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رَكَل
to kick /raˈkala/
verbB2#3791 most common
Also: to boot (a ball), to strike with the foot
Example sentences
رَكَلَ الوَلَدُ الكُرَةَ.
The boy kicked the ball.
رَكَلْتُ البابَ بِقُوَّةٍ.
I kicked the door hard.
يَرْكُلُ اللاعِبُ الكُرَةَ نَحْوَ المَرْمى.
The player kicks the ball toward the goal.
رَكَلَتِ الفَرَسُ راكِبَها فَجْأَةً.
The mare suddenly kicked its rider.
لَمْ يَرْكُلِ الحارِسُ الكُرَةَ بَعيدًا كَما كُنّا نَتَوَقَّعُ.
The goalkeeper didn't kick the ball as far as we expected.
رَكَلَ اللاعِبُ الكُرَةَ رَكْلَةً قَوِيَّةً أَسْكَنَها الشِّباكَ مُباشَرَةً.
The player struck the ball with a powerful kick that sent it straight into the net.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرْكُلُ | رَكَلْتُ | سَأَرْكُلُ |
| 2sg | تَرْكُلُ | رَكَلْتَ | سَتَرْكُلُ |
| 3sg | يَرْكُلُ | رَكَلَ | سَيَرْكُلُ |
| 1pl | نَرْكُلُ | رَكَلْنَا | سَنَرْكُلُ |
| 2pl | تَرْكُلُونَ | رَكَلْتُمْ | سَتَرْكُلُونَ |
| 3pl | يَرْكُلُونَ | رَكَلُوا | سَيَرْكُلُونَ |
Word family
رَكْلَةa kick (single instance)
رَكَّالone who kicks habitually, a kicker
راكِلactive participle: one kicking, a kicker
مَرْكولpassive participle: kicked
تَراكَلَto kick one another
Etymology
رَكَل comes from the triliteral Arabic root ر-ك-ل, a native Semitic root tied to striking or pushing with the foot. It is not a loanword. The root shows up across Modern Standard Arabic and many spoken dialects for the plain physical act of kicking, and it appears in set sports phrases like رَكْلَة جَزَاء, a penalty kick.
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