ركبة

See also: ركبه

Arabic

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Semitic *rukba- (“knee”), metathetic form of Proto-Semitic *birk- (“knee”), whence also the root ب ر ك (b-r-k). Ehret (1995) derives this word from Proto-Afroasiatic *ruk- (“to bend”) instead.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruk.ba/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

رُكْبَة • (rukba) f (dual رُكْبَتَانِ (rukbatāni), plural رُكَب (rukab) or رُكْبَات (rukbāt))

  1. (anatomy) knee
Declension
Declension of noun رُكْبَة (rukba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُكْبَة
rukba		 الرُّكْبَة
ar-rukba		 رُكْبَة
rukbat
Nominative رُكْبَةٌ
rukbatun		 الرُّكْبَةُ
ar-rukbatu		 رُكْبَةُ
rukbatu
Accusative رُكْبَةً
rukbatan		 الرُّكْبَةَ
ar-rukbata		 رُكْبَةَ
rukbata
Genitive رُكْبَةٍ
rukbatin		 الرُّكْبَةِ
ar-rukbati		 رُكْبَةِ
rukbati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُكْبَتَيْن
rukbatayn		 الرُّكْبَتَيْن
ar-rukbatayn		 رُكْبَتَيْ
rukbatay
Nominative رُكْبَتَانِ
rukbatāni		 الرُّكْبَتَانِ
ar-rukbatāni		 رُكْبَتَا
rukbatā
Accusative رُكْبَتَيْنِ
rukbatayni		 الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ
ar-rukbatayni		 رُكْبَتَيْ
rukbatay
Genitive رُكْبَتَيْنِ
rukbatayni		 الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ
ar-rukbatayni		 رُكْبَتَيْ
rukbatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُكَب‎; رُكْبَات
rukab‎; rukbāt		 الرُّكَب‎; الرُّكْبَات
ar-rukab‎; ar-rukbāt		 رُكَب‎; رُكْبَات
rukab‎; rukbāt
Nominative رُكَبٌ‎; رُكْبَاتٌ
rukabun‎; rukbātun		 الرُّكَبُ‎; الرُّكْبَاتُ
ar-rukabu‎; ar-rukbātu		 رُكَبُ‎; رُكْبَاتُ
rukabu‎; rukbātu
Accusative رُكَبًا‎; رُكْبَاتٍ
rukaban‎; rukbātin		 الرُّكَبَ‎; الرُّكْبَاتِ
ar-rukaba‎; ar-rukbāti		 رُكَبَ‎; رُكْبَاتِ
rukaba‎; rukbāti
Genitive رُكَبٍ‎; رُكْبَاتٍ
rukabin‎; rukbātin		 الرُّكَبِ‎; الرُّكْبَاتِ
ar-rukabi‎; ar-rukbāti		 رُكَبِ‎; رُكْبَاتِ
rukabi‎; rukbāti
Descendants
  • Maltese: rkoppa, rkobba; rkippa
  • Moroccan Arabic: ركبة (rukba)
  • South Levantine Arabic: ركبة (rukbe)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ركبه (rükbe)
    • Turkish: rükbe

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ra.ka.ba/

Noun

رَكَبَة • (rakaba) m pl

  1. plural of رَاكِب (rākib)
Descendants
  • → Old Catalan: reacoa

Moroccan Arabic
Root
ب ر ك
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رُكْبة (rukba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruk.ba/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio(file)

Noun

ركبة • (rukba) f (dual ركبتين (rkubtayn), plural ركاب (rkāb) or ركبات (rukbāt) or ركابي (rkābi))

  1. (anatomy) knee

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ر ك ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رُكْبة (rukba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruk.be/, [rʊk.be]
  • IPA(key): /ruk.ba/, [rʊk.ba]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

ركبة • (rukbe) f (plural ركب (rukab) or ركاب (rkāb))

  1. knee

See also
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