رَقْص
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رَقَصَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to dance
الْفَتَاةُ تَرْقُصُ بِأَنَاقَةٍ عَلَى الْمَسْرَحِ.The girl dances gracefully on the stage.
Word origin
From the root ر ق ص (r q ṣ). Related to Hebrew רָקַד, Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗𐎖𐎄 (mrqd).
Words from the root ر-ق-ص
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَقَصَ
· present يَرْقُصُ
Form I · The plain action
to dance
رَاقَصَ
· present يُرَاقِصُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to dance with
مُرَاقَصَة
مُرَاقِص
مُرَاقَص
رَاقِصَة
female equivalent of رَاقِص
رَقَّاصَة
female equivalent of رَقَّاص
رَقَّاص
dancer
رَقَّاص
pendulum
رَقَصَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | رَقَصْتُ | أَرْقُصُ | أَرْقُصَ | أَرْقُصْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | رَقَصْتَ | تَرْقُصُ | تَرْقُصَ | تَرْقُصْ | اُرْقُصْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | رَقَصْتِ | تَرْقُصِينَ | تَرْقُصِي | تَرْقُصِي | اُرْقُصِي |
| هُوَ he | رَقَصَ | يَرْقُصُ | يَرْقُصَ | يَرْقُصْ | — |
| هِيَ she | رَقَصَتْ | تَرْقُصُ | تَرْقُصَ | تَرْقُصْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | رَقَصْتُمَا | تَرْقُصَانِ | تَرْقُصَا | تَرْقُصَا | اُرْقُصَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | رَقَصَا | يَرْقُصَانِ | يَرْقُصَا | يَرْقُصَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | رَقَصَتَا | تَرْقُصَانِ | تَرْقُصَا | تَرْقُصَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | رَقَصْنَا | نَرْقُصُ | نَرْقُصَ | نَرْقُصْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | رَقَصْتُمْ | تَرْقُصُونَ | تَرْقُصُوا | تَرْقُصُوا | اُرْقُصُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | رَقَصْتُنَّ | تَرْقُصْنَ | تَرْقُصْنَ | تَرْقُصْنَ | اُرْقُصْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | رَقَصُوا | يَرْقُصُونَ | يَرْقُصُوا | يَرْقُصُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | رَقَصْنَ | يَرْقُصْنَ | يَرْقُصْنَ | يَرْقُصْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | رَقْص |
|---|---|
| Active participle | رَاقِص |
| Passive participle | مَرْقُوص |
رَقَصَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to dance
الْفَتَاةُ تَرْقُصُ بِأَنَاقَةٍ عَلَى الْمَسْرَحِ.The girl dances gracefully on the stage.
From a fully vowelled text
وَيَقُولُونَ: زَمَّرْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَرْقُصُوا! نُحْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَلْطِمُوا!And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.Matthew 11:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
ثُمَّ لَمَّا صَارَ مَوْلِدُ هِيرُودُسَ، رَقَصَتِ ابْنَةُ هِيرُودِيَّا فِي الْوَسْطِ فَسَرَّتْ هِيرُودُسَ.But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.Matthew 14:6, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
يُشْبِهُونَ أَوْلاَدًا جَالِسِينَ فِي السُّوقِ يُنَادُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا وَيَقُولُونَ: زَمَّرْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَرْقُصُوا. نُحْنَا لَكُمْ فَلَمْ تَبْكُوا.They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.Luke 7:32, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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