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راقَب
to watch, observe /ˈraːqaba/
verbA2#914 most common
Also: to monitor, keep under surveillance, to keep an eye on, to supervise
Example sentences
راقَبتُ الطَّيرَ.
I watched the bird.
راقَبَتِ الأمُّ أطفالَها في الحديقةِ.
The mother watched her children in the park.
راقَبَ الحارسُ المبنى طَوالَ الليلِ.
The guard watched the building all night.
تُراقِبُ الشرطةُ تحرّكاتِ المشتبهِ بهِ عن كثَبٍ.
The police are closely monitoring the suspect's movements.
ظلّت الكاميراتُ تُراقِبُ كلَّ زاويةٍ في المتجرِ دونَ انقطاعٍ.
The cameras kept watching every corner of the store without interruption.
راقَبَ المحلّلونَ تقلّباتِ السوقِ بقلقٍ متزايدٍ، يَزِنونَ كلَّ مؤشّرٍ قبلَ أن يُصدِروا توصياتِهم.
The analysts monitored the market's fluctuations with growing concern, weighing every indicator before issuing their recommendations.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُراقِبُ | راقَبتُ | سَأُراقِبُ |
| 2sg | تُراقِبُ | راقَبتَ | سَتُراقِبُ |
| 3sg | يُراقِبُ | راقَبَ | سَيُراقِبُ |
| 1pl | نُراقِبُ | راقَبنا | سَنُراقِبُ |
| 2pl | تُراقِبونَ | راقَبتُم | سَتُراقِبونَ |
| 3pl | يُراقِبونَ | راقَبوا | سَيُراقِبونَ |
Word family
مُراقَبةsurveillance, monitoring, observation
رَقِيبwatcher, censor, (military) sergeantمُراقِبobserver, supervisor, invigilatorاِرْتَقَبَto await, watch for, expect
رَقَبةneck
Etymology
راقَب is a Form III verb built on the triliteral root ر-ق-ب (r-q-b), which carries the idea of watching and guarding. The Form III pattern (fāʿala) lengthens the first vowel and shapes the root into sustained action directed at an object, hence 'to watch over' or 'to keep under observation.' The same root gives رَقِيب, 'watcher' or 'censor,' and الرَّقِيب, one of the divine names meaning 'the All-Observing.'
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