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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