رقيب

See also: رقیب

Arabic

Root
ر ق ب (r-q-b)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَقَبَ (raqaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.qiːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

رَقِيب • (raqīb) m (plural رُقَبَاء (ruqabāʔ))

1. watchman
   1. guard, sentry
   2. an inspector, supervisor, even a censor
   3. spy, stooge
2. a certain military rank, usually corresponding to English sergeant

Declension

Declension of noun رَقِيب (raqīb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَقِيب raqīb	الرَّقِيب ar-raqīb	رَقِيب raqīb
Nominative	رَقِيبٌ raqībun	الرَّقِيبُ ar-raqību	رَقِيبُ raqību
Accusative	رَقِيبًا raqīban	الرَّقِيبَ ar-raqība	رَقِيبَ raqība
Genitive	رَقِيبٍ raqībin	الرَّقِيبِ ar-raqībi	رَقِيبِ raqībi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَقِيبَيْن raqībayn	الرَّقِيبَيْن ar-raqībayn	رَقِيبَيْ raqībay
Nominative	رَقِيبَانِ raqībāni	الرَّقِيبَانِ ar-raqībāni	رَقِيبَا raqībā
Accusative	رَقِيبَيْنِ raqībayni	الرَّقِيبَيْنِ ar-raqībayni	رَقِيبَيْ raqībay
Genitive	رَقِيبَيْنِ raqībayni	الرَّقِيبَيْنِ ar-raqībayni	رَقِيبَيْ raqībay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُقَبَاء ruqabāʔ	الرُّقَبَاء ar-ruqabāʔ	رُقَبَاء ruqabāʔ
Nominative	رُقَبَاءُ ruqabāʔu	الرُّقَبَاءُ ar-ruqabāʔu	رُقَبَاءُ ruqabāʔu
Accusative	رُقَبَاءَ ruqabāʔa	الرُّقَبَاءَ ar-ruqabāʔa	رُقَبَاءَ ruqabāʔa
Genitive	رُقَبَاءَ ruqabāʔa	الرُّقَبَاءِ ar-ruqabāʔi	رُقَبَاءِ ruqabāʔi

Descendants

• → Persian: رقیب (raqib)
  • → Azerbaijani: rəqib
  • → Georgian: რაყიფი (raq̇ipi)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: रक़ीब (raqīb)

    Urdu: رَقِیب (raqīb)

  • → Ottoman Turkish: رقیب (rakib)
• → Uyghur: رەقىب (reqib)
• → Uzbek: raqib