عقب

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See also: عفت

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ع ق ب (ʕ-q-b). Compare Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, heel).

Noun[edit]

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

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qi.ba/, /ʕaqb/

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Preposition[edit]

عَقِبَ (ʕaqiba)

  1. subsequent to, following

Pronunciation[edit]

Inflection[edit]

    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)

Verb[edit]

عَقَبَ (ʕaqaba) I, non-past يَعْقُبُ‎ (yaʕqubu)

  1. to follow, to succeed, to come after

Conjugation[edit]

Verb[edit]

عَقَّبَ (ʕaqqaba) II, non-past يُعَقِّبُ‎ (yuʕaqqibu)

  1. to follow, to succeed; to ensue, to pursue, to trail, to tail; to return to
  2. to comment, to revise [+ عَلَى (object)]

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

عُقْب or عُقُب (ʕuqb or ʕuqubm

  1. end, latter part, consequence, result, issue, butt, that wherewith one is left
    • 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
      In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence.

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِب (ʕaqib, heel).

Noun[edit]

عقب (ʿakab)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: akab

Further reading[edit]

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْب (ʕaqb).

Pronunciation[edit]

Readings
Classical reading? aqb

Noun[edit]

عقب (aqab)

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

Preposition[edit]

عقب (aqab-e)

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