رقاص

Arabic

Root
ر ق ص (r q ṣ)
6 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raq.qaːsˤ/

Noun

رَقَّاص • (raqqāṣm (plural رَقَّاصُونَ (raqqāṣūna), feminine رَقَّاصَة (raqqāṣa))

  1. dancer

Declension

Declension of noun رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal رَقَّاص
raqqāṣ
الرَّقَّاص
ar-raqqāṣ
رَقَّاص
raqqāṣ
رَقَّاصَة
raqqāṣa
الرَّقَّاصَة
ar-raqqāṣa
رَقَّاصَة
raqqāṣat
nominative رَقَّاصٌ
raqqāṣun
الرَّقَّاصُ
ar-raqqāṣu
رَقَّاصُ
raqqāṣu
رَقَّاصَةٌ
raqqāṣatun
الرَّقَّاصَةُ
ar-raqqāṣatu
رَقَّاصَةُ
raqqāṣatu
accusative رَقَّاصًا
raqqāṣan
الرَّقَّاصَ
ar-raqqāṣa
رَقَّاصَ
raqqāṣa
رَقَّاصَةً
raqqāṣatan
الرَّقَّاصَةَ
ar-raqqāṣata
رَقَّاصَةَ
raqqāṣata
genitive رَقَّاصٍ
raqqāṣin
الرَّقَّاصِ
ar-raqqāṣi
رَقَّاصِ
raqqāṣi
رَقَّاصَةٍ
raqqāṣatin
الرَّقَّاصَةِ
ar-raqqāṣati
رَقَّاصَةِ
raqqāṣati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal رَقَّاصَيْن
raqqāṣayn
الرَّقَّاصَيْن
ar-raqqāṣayn
رَقَّاصَيْ
raqqāṣay
رَقَّاصَتَيْن
raqqāṣatayn
الرَّقَّاصَتَيْن
ar-raqqāṣatayn
رَقَّاصَتَيْ
raqqāṣatay
nominative رَقَّاصَانِ
raqqāṣāni
الرَّقَّاصَانِ
ar-raqqāṣāni
رَقَّاصَا
raqqāṣā
رَقَّاصَتَانِ
raqqāṣatāni
الرَّقَّاصَتَانِ
ar-raqqāṣatāni
رَقَّاصَتَا
raqqāṣatā
accusative رَقَّاصَيْنِ
raqqāṣayni
الرَّقَّاصَيْنِ
ar-raqqāṣayni
رَقَّاصَيْ
raqqāṣay
رَقَّاصَتَيْنِ
raqqāṣatayni
الرَّقَّاصَتَيْنِ
ar-raqqāṣatayni
رَقَّاصَتَيْ
raqqāṣatay
genitive رَقَّاصَيْنِ
raqqāṣayni
الرَّقَّاصَيْنِ
ar-raqqāṣayni
رَقَّاصَيْ
raqqāṣay
رَقَّاصَتَيْنِ
raqqāṣatayni
الرَّقَّاصَتَيْنِ
ar-raqqāṣatayni
رَقَّاصَتَيْ
raqqāṣatay
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal رَقَّاصِين
raqqāṣīn
الرَّقَّاصِين
ar-raqqāṣīn
رَقَّاصِي
raqqāṣī
رَقَّاصَات
raqqāṣāt
الرَّقَّاصَات
ar-raqqāṣāt
رَقَّاصَات
raqqāṣāt
nominative رَقَّاصُونَ
raqqāṣūna
الرَّقَّاصُونَ
ar-raqqāṣūna
رَقَّاصُو
raqqāṣū
رَقَّاصَاتٌ
raqqāṣātun
الرَّقَّاصَاتُ
ar-raqqāṣātu
رَقَّاصَاتُ
raqqāṣātu
accusative رَقَّاصِينَ
raqqāṣīna
الرَّقَّاصِينَ
ar-raqqāṣīna
رَقَّاصِي
raqqāṣī
رَقَّاصَاتٍ
raqqāṣātin
الرَّقَّاصَاتِ
ar-raqqāṣāti
رَقَّاصَاتِ
raqqāṣāti
genitive رَقَّاصِينَ
raqqāṣīna
الرَّقَّاصِينَ
ar-raqqāṣīna
رَقَّاصِي
raqqāṣī
رَقَّاصَاتٍ
raqqāṣātin
الرَّقَّاصَاتِ
ar-raqqāṣāti
رَقَّاصَاتِ
raqqāṣāti

Noun

رَقَّاص • (raqqāṣm (plural رَقَاقِيص (raqāqīṣ))

  1. pendulum

Declension

Declension of noun رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal رَقَّاص
raqqāṣ
الرَّقَّاص
ar-raqqāṣ
رَقَّاص
raqqāṣ
nominative رَقَّاصٌ
raqqāṣun
الرَّقَّاصُ
ar-raqqāṣu
رَقَّاصُ
raqqāṣu
accusative رَقَّاصًا
raqqāṣan
الرَّقَّاصَ
ar-raqqāṣa
رَقَّاصَ
raqqāṣa
genitive رَقَّاصٍ
raqqāṣin
الرَّقَّاصِ
ar-raqqāṣi
رَقَّاصِ
raqqāṣi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal رَقَّاصَيْن
raqqāṣayn
الرَّقَّاصَيْن
ar-raqqāṣayn
رَقَّاصَيْ
raqqāṣay
nominative رَقَّاصَانِ
raqqāṣāni
الرَّقَّاصَانِ
ar-raqqāṣāni
رَقَّاصَا
raqqāṣā
accusative رَقَّاصَيْنِ
raqqāṣayni
الرَّقَّاصَيْنِ
ar-raqqāṣayni
رَقَّاصَيْ
raqqāṣay
genitive رَقَّاصَيْنِ
raqqāṣayni
الرَّقَّاصَيْنِ
ar-raqqāṣayni
رَقَّاصَيْ
raqqāṣay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal رَقَاقِيص
raqāqīṣ
الرَّقَاقِيص
ar-raqāqīṣ
رَقَاقِيص
raqāqīṣ
nominative رَقَاقِيصُ
raqāqīṣu
الرَّقَاقِيصُ
ar-raqāqīṣu
رَقَاقِيصُ
raqāqīṣu
accusative رَقَاقِيصَ
raqāqīṣa
الرَّقَاقِيصَ
ar-raqāqīṣa
رَقَاقِيصَ
raqāqīṣa
genitive رَقَاقِيصَ
raqāqīṣa
الرَّقَاقِيصِ
ar-raqāqīṣi
رَقَاقِيصِ
raqāqīṣi

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: rəqqas
  • Chagatai: رقاص
    • Uyghur: رەققاس (reqqas)
    • Uzbek: raqqos
  • Ottoman Turkish: رقاص (rakkas)
  • Persian: رقاص (raqqâs)

Further reading

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “رقاص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ, dancer; pendulum).

Noun

رقاص • (rakkas) (feminine رقاصه (rakkase), definite accusative رقاصی (rakkası), plural رقاصلر (rakkaslar))

  1. dancer, stepper, a person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession
    Synonyms: دانسور (dansör), كوچك (köçek)
  2. pendulum, a body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth

Derived terms

  • رقاص چرخی (rakkas çarhı, balance wheel)
  • ساعت رقاصی (saʼat rakkası, pendulum of a clock)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَقَّاص (raqqāṣ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? raqqās
Dari reading? raqqās
Iranian reading? raġġâs
Tajik reading? raqqos

Noun

رقاص • (raqqâs)

  1. erotic dancer
  2. (dated) dancer (in general)

Usage notes

  • This word now has negative connotations.

Further reading