See also: رفض and ر ق ص

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From the root ر ق ص (r-q-ṣ). Related to Hebrew רָקַד, Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗𐎖𐎄 (mrqd).

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رَقَصَ (raqaṣa) I (non-past يَرْقُصُ (yarquṣu), verbal noun رَقْص (raqṣ))

  1. to dance
    الْفَتَاةُ تَرْقُصُ بِأَنَاقَةٍ عَلَى الْمَسْرَحِ.
    al-fatātu tarquṣu biʔanāqatin ʕalā l-masraḥi.
    The girl dances gracefully on the stage.
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Etymology 2

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رَقَّصَ (raqqaṣa) II (non-past يُرَقِّصُ (yuraqqiṣu), verbal noun تَرْقِيص (tarqīṣ))

  1. to make dance, to dandle
  2. to put into gallop
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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رَقْص (raqṣm

  1. verbal noun of رَقَصَ (raqaṣa) (form I)
  2. dance, dancing
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Gulf Arabic: رقص (ragṣ)
  • Azerbaijani: rəqs
  • Chagatai: رقص
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: रक़्स (raqs)
    Urdu: رقص (raqs)
  • Ottoman Turkish: رقص (raks)
  • Persian: رقص (raqs)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਰਕਸ (rakas)
    Shahmukhi script: رقص (raqs)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ر ق ص
3 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic رَقَصَ (raqaṣa).

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Verb

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رَقَص (ragaṣ) I (non-past يِرْقُص (yirguṣ))

  1. to dance
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    Conjugation of رقص (ragaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m رقصت (ragaṣt) رقصت (ragaṣt) رقص (ragaṣ) رقصنا (ragaṣna) رقصتوا (ragaṣtu) رقصوا (ragaṣu)
f رقصتي (ragaṣti) رقصت (ragaṣat)
non-past m أرقص (ʔarguṣ) ترقص (tirguṣ) يرقص (yirguṣ) نرقص (nirguṣ) ترقصوا (tirguṣu) يرقصوا (yirguṣu)
f ترقصي (tirguṣi) ترقص (tirguṣ)
imperative m ارقص (arguṣ) ارقصوا (arguṣu)
f ارقصي (arguṣi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic رَقَّص (raqqaṣ).

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رَقَّص (raggaṣ) II (non-past يِرَقِّص (yiraggiṣ))

  1. to make dance, to dandle
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    Conjugation of رقص (raggaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m رقصت (raggaṣt) رقصت (raggaṣt) رقص (raggaṣ) رقصنا (raggaṣna) رقصتوا (raggaṣtu) رقصوا (raggaṣu)
f رقصتي (raggaṣti) رقصت (raggaṣat)
non-past m أرقص (ʔaraggiṣ) ترقص (tiraggiṣ) يرقص (yiraggiṣ) نرقص (niraggiṣ) ترقصوا (tiraggiṣu) يرقصوا (yiraggiṣu)
f ترقصي (tiraggiṣi) ترقص (tiraggiṣ)
imperative m رقص (raggiṣ) رقصوا (raggiṣu)
f رقصي (raggiṣi)

Etymology 3

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From Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ).

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رقص (ragṣm (collective, singulative رَقْصة f (ragṣa), plural رَقْصات (ragṣāt))

  1. dancing, dance

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ).

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Readings
Classical reading? raqs
Dari reading? raqs
Iranian reading? rağs
Tajik reading? raqs

Noun

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Dari رقص
Iranian Persian
Tajik рақс

رقص (raqs)

  1. dance
    Synonym: (archaic) پایکوبی (pâykubi)

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ر ق ص
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic رَقَصَ (raqaṣa).

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ra.ʔasˤ/, [ˈrˤɑ.ʔɑsˤ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ra.ɡasˤ/, [ˈrˤɑ.ɡɑsˤ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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رقص (raʔaṣ) I (present برقص (borʔoṣ))

  1. to dance

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of رقص (raʔaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m رقصت (raʔaṣt) رقصت (raʔaṣt) رقص (raʔaṣ) رقصنا (raʔaṣna) رقصتو (raʔaṣtu) رقصو (raʔaṣu)
f رقصتي (raʔaṣti) رقصت (raʔṣat)
present m برقص (barʔoṣ) بترقص (btorʔoṣ) برقص (borʔoṣ) منرقص (mnorʔoṣ) بترقصو (btorʔoṣu) برقصو (borʔoṣu)
f بترقصي (btorʔoṣi) بترقص (btorʔoṣ)
subjunctive m أرقص (ʔarʔoṣ) ترقص (torʔoṣ) يرقص (yorʔoṣ) نرقص (norʔoṣ) ترقصو (torʔoṣu) يرقصو (yorʔoṣu)
f ترقصي (torʔoṣi) ترقص (torʔoṣ)
imperative m ارقص (orʔoṣ) ارقصو (orʔoṣu)
f ارقصي (orʔoṣi)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَقْص (raqṣ).

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رَقْص (raqsm (Hindi spelling रक़्स)

  1. dance, dancing