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r k b

32 lemmas · 9 languages
soundAll three consonants are regular📜 Gen.50.9
Themes:vehicle·6ride·4boat·3assemble·2compose·2
POS shape:noun·18verb·10adj·3root·1

This root is attested across 9 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.

Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family

*r-k-bProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Ugaritic𐎗𐎋𐎁𐎗 𐎋 𐎁— to ride
Canaanite
Hebrewמֻרְכָּבר כ ב— defective spelling of מורכב
Aramaic
Syriacܡܪܟܒܬܐܪ ܟ ܒ— vehicle, conveyance
Assyrian NAܪܵܟܹܒ݂ܪ ܟ ܒ— to mount, embark, get on
Arabic
Arabicرَكِبَر ك ب— to ride
South Semitic
Old South Arabian
OSA𐩧𐩫𐩨𐩧 𐩫 𐩨— ride
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezረክብረ ከ በ— assembly, meeting
Amharicመርከብረ ከ በ— boat
Tigrinyaመርከብረ ከ በ— boat

Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.

Ugaritic

irregular reflexug · 1 lemma
  • rkbverbinferredWiktionary ↗
    to ride
    Compare Hebrew רָכַב (rāḵaḇ), Arabic رَكَبَ (rakaba).

Old South Arabian

irregular reflexosa · 1 lemma

Classical Syriac

syc · 1 lemma
  • nounattestedWiktionary ↗
    vehicle, conveyance
    From the root ܪ ܟ ܒ related to riding. Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ).

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

aii · 8 lemmas
  • rākēḇverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to mount, embark, get on
    From Aramaic רְכַב (rəḵaḇ); cognate to Hebrew רָכַב (rakháv) and Arabic رَكِبَ (rakiba).
    ▸ 1 derivation
  • mrakkiḇverbattestedWiktionary ↗
    to assemble, compose, combine
    Intensitive stem of the verb ܪܵܟܹܒ݂ (rākēḇ, “to embark, ride”); cognate to Hebrew הִרְכִּיב (hirkív) and رَكَّبَ (rakkaba).
  • markḇānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    saddle
    Inherited from Aramaic [Term?] and Noun of place from ܪܵܟ݂ܹܒ݂ (rāḵēḇ, “to ride”); cognate to Arabic مَرْكَب (markab) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּב (merkáv). The second meanings is a neologism.
  • rukkāḇānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    composition
    Verbal noun of ܡܪܲܟܸܒ݂ (mrakkiḇ); compare Arabic تَرْكِيب (tarkīb) and Hebrew הַרְכָּבָה (harkavá).
    ▸ 3 derivations
  • mrukḇāadjattestedWiktionary ↗
    complicated, complex
    Passive participle of ܡܪܲܟܸܒ݂ (mrakkiḇ, “to compose, assemble”); Arabic مُرَكَّب (murakkab) and Hebrew מֻרְכָּב (murkáv).
  • mrukḇānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    compound
    Passive participle of ܡܪܲܟܸܒ݂ (mrakkiḇ, “to compose, assemble”); Arabic مُرَكَّب (murakkab) and Hebrew מֻרְכָּב (murkáv).
  • markaḇtānounattestedWiktionary ↗
    vehicle (device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals)
    Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavá).
  • r k brootinferredWiktionary ↗
    forming words pertaining to riding
    From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew ר־כ־ב (r-k-b) and Arabic ر ك ب (r k b).

Hebrew

he · 8 lemmas
  • murkávadjattested✡︎ m. B.B. 4:8Wiktionary ↗
    defective spelling of מורכב
  • rokhévnounattested✡︎ m. Ber. 4:5Wiktionary ↗
    A rider: one who rides (a bicycle, horse, or similar).
    The noun follows from the verb.
  • rokhévverbattested✡︎ m. Ber. 4:5Wiktionary ↗
    Masculine singular present participle and present tense of רָכַב (rakháv).
    The noun follows from the verb.
  • rakévetnounattested📜 Num.22.30Wiktionary ↗
    train (a mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel)
    Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, from the root relating to riding.
  • hirkívverbattested✡︎ m. Shev. 2:6Wiktionary ↗
    to seat (someone) on an animal or in a vehicle, cause (someone) to ride
    From the root ר־כ־ב in hif'il construction
  • murkávadjattested✡︎ m. B.B. 4:8Wiktionary ↗
    assembled, installed
    ▸ 1 derivation
  • markívnounattestedWiktionary ↗
    ingredient, component, constituent
  • rékhevnouninferred📜 Gen.50.9Wiktionary ↗
    vehicle, chariot
    Cognate with Arabic رَكِبَ (rakiba, “to embark”) and Ugaritic 𐎗𐎋𐎁 (rkb, “to ride, to mount”).

Arabic

ar · 8 lemmas
  • rakibaverbattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    to ride
    Cognate with Hebrew רָכַב (raḵáḇ, “to ride”) and Ugaritic 𐎗𐎋𐎁 (rkb, “to ride, to mount”).
  • rakkabaverbattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    to assemble, compose, combine, put together, set
  • rākibnounattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    passenger, rider
    Derived from the active participle of رَكِبَ (rakiba, “to ride”).
  • rikābnounattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    stirrup
    From رَكِبَ (rakiba, “to ride, to mount”).
  • rukkābnounattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    plural of رَاكِب (rākib)
    From رَكِبَ (rakiba, “to ride, to mount”).
  • irtakabaverbattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    to commit, to perpetrate (a bad action)
  • markabanounattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    vehicle, carriage
    Noun of place from the verb رَكِبَ (rakiba), from the root ر ك ب (r k b). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ, “charriot, carriage”).
  • irtikābnounattested☪︎ Q.2:239Wiktionary ↗
    verbal noun of اِرْتَكَبَ (irtakaba) (form VIII)
    Verbal noun of اِرْتَكَبَ (irtakaba).

Ge'ez

gez · 2 lemmas
  • räkbnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    assembly, meeting
  • märkäbnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    boat, ship
    Cognate with Arabic مَرْكَبٌ (markabun), Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܟܰܒܬܳܐ, Hebrew מרכבה. See ረክብ (räkb).

Amharic

am · 1 lemma
  • märkäbnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    boat
    From Ge'ez መርከብ (märkäb).

Tigrinya

ti · 2 lemmas
  • märkäbnouninferredWiktionary ↗
    boat
    From Ge'ez መርከብ (märkäb).
  • mərkabverbinferredWiktionary ↗
    to meet, to find

Related rootsshare 2 of 3 consonants with r-k-b

Compare two languages side-by-side

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