Arabic for dance

raqSa
ﺭَﻗﺼَﺔ
dance – feminine singular

ﺭَﻗﺼَﺔ is an Arabic word. The meaning is dance. You pronounce it raqSa.

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The Arabic word word for dance can also be conjugated:

raqSaat
ﺭَﻗﺼَﺎﺕ
dance – feminine plural
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word dance consists of three Arabic letters: ra that is written and pronounced r, qaf that is written and pronounced q and Sad that is written and pronounced S. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in dance

ﺭَﻗﺼَﺔ
ﻗـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺔ
 
ـﺮ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺻـ
ـﺼـ
ـﺺ
ـﺔ
 
ra
r
qaf
q
Sad
S
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for dance 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 qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter Sad that is written ﺹ ( here ـﺼـ ) and pronounced S 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 ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﺭَﻗﺼَﺔ and pronounced raqSa.
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 dance

fa3la becomes raqSa

We have seen that the Arabic word for dance is written ﺭَﻗﺼَﺔ and pronounced raqSa. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3la where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3la and the root letters are r, q and S, the word becomes raqSa.
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

Words with the same pattern as dance