Appendix:Arabic roots/ر ق ص

Arabic

Root

ر ق ص • (r q ṣ)

1. Related to dance

Derived terms

• Form I: رَقَصَ (raqaṣa, “to dance”)
  • Verbal noun: رَقْص (raqṣ)
  • Active participle: رَاقِص (rāqiṣ)
  • Passive participle: مَرْقُوص (marqūṣ)
• Form II: رَقَّصَ (raqqaṣa, “to make dance, to dandle, to put into gallop”)
  • Verbal noun: تَرْقِيص (tarqīṣ)
  • Active participle: مُرَقِّص (muraqqiṣ)
  • Passive participle: مُرَقَّص (muraqqaṣ)
• Form III: رَاقَصَ (rāqaṣa)
  • Verbal noun: مُرَاقَصَة (murāqaṣa)
  • Active participle: مُرَاقِص (murāqiṣ)
  • Passive participle: مُرَاقَص (murāqaṣ)

Nouns

• رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ, “dancer”)
• مَرْقَص (marqaṣ, “dancing place”)