ركاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ك ب‎ (r-k-b).

Noun

رِكَاب • (rikāb) m (plural رُكُب‎ (rukub))

  1. stirrup
  2. mount, animal ridden on

Declension

Descendants

  • → Middle Armenian: ըռբեկ (əṙbek)
  • → Persian: رکاب‎ (rekâb)
  • → Somali: rakaab
  • → Swahili: rikabu

Noun

رُكَّاب • (rukkāb) m pl

  1. plural of رَاكِب‎ (rākib)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِكَاب‎ (rikāb, “stirrup”).

Noun

ركاب • (rikâb) (plural ركب‎ (rukub))

  1. stirrup, a ring or hoop for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding
    Synonym: اوزنگی‎ (üzengi)
  2. (historical) court held by the sultan for the formal reception of the dignitaries of the empire

Derived terms

  • ركاب آغالری‎ (rikâb ağaları, “the sultan's equerries of State”)
  • ركاب صولاغی‎ (rikâb solağı, “lieutenant of the Janissaries”)
  • ركاب همایون‎ (rikâb hümāyun, “the sultan's presence on a State occasion”)

Descendants

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