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رَكَّابٌ

Root: ركب

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رَكَّابٌ and رَكُوبٌ , applied to a man, the latter on the authority of Th, signify the same, Who rides much; a great rider: and so رَكَّابَةٌ applied to a woman.
2 [Hence,] رَكَّابٌ لِلْأُمُورِ A man who surmounts, or masters, affairs; [or who often does so; or accustomed to embark in, or undertake, or to surmount, or master, them; or who often embarks in, or undertakes, them, and therefore surmounts, or masters, them;] by his knowledge, and repeated experience, and good judgment. (K and TA in art. طلع.)
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