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ر ق ب (rā qāf bā) arabic root word meaning.


There are 24 words derived from this root in the Quran.
    The triliteral root rā qāf bā (ر ق ب) occurs 24 times in the Quran, in six derived forms:
    • three times as the form I verb yarqubu (يَرْقُبُ)
    • 2 times as the form V verb yataraqqabu (يَتَرَقَّبُ)
    • four times as the form VIII verb ir'taqib (ٱرْتَقِبْ)
    • nine times as the noun raqabat (رَقَبَة)
    • five times as the noun raqīb (رَقِيب)
    • 1 times as the form VIII active participle mur'taqibūn (مُّرْتَقِبُون)



to guard, observe, watch, respect, regard, wait for, tie by the neck, warn, fear, control. raqib - guard, observer, watcher. yataraqqab - observing, awaiting, looking about, watching. riqab - neck, slave, captive of war, captive who has contracted with his master or custodian for his freedom thus the expression firriqab would mean in the ransoming of slaves or captives, its sing. is raqabah. murtaqib - one who guards etc.

All words derived from rā qāf bā root word


WordMeaningArabic
(2:177:31) l-riqābi
freeing the necks (slaves)
الرِّقَابِ
(4:1:28) raqīban
Ever-Watchful
رَقِيبًا
(4:92:14) raqabatin
(of) a slave
رَقَبَةٍ
(4:92:32) raqabatin
(of) a slave
رَقَبَةٍ
(4:92:46) raqabatin
(of) a slave
رَقَبَةٍ
(5:89:25) raqabatin
a slave
رَقَبَةٍ
(5:117:23) l-raqība
the Watcher
الرَّقِيبَ
(9:8:6) yarqubū
they do regard (the ties)
يَرْقُبُوا
(9:10:2) yarqubūna
they respect (the ties)
يَرْقُبُونَ
(9:60:10) l-riqābi
the (freeing of) the necks
الرِّقَابِ
(11:93:16) wa-ir'taqibū
And watch
وَارْتَقِبُوا
(11:93:19) raqībun
a watcher
رَقِيبٌ
(20:94:17) tarqub
you respect
تَرْقُبْ
(28:18:5) yataraqqabu
(and) was vigilant
يَتَرَقَّبُ
(28:21:4) yataraqqabu
(and) vigilant
يَتَرَقَّبُ
(33:52:25) raqīban
an Observer
رَقِيبًا
(44:10:1) fa-ir'taqib
Then watch
فَارْتَقِبْ
(44:59:1) fa-ir'taqib
So watch
فَارْتَقِبْ
(44:59:3) mur'taqibūna
(too are) watching
مُرْتَقِبُونَ
(47:4:6) l-riqābi
the necks
الرِّقَابِ
(50:18:7) raqībun
(is) an observer
رَقِيبٌ
(54:27:6) fa-ir'taqib'hum
so watch them
فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ
(58:3:10) raqabatin
(of) a slave
رَقَبَةٍ
(90:13:2) raqabatin
a neck
رَقَبَةٍ
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