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رقى

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of elevation, rising, or ascending. It encompasses physical ascent, as in flight, and also metaphorical elevation or advancement. It can also refer to a small mound or heap.

Derived headwords

الرَّقْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mound of earthclassical

    A small heap or mound of earth that gathers on the edge of a valley.

رَقَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Mounds of earthclassical

    The plural of الرَّقْوَة, referring to multiple small heaps of earth on the edge of a valley.

يَرْقُوverb
  1. 1.
    to ascend in flightmodern

    To rise or ascend in the course of flying.

ورقا الطائر! يرقو — And the bird ascended! It rose in its flight

Parallel reading

الرقوة القمزة من التراب يجتمع على شفير الوادي، جمعها الرقا.
The raqwah is a small mound of earth that gathers on the edge of the valley; its plural is al-raqā.
ورقا الطائر! يرقو: ارتفع في طيرانه؛ كذا في المصباح.
And the bird ascended! It rose in its flight; thus it is in al-Misbah.