رقب

See also: رفت‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ق ب‎ (r-q-b).

Verb

رَقَبَ • (raqaba) I, non-past يَرْقُبُ‎‎ (yarqubu)

  1. to observe attentively, to be on the watch for, to watch, to expect
  2. to spy out
  3. to supervise, to control
  4. to wait for, to await
Conjugation
References
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “رقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “رقب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

رَقَبَ • (raqaba) I, non-past يَرْقُبُ‎‎ (yarqubu)

  1. to guard, to watch over, to keep, to preserve, to take care of
  2. to regard, to pay consideration to, to heed, to respect
  3. to fear (God)
  4. to be on one's guard, be careful
Conjugation
References
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), “رقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “رقب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Denominal from رَقَبَة‎ (raqaba, “neck”).

Verb

رَقَبَ • (raqaba) I, non-past يَرْقُبُ‎‎ (yarqubu)

  1. to bind by the neck
Conjugation
References

Verb

رَقِبَ • (raqiba) I, non-past يَرْقَبُ‎‎ (yarqabu)

  1. to be or become thick in the neck
Conjugation
References

Etymology 3

Noun

رَقَب • (raqab) m

  1. verbal noun of رَقِبَ (raqiba) (form I)
Declension
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