Arabic

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Root
ر ق ص (r q ṣ)
6 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. dancer

Declension

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Noun

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رَقَّاص (raqqāṣm (plural رَقَاقِيص (raqāqīṣ))

  1. pendulum

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: rəqqas
  • Chagatai: رقاص
  • Ottoman Turkish: رقاص (rakkâs)
  • Persian: رقاص (raqqâs)

Further reading

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