Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ر ب ك (r-b-k)

Derived from the active participle of اِرْتَبَكَ (irtabaka, to be confused, to be involved in).

Adjective

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مُرْتَبِك (murtabik) (feminine مُرْتَبِكَة (murtabika), masculine plural مُرْتَبِكُونَ (murtabikūna), feminine plural مُرْتَبِكَات (murtabikāt))

  1. confused
  2. embarrassed
  3. involved (فِي () in)

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ربك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN