strong, it is narrated that he would stand on a fresh, soft camel hide while it was being skinned, and ten men would pull from beneath him, and the hide would tear but he would not move from his place

وكغراب وزبير: اسمان

And like ghurab and zubayr: two names

ومما يستدرك عليه: الركانة والركانية: السكون إلى الشيء والاطمئنان إليه

And among what is to be added: Al-Rukana and Al-Rukaniyya: settling towards something and feeling secure in it

وركن يركن، بالكسر في الماضي والضم في الغابر، نادر كفضل يفضل وحضر يحضر ونعم ينعم

And rakana yarukunu, with kasra in the past and damma in the present, is rare, like fadala yafdhulu and hadhara yahdhuru and na'ama yanc'amu

وقيل: إنه من تداخل اللغتين

And it was said: It is from the intermingling of the two languages

وركن في المنزل، كعلم، ركنا: ضن به فلم يفارقه

And rakana in the home, like 'alima, ruknan: he was stingy with it and did not leave it

وجمع الركن أركان وأركن، أنشد سيبويه لرؤبة: وزحم ركنيك شديد الأركن

And the plural of rukn is arkan and arkan. Sibawayh recited for Ru'ba: And he pushed your two corners with strong pillars

وقال أبو الهيثم: الركن العشيرة

And Abu Al-Haytham said: Al-Rukn is the tribe

وهو ركن من أركان قومه: شريف من أشرافهم

And he is a rukn from the rukns of his people: an honorable man among their nobles

وأركان الإنسان: جوارحه

And the arkan of a human: his limbs

وأركان كل شيء جوانبه التي يستند إليها ويقوم بها

And the arkan of everything are its sides upon which it leans and stands

والمركن من الضروع، كمعظم: العظيم كأنه ذو الأركان

And Al-Markan from udders, like mu'dham: the large one, as if it has pillars

وضرع مركن: انتفخ في موضعه حتى يملأالأرفاغ، وليس بحد طويل، قال طرفة: وضرتها مركنة درور

And a murkana udder: it swelled in its place until it filled the flanks, and it is not excessively long. Tarfa said: And her co-wife, full of milk and distended

وقال أبو عمر و: ومركنة: مجمعة

And Abu Amr said: and murkana: gathered

وناقة مركنة الضرع: له أركان لعظمه

And a murkana-uddered she-camel: it has pillars due to its size

وأركان العبادات: جوانبها التي عليها مبناها وبتركها بطلانها

And the arkan of acts of worship: their sides upon which their structure depends, and by abandoning them their validity is nullified

وأركان جمع ركن: ماء بأجأ لبني عبس، عن ياقوت

And Arkan, plural of rukn: a water in Ajā' for Banu Abs, according to Yaqut

وأركون، بالفتح: حصن منيع بالأندلس من أعمال سنتريه، عن ياقوت

And Arkon, with fatha: an impregnable fortress in Al-Andalus, in the province of Santarém, according to Yaqut

وشيء مركن، كمعظم: له أركان

And something murkana, like mu'dham: it has pillars

وتمسحت بأركانه: تبركت به؛ وهو مجاز

And I rubbed myself against its pillars: seeking blessings from it; and this is metaphorical