Arabic

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

• “رقب” in Edward William Lane (1863), 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 0-87950-003-4

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

• “رقب” in Edward William Lane (1863), 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 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 2

Denominal from رَقَبَة ‎(raqaba, “neck”).

Verb

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

1. to bind by the neck

Conjugation

References

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

Verb

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

1. to be or become thick in the neck

Conjugation

References

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

Etymology 3

Noun

رَقَب • ‎(raqab) m

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

Declension