Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ركب
Qur'an Occurrences
15 times across 13 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root ركب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root ركب (rkb) primarily means to ride or mount something, like a beast or a ship.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-k-b
Listen: لَتَرْكَبُنَّ 84:19
Root letters: ر — ك — ب

Word Family Tree (15 forms)

All word forms derived from the root ركب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb 10× Noun

Concordance — 15 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root ركب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (10) · Noun (5)

Verb (10 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:41 Verb
۞ وَقَالَ ٱرۡكَبُوا۟ فِیهَا بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ مَجۡر۪ىٰهَا وَمُرۡسَىٰهَاۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [Noah] said, "Embark therein; in the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
Hud 11:42 Verb
وَهِیَ تَجۡرِی بِهِمۡ فِی مَوۡجࣲ كَٱلۡجِبَالِ وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ ٱبۡنَهُۥ وَكَانَ فِی مَعۡزِلࣲ یَـٰبُنَیَّ ٱرۡكَب مَّعَنَا وَلَا تَكُن مَّعَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], "O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers."
The Bee 16:8 Verb
وَٱلۡخَیۡلَ وَٱلۡبِغَالَ وَٱلۡحَمِیرَ لِتَرۡكَبُوهَا وَزِینَةࣰۚ وَیَخۡلُقُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know
The Cave 18:71 Verb
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِی ٱلسَّفِینَةِ خَرَقَهَاۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقۡتَهَا لِتُغۡرِقَ أَهۡلَهَا لَقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَیۡءًا إِمۡرࣰا ۝٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
The Spider 29:65 Verb
فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡفُلۡكِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِینَ لَهُ ٱلدِّینَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡبَرِّ إِذَا هُمۡ یُشۡرِكُونَ ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allah , sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Hi

Derived Forms (15)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ latarkabuna Verb
رَكَّبَكَ rakabaka Verb
رِكَابٍ rikaābin Noun
تَرْكَبُونَ tarkabuwna Verb
لِتَرْكَبُوا۟ litarkabuwā Verb
رَكُوبُهُمْ rakuwbuhum Noun
يَرْكَبُونَ yarkabuwna Verb
رَكِبُوا۟ rakibuwā Verb
رَكِبَا rakibaā Verb
لِتَرْكَبُوهَا litarkabuwhaā Verb