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رَقَبَة
neck /ˈra.qa.ba/
nounB1#2079 most common
Also: nape, slave (classical, as in "freeing a neck"), throat area
Example sentences
رَقَبَتي طَويلة.
My neck is long.
تُؤلِمُني رَقَبَتي اليَوم.
My neck hurts today.
لَفَّت المَرأةُ وِشاحاً حَولَ رَقَبَتِها.
The woman wrapped a scarf around her neck.
الْتَفَتُّ بِسُرعة فَشَعَرْتُ بِأَلَمٍ في رَقَبَتي.
I turned quickly and felt a pain in my neck.
تَمُدُّ الزَّرافةُ رَقَبَتَها الطَّويلةَ لِتَصِلَ إلى أوراقِ الشَّجَرة.
The giraffe stretches its long neck to reach the leaves of the tree.
في الفِقهِ الإسلاميّ، عِتْقُ الرَّقَبةِ كَفّارةٌ عن بعضِ الذُّنوب.
In Islamic jurisprudence, freeing a slave (literally "a neck") is an expiation for certain sins.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَقَبةٌ | رِقابٌ |
| Genitive | رَقَبةٍ | رِقابٍ |
| Accusative | رَقَبةً | رِقاباً |
| Vocative | يا رَقَبةُ | يا رِقابُ |
Word family
رَقيبwatcher, censor, sergeant
راقَبَto monitor, watch over
مُراقَبةsurveillance, supervision
رَقَبَto watch, observe
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ر-ق-ب (r-q-b), tied to watching, guarding, and the neck. The verb رَقَبَ means to watch or keep an eye on, and the neck is the part one turns to look around. From the same root comes رَقيب, a watcher or censor.
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