Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

رَكِينٌ

Root: ركن

Full Definition

رَكِينٌ A mountain having high أَرْكَان [i. e. sides, or angles]: or having strong اركان: or inaccessible, or difficult of access, having اركان.
2 And hence, A man firm, still, or motionless, grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm.


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