Travel & cityRoot 8 of 17 in this field

ر-ك-ب

riding, getting on

A1BeginnerCore rootAppears 15 times in the Quran

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8 words in 8 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.

فَعِلَ
Form I verb (i)
فَعِلَ = a basic verb, often a feeling or a state
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- رَكِبَ
  to ride, get on, board
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  يَرْكَبُ
  Command
  اِرْكَبْ
فَاعِل
Doer (active participle of form I)
فَاعِل = the one who does it
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- رَاكِبٌ
  passenger, rider
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  Plural
  رُكَّابٌ
  Feminine
  رَاكِبَةٌ
فُعُول
Masdar فُعُول
فُعُول = the -ing of a movement verb (also a plural)
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- رُكُوبٌ
  riding, boarding
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مَفْعَلَة
Place noun مَفْعَلَة
مَفْعَلَة = another place for the action, with ة
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- مَرْكَبَةٌ
  vehicle
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  Plural
  مَرْكَبَاتٌ
مَفْعَل
Place noun مَفْعَل
مَفْعَل = the place where the action happens
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- مَرْكَبٌ
  boat
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  Plural
  مَرَاكِبُ
فَعَّلَ
Form II verb
فَعَّلَ = make someone do it / do it a lot
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- رَكَّبَ
  to assemble, put together, install
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  يُرَكِّبُ
  Command
  رَكِّبْ
تَفْعِيل
Masdar of form II
تَفْعِيل = the -ing of a form II verb
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- تَرْكِيبٌ
  installation; structure, composition
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مُفَعَّل
Done-to of form II
مُفَعَّل = the one form II was done to
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- مُرَكَّبٌ
  compound, composite
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How the patterns shape this root

رَكِبَ is to get on something that carries you — a camel once, a taxi today: اِرْكَبْ! get in. The rider is رَاكِب (فَاعِل), plural رُكَّاب, passengers, and the ride itself is رُكُوب. What you ride is a مَرْكَبَة, a vehicle, or a مَرْكَب, a boat. Form II رَكَّبَ means to put parts together — to install or assemble — and its noun تَرْكِيب is the structure that results.

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How the patterns shape this root