# Ra-Kef-Dad — ركض (rkD)

> Occurs in 3 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/rkD

- **Meaning:** To move the feet, urge, strike heavily (with foot), fly, run.
- **Derived forms:** يَرْكُضُ (3)

## Verses containing this root

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** يَرْكُضُونَ — yarkuḍūna · "were fleeing"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

فَلَمَّٓا اَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَٓا اِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَۜ

Falamma ahassoo ba/sanaitha hum minha yarkudoon

And when they perceived Our might, then did they flee from it.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-12.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** تَرْكُضُوا۟ — tarkuḍū · "Flee not"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُٓوا اِلٰى مَٓا اُتْرِفْتُمْ ف۪يهِ وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُونَ

La tarkudoo warjiAAooila ma otriftum feehi wamasakinikumlaAAallakum tus-aloon

“Flee not! But return to that wherein you were given opulence, and your dwellings, that you might be questioned.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-13.md_

### 38. Surah Sad, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** ٱرْكُضْ — ur'kuḍ · "Strike"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

اُرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَۚ هٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

Orkud birijlika hathamughtasalun baridun washarab

“Stamp thou thy foot: — this is a cool bath and drink!”

_https://quran.so/surah-sad/verse-42.md_

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