رَقَابَة
censorship
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Highlights
Most common words from the same root
Noun
مُرَاقِب
controller
Adjective
مُرَاقِب
controlling
Adjective
مُرَاقَب
controlled
رَاقَبَ in English
Verb · Form III
- to keep track, to monitor
- to observe, to watch, to spy on
- to supervise, to oversee
- to fear
- to show respect
- to fear God
Words from the root ر-ق-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَقَبَ
· present يَرْقُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to observe attentively, to be on the watch for, to watch, to expect; to spy out; to supervise, to control
رَقُوب
رُقُوب
رَقْبَة
رِقْبَة
رِقْبَان
رَاقِب
مَرْقُوب
رَقَبَ
· present يَرْقُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to guard, to watch over, to keep, to preserve, to take care of; to regard, to pay consideration to, to heed, to respect; to fear (God)
رُقُوب
رَاقِب
مَرْقُوب
رَاقَبَ
· present يُرَاقِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to keep track, to monitor; to observe, to watch, to spy on; to supervise, to oversee
تَرَقَّبَ
· present يَتَرَقَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be vigilant; to bide one's time, to lurk, to lie in wait (for), to watch for, to wait (for); to anticipate, to expect, to hope for, to look for, to look forward to
تَرَقُّب
مُتَرَقِّب
مُتَرَقَّب
اِرْتَقَبَ
· present يَرْتَقِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to anticipate, to expect
اِرْتِقَاب
مُرْتَقِب
مُرْتَقَب
anticipated
رَاقَبَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | رَاقَبْتُ | أُرَاقِبُ | أُرَاقِبَ | أُرَاقِبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | رَاقَبْتَ | تُرَاقِبُ | تُرَاقِبَ | تُرَاقِبْ | رَاقِبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | رَاقَبْتِ | تُرَاقِبِينَ | تُرَاقِبِي | تُرَاقِبِي | رَاقِبِي |
| هُوَ he | رَاقَبَ | يُرَاقِبُ | يُرَاقِبَ | يُرَاقِبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | رَاقَبَتْ | تُرَاقِبُ | تُرَاقِبَ | تُرَاقِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | رَاقَبْتُمَا | تُرَاقِبَانِ | تُرَاقِبَا | تُرَاقِبَا | رَاقِبَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | رَاقَبَا | يُرَاقِبَانِ | يُرَاقِبَا | يُرَاقِبَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | رَاقَبَتَا | تُرَاقِبَانِ | تُرَاقِبَا | تُرَاقِبَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | رَاقَبْنَا | نُرَاقِبُ | نُرَاقِبَ | نُرَاقِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | رَاقَبْتُمْ | تُرَاقِبُونَ | تُرَاقِبُوا | تُرَاقِبُوا | رَاقِبُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | رَاقَبْتُنَّ | تُرَاقِبْنَ | تُرَاقِبْنَ | تُرَاقِبْنَ | رَاقِبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | رَاقَبُوا | يُرَاقِبُونَ | يُرَاقِبُوا | يُرَاقِبُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | رَاقَبْنَ | يُرَاقِبْنَ | يُرَاقِبْنَ | يُرَاقِبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مُرَاقَبَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُرَاقِب |
| Passive participle | مُرَاقَب |
رَاقَبَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَصَارُوا يُرَاقِبُونَهُ: هَلْ يَشْفِيهِ فِي السَّبْتِ؟ لِكَيْ يَشْتَكُوا عَلَيْهِ.And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.Mark 3:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَهُمْ يُرَاقِبُونَهُ طَالِبِينَ أَنْ يَصْطَادُوا شَيْئًا مِنْ فَمِهِ لِكَيْ يَشْتَكُوا عَلَيْهِ.Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.Luke 11:54, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَانَ الْكَتَبَةُ وَالْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ يُرَاقِبُونَهُ هَلْ يَشْفِي فِي السَّبْتِ، لِكَيْ يَجِدُوا عَلَيْهِ شِكَايَةً.And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.Luke 6:7, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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