رَكِبَ (rakiba)to ride

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb رَكِبَ (rakiba) — “to ride”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): رَكِبَ يَرْكَبُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
رَكِبَ rakibaيَرْكَبُ yarkabuاِرْكَبْ airkabرُكُوب rukūb

Conjugation (2): رَكَّبَ يُرَكِّبُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
رَكَّبَ rakaabaيُرَكِّبُ yurakiibuرَكِّبْ rakiibتَرْكِيب tarkīb

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to ride

    • رَكِبَ الوَلَدُ الحِصَانَ.The boy rode the horse.
    • رَكِبَ المُسَافِرُ الطَّائِرَةَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ.The traveler rode (took) the plane to a distant country.
    • أَلَمْ تَرْكَبِ الفَتَاةُ الدَّرَّاجَةَ المَدْرَسِيَّةَ؟Didn't the girl ride the school bicycle?
  2. 2. to ride, to mount; to board, embark on; to travel by

    • رَكِبَ الْفَارِسُ حِصَانَهُ وَانْطَلَقَ.The knight mounted his horse and set off.
    • نَرْكَبُ الْحَافِلَةَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ لِلذَّهَابِ إِلَى الْعَمَلِ.We board the bus every morning to go to work.
    • رَكِبَ السَّائِحُونَ الْقَارِبَ فِي رِحْلَةٍ بَحْرِيَّةٍ.The tourists traveled by boat on a sea trip.
  3. 3. to compose

    • رَكِبَ الشَّاعِرُ قَصِيدَةً جَمِيلَةً فِي مَدْحِ الْوَطَنِ.The poet composed a beautiful poem in praise of the homeland.
    • يَرْكَبُ الْمُؤَلِّفُ رِوَايَةً جَدِيدَةً كُلَّ عَامٍ.The author composes a new novel every year.
    • رَكِبَ الْمُوسِيقَارُ مَقْطُوعَةً فَرِيدَةً لِلْأُورْكِسْتْرَا.The musician composed a unique piece for the orchestra.
  4. 4. to combine

  5. 5. to ride, mount

    • رَكِبَ الرَّجُلُ الحِصَانَ.The man rode the horse.
    • هَلْ رَكِبْتَ القِطَارَ السَّرِيعَ مِنْ قَبْلُ؟Have you ridden the high-speed train before?
    • رَكِبَ المُسَافِرُونَ الطَّائِرَةَ الكَبِيرَةَ بِاتِّجَاهِ الوِجْهَةِ المَطْلُوبَةِ.The passengers rode the large airplane towards the desired destination.
  6. 6. to adhere

    • رَكِبَ الرَّجُلُ مَبَادِئَهُ وَلَمْ يَتَخَلَّ عَنْهَا.The man adhered to his principles and did not abandon them.
    • رَكِبَ الْمُتَّهَمُ أَقْوَالَهُ أَمَامَ الْقَاضِي.The accused adhered to his statements before the judge.
    • رَكِبَ الْعَالِمُ نَهْجَهُ الْعِلْمِيَّ فِي الْبَحْثِ.The scientist adhered to his scientific method in the research.
  7. 7. to assemble

    • رُكِّبَ البَابُ الجَدِيدُ.The new door was fitted.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ تُركَّبَ النَّوَافِذُ الزُّجَاجِيَّةُ بِحَذَرٍ.The glass windows must be fitted carefully.
    • هَلْ تَمَّ رَكِّبُ الأَجْهِزَةِ الطِّبِّيَّةِ فِي غُرْفَةِ العَمَلِيَّاتِ؟Were the medical devices fitted in the operating room?
  8. 8. to commit

    • لَا تَرْكَبْ الْمَعَاصِيَ.Do not commit sins.
    • يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ الْمَخَاطِرَ دُونَ تَفْكِيرٍ.Some people commit risks without thinking.
    • يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ الْمَعَاصِيَ دُونَ خَوْفٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ.Some people commit sins without fear of God.

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