Arabic for ride

rakiba

ﺭَﻛِﺐَ

ride – past tense he

yarkabu

ﻳَﺮﻛَﺐُ

ride – present tense he

The Arabic verb for ride is written ﺭَﻛِﺐَ and pronunced rakiba in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺮﻛَﺐُ and pronounced yarkabu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word ride

I take the bus every day.

'arkabu alHaafilata kulla yawmin

ﺃَﺭﻛَﺐُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺎﻓِﻠَﺔَ ﻛُﻞَّ ﻳَﻮﻡٍ

He went by train.

rakiba alqiTaara

ﺭَﻛِﺐَ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭَ

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Important letters: ﺭ ﻙ ﺏ

The root of the word ride consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r, kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to ride

composition, structure

All letters in ride

ﺭَﻛِﺐَ

ﺭ

ﻛـ

ـﺐ

ﺭ

ﻛـ

ـﺐ

ﺭ

ـﺮ

ﻙ

ﻛـ

ـﻜـ

ـﻚ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

kaf

beh

The Arabic word for ride consists of: The letter ra that is written ﺭ and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺐ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺭَﻛِﺐَ and pronounced rakiba.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for ride

fa3ila becomes rakiba

We have seen that the Arabic word for ride is written ﺭَﻛِﺐَ and pronounced rakiba. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ila where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ila and the root letters are r, k and b, the word becomes rakiba.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns