ركب

العربية

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ركب¹

Where it comes from

Cognate with Hebrew רָכַב (raḵáḇ, “to ride”) and Ugaritic 𐎗𐎋𐎁 (rkb, “to ride, to mount”).

verb رَكِبَ · rakiba · يَرْكَبُ · رُكُوب · رَاكِب

  1. to ride
  2. to embark
  3. to get involved in something, embark on a venture
  4. to strike on the knee
  5. to strike with the knee
  6. obsolete to commit, to perpetrate رَكِبَ ذَنْبًا

ركب²

verb رَكَّبَ · rakkaba · يُرَكِّبُ · تَرْكِيب · مُرَكِّب

  1. to assemble, compose, combine, put together, set فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
  2. to make someone ride or mount, to put on top of something رَكَّبَ الْخَالُ اِبْنَ أُخْتِهِ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهِ

ركب³

noun رَكْب · rakb · رُكُوب · أَرْكُب · الرَّكْب

  1. caravan travellers

ركب⁴

noun رَكْب · rakb

  1. plural plural of رَاكِب (rākib)

ركب⁵

  • /ra.ka.ba/
  • /ru.kab/

Where it comes from

See رُكْبَة (rukba, “knee”)

verb رَكَبَ · rakaba · يَرْكُبُ · رَكْب · رَاكِب

  1. rare, transitive to hit someone on the knee or to hit someone with the knee

noun رُكَب · rukab

  1. plural plural of رُكْبَة (rukba)

In English

  • ride to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.
  • mount to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride
  • install set something up for use
  • get on to board or mount
  • dovetail to combine or fit (things) together well

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ركب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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