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عقب

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See also: عفت

Arabic

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Root
ع ق ب (ʕ q b)
15 terms

Etymology 1

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Compare Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, heel).

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Noun

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عَقِب or عَقْب (ʕaqib or ʕaqbf or m (plural أَعْقَاب (ʔaʕqāb))

  1. (feminine) heel
  2. (masculine) end
  3. (masculine) grandson
  4. (masculine) offspring, progeny
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Etymology 2

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Preposition

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عَقِبَ (ʕaqiba)

  1. subsequent to, following
Inflection
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    Inflected forms
Base form عَقِبَ (ʕaqiba)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person عَقِبِي (ʕaqibī) عَقِبَنَا (ʕaqibanā)
Second person عَقِبَكَ (ʕaqibaka) عَقِبَكِ (ʕaqibaki) عَقِبَكُمَا (ʕaqibakumā) عَقِبَكُمْ (ʕaqibakum) عَقِبَكُنَّ (ʕaqibakunna)
Third person عَقِبَهُ (ʕaqibahu) عَقِبَهَا (ʕaqibahā) عَقِبَهُمَا (ʕaqibahumā) عَقِبَهُمْ (ʕaqibahum) عَقِبَهُنَّ (ʕaqibahunna)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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عَقَبَ (ʕaqaba) I (non-past يَعْقُبُ (yaʕqubu), verbal noun عَقْب (ʕaqb) or عُقُوب (ʕuqūb))

  1. to follow, to succeed, to come after
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Etymology 4

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Verb

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عَقَّبَ (ʕaqqaba) II (non-past يُعَقِّبُ (yuʕaqqibu), verbal noun تَعْقِيب (taʕqīb))

  1. to follow, to succeed; to ensue, to pursue, to trail, to tail; to return to
  2. to comment, to revise [with عَلَى (ʕalā)]
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Etymology 5

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Noun

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عُقْب or عُقُب (ʕuqb or ʕuqubm

  1. end, latter part, consequence, result, issue, butt, that wherewith one is left
    Synonyms: عُقْبَة (ʕuqba), عُقْبَى (ʕuqbā), عَاقِبَة (ʕāqiba), عِقْبَان (ʕiqbān), عُقْبَان (ʕuqbān)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:44:
      هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَايَةُ لِلّٰهِ ٱلْحَقِّ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا
      hunālika l-walāyatu lillāhi l-ḥaqqi huwa ḵayrun ṯawāban waḵayrun ʕuqban
      At this time, support comes ˹only˺ from Allah—the True ˹Lord˺. He is best in reward and best in outcome.
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَقِب (ʕaqib, heel).

Noun

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عقب (ʿakab)

  1. heel, the rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg
    Synonyms: اوكچه (ökçe), طوپوق (topuk)

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: akab

Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَقْب (ʕaqb).

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Readings
Classical reading? aqb

Noun

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عقب (aqab)

  1. heel
  2. back part
    Synonym: پشت (pošt)
    Antonym: جلو (jolow)

Preposition

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عقب (aqab-e)

  1. behind
    Synonym: پشت (pošt-e)
    Antonym: جلو (jolow-e)