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رَكَض
to run /ˈra.ka.dˤa/
verbB1#1438 most common
Also: to dash, to race, to sprint
Example sentences
الوَلَدُ يَرْكُضُ.
The boy is running.
رَكَضَ الكَلْبُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.
The dog ran in the garden.
رَكَضْتُ بِسُرْعَةٍ لِأَلْحَقَ بِالحَافِلَةِ.
I ran fast to catch the bus.
عِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ الصُّرَاخَ، رَكَضَ نَحْوَ البَابِ فَوْرًا.
When he heard the screaming, he ran toward the door at once.
ظَلَّ اللَّاعِبُونَ يَرْكُضُونَ فِي المَلْعَبِ رَغْمَ المَطَرِ الغَزِيرِ.
The players kept running on the field despite the heavy rain.
كُلَّمَا اشْتَدَّ الخَطَرُ، رَكَضَ النَّاسُ مُذْعُورِينَ بَاحِثِينَ عَنْ مَلَاذٍ آمِنٍ.
Whenever the danger grew worse, people ran in panic looking for a safe refuge.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرْكُضُ | رَكَضْتُ | سَأَرْكُضُ |
| 2sg | تَرْكُضُ | رَكَضْتَ | سَتَرْكُضُ |
| 3sg | يَرْكُضُ | رَكَضَ | سَيَرْكُضُ |
| 1pl | نَرْكُضُ | رَكَضْنَا | سَنَرْكُضُ |
| 2pl | تَرْكُضُونَ | رَكَضْتُمْ | سَتَرْكُضُونَ |
| 3pl | يَرْكُضُونَ | رَكَضُوا | سَيَرْكُضُونَ |
Word family
رَكْضrunning, the act of running
رَاكِضrunning, in motion
رَكَّاضfast runner
مَرْكَضracetrack, place of running
Etymology
رَكَض comes from the Semitic triliteral root r-k-ḍ, linked to striking the ground with the feet. In classical usage it meant to kick a horse with the heel to drive it forward, and by extension to gallop. Modern Arabic narrowed the sense to plain running on foot.
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