رقب

See also: رفت

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ر ق ب (r-q-b).

Verb

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

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], 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

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

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], 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

1. to bind by the neck

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[5], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[6], London: W.H. Allen

Verb

1. to be or become thick in the neck

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “رقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[7], London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 3

Noun

رَقَب • (raqab) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun رَقَب (raqab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَقَب raqab	الرَّقَب ar-raqab	رَقَب raqab
Nominative	رَقَبٌ raqabun	الرَّقَبُ ar-raqabu	رَقَبُ raqabu
Accusative	رَقَبًا raqaban	الرَّقَبَ ar-raqaba	رَقَبَ raqaba
Genitive	رَقَبٍ raqabin	الرَّقَبِ ar-raqabi	رَقَبِ raqabi