How to say "to ride" in Arabic
CognateMeaningto ride
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رَكِبَ
rakibaרכב
ركب
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רכב
rakhavرَاخَاڤ
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ر-ك-بHebrew root
ר-כ-בrakiba = רכב, letter for letter. Arabic markab (boat, 'the thing you ride') is built like Hebrew מרכבה (chariot) — and Modern Hebrew רכב (vehicle) keeps the root rolling.
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In a phrase
رَكِبَ الْحِصَان
rakiba al-ḥiṣānרכב אל-חצאןHe rode the horse