Arabic - English Dictionary رقَصَ يَرقُص، رَقْصًا، فهو راقِص
Root: ر ق صSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
رقَص الشَّخصُ
اهتزّ وحرّك جسمه على أنغام الموسيقى أو الغناء
🇬🇧 Translation:
Swayed and moved his body to the tune of music or singing (To dance).
- اضطرب وتحرّك
- يرقُص على الحَبْل : يجاري كلَّ العهود ويتملَّق مَنْ له مصلحةٌ عنده
- يرقص للقرد في دولته.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- Swayed and moved
- Dances on the rope: plays along with all covenants and flatters whoever he has an interest with
- Dances for the monkey in his state (To sway / Pander / Go with the flow).
رقَص نورُ المصباح
اضطرب.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Flickered / Swayed (To flicker/Sway).
رقَص البعيرُ
خَبَّ في سيره وأسرع.
🇬🇧 Translation:
Trotted and sped up (To trot).
Example / Citation:
- " فلان يرقُص في كلامه : إذا كان يتكلَّم بخفَّة وسرعة
- رقص فرحًا وطربًا
- معلِّم الرَّقص
- *كالطير يرقص مذبوحًا من الألم* "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " fulanun yarqusu fi kalamihi : idha kana yatakallamu bikhaffatin wa sur'ah
- raqasa farahan wa taraban
- mu'allimu ar-raqs
- *kat-tayri yarqusu madhbuhan min al-alam* (So-and-so dances in his speech: if he speaks lightly and quickly
- Danced out of joy and delight
- Dance teacher
- *Like a bird dancing slaughtered by pain*) "