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ارْكُضْ

The first word of verse 38:42 is an imperative verb فعل أمر. The verb is second person masculine singular. The verb’s root is ر ك ض. This root occurs three times in the Quran as the form I verb yarkuḍu (يَرْكُضُ).

V – 2nd person masculine singular imperative verb فعل أمر

(ر ك ض): He struck with his leg or foot. رکض الطائر :The bird moved its wings in flying. رکض signifies the act of moving the wing; the act of impelling; the act of urging a horse to run by striking with foot or leg.

Please not that this root word comes in Quran two more times and always as meaning of run/flee as you can see below:

(21:12:7)

فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ

And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.

(21:13:2)

لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ

Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes – perhaps you will be questioned

(38:42:1)

ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ

Strike with your foot; this is a [spring for] a cool bath and drink.”

مُغْتَسَلٌ

The fourth word of verse 38:42 is an indefinite form VIII masculine passive participle and is in the nominative case مرفوع. The passive participle’s root is (غ س ل). This root occurs four times in the Quran, in four derived forms.

N – nominative masculine indefinite (form VIII) passive participle اسم مرفوع

(غ س ل) : Washing, To wash, purify. Ghislîn غسلین = Ghassâq: Something very hot. . Mughtasalun مغتسل: Washing place; tank etc water with which to wash oneself. Place for washing; Spring.

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