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رَكُوب
mount (an animal that is ridden) /raˈkuːb/
nounB1#2143 most common
Also: riding animal, riding beast, steed
Example sentences
هٰذَا رَكُوبٌ جَيِّدٌ.
This is a good mount.
الجَمَلُ رَكُوبٌ قَوِيٌّ.
The camel is a strong mount.
اِشْتَرَى الرَّجُلُ رَكُوبًا لِلسَّفَرِ الطَّوِيلِ.
The man bought a mount for the long journey.
لَا يَصْلُحُ هٰذَا الحِصَانُ رَكُوبًا لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَزَالُ صَغِيرًا.
This horse is not suitable as a mount because it is still young.
كَانَتِ النَّاقَةُ رَكُوبًا مِطْوَاعًا لَا تَكِلُّ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ.
The she-camel was an obedient mount that did not tire in the desert.
لَمْ يَبْقَ لِلْقَبِيلَةِ بَعْدَ الجَدْبِ إِلَّا رَكُوبٌ هَزِيلٌ يَتَنَاوَبُونَ عَلَيْهِ.
After the drought, the tribe had nothing left but a scrawny mount they took turns riding.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَكُوبٌ | رَكَائِبُ |
| Genitive | رَكُوبٍ | رَكَائِبَ |
| Accusative | رَكُوبًا | رَكَائِبَ |
| Vocative | يَا رَكُوبُ | يَا رَكَائِبُ |
Word family
رَكِبَto ride, to mount
رُكُوبriding, the act of mounting
رَاكِبrider, passenger
مَرْكَبَةvehicle, carriageرَكْبَةa single act of riding
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root r-k-b, which means to ride or mount. The pattern faʿūl gives a passive sense, so the word names the animal that is ridden rather than the act of riding. The same root is spread widely across the Semitic languages.
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