ركعت

rak`at, vulg. rak`āt (for A. ركعة , inf. n. of un. of ركع 'to bow or bend oneself'), s.f. Bowing of the head and body (in prayer); standing for the recitation of a portion of the Qor`ān, and then bowing the head and body (in prayer):—rak`at ćalnā, rak`at dauṛnā, v.n. (fig.) To be noised abroad.