رقو

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns elevated or prominent features, specifically in the context of sand formations and anatomical parts. It describes a mound of sand and the collarbone area of the chest.

Derived headwords

الرَّقْوnoun

1.
sand moundclassical
A mound of sand, specifically one that is slightly elevated above the surrounding ground, often found near wadis.

الرَّقْوَةnoun

1.
sand moundclassical
A mound of sand, described as being slightly above the level of a sand dune, often found by the sides of valleys.

التَّرْقُوَةnoun

1.
collarboneboth
The bone located at the front of the upper chest, where the breath ascends; it is said to be specific to humans. The plural is التراقي.

التَّرَاقِيnoun

1.
collarbonesboth
The plural form of الترقوة, referring to the collarbones.

Parallel reading

الرَّقْوُ والرَّقْوَةُ: فُوَيقَ الدَّعْصِ مِنَ الرَّمْلِ

Ar-raqwu and ar-raqwatu: above the sand dune, of sand.

وأكثر ما يكون إلى جوانب الأودية

And it is most often found by the sides of valleys.

فقال: لا يقال رَقْوٌ بلا هاء

So he said: 'Raqw' without 'ha' is not said.

هو دعص من رمل

It is a sand dune of sand.

من البيض مبهاج كأن ضجيعها يبيت إلى رقو من الرمل مصعب

Among the fair ones, a joyous one, as if her companion spends the night by a difficult sand dune.

يصف ظبية وخشفها: لها أم موقفة وكوب بجنب الرقو مرتعها البرير

Describing a gazelle and her fawn: She has a standing mother and a fawn beside the sand mound, its pasture is the desert grass.

والترقوة: مقدم الحلق في أعلى الصدر حيثما يترقى فيه النفس

And at-tarquwah: the front of the throat in the upper chest where the breath ascends.

قيل خاص بالإنسان

It is said to be specific to humans.

والجمع التراقي

And the plural is at-taraqi.