أكاف
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أُكاف
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic אוּכָּפָא / ܐܽܘܟܳܦܴܐ (ʾukkāp̄ā) from which also Hebrew אֻכָּף (ʾukkāp̄), from Akkadian 𒌑𒂵𒁁 (ukāpu, “saddlecloth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
أُكَّاف or أُكَاف • (ʔukkāf or ʔukāf) m (plural أُكُف (ʔukuf) or آكِفَة (ʔākifa)) (obsolete)
- (countable) a saddle, a packsaddle (typically of an ass)
- 1904 March 18, Muḥammad Rašīd Riḍā, “كلمة ثانية في أهل الذمة”, in Al-Manar:
- ثم كتب إليه عمر أن تختم في رقاب أهل الذمة بالرصاص، ويظهروا مناطقهم، ويجزوا نواصيهم، ويركبوا على الأكف - جمع أكاف وهو البردعة - عرضًا، ولا يضربوا الجزية إلا على من جرت عليه المواسي، ولا يضربوا على النساء، ولا على الولدان ولا يتشبهوا بالمسلمين.
- Then ʾUmar wrote him that the necks of the Dhimmis are to be stamped and marked with lead, that they are to show their girdles and shave their forelocks, and they ride on ʾukuf (the plural of ʾukkāf, which is the saddle of a donkey or a mule) horizontally. that they not levy the Jizya except on those whom razors have scraped, nor should they levy it on women and children, and that they never look like the Muslims .
Declension
Declension of noun أُكَّاف (ʔukkāf); أُكَاف (ʔukāf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُكَّاف; أُكَاف ʔukkāf; ʔukāf |
الْأُكَّاف; الْأُكَاف al-ʔukkāf; al-ʔukāf |
أُكَّاف; أُكَاف ʔukkāf; ʔukāf |
| Nominative | أُكَّافٌ; أُكَافٌ ʔukkāfun; ʔukāfun |
الْأُكَّافُ; الْأُكَافُ al-ʔukkāfu; al-ʔukāfu |
أُكَّافُ; أُكَافُ ʔukkāfu; ʔukāfu |
| Accusative | أُكَّافًا; أُكَافًا ʔukkāfan; ʔukāfan |
الْأُكَّافَ; الْأُكَافَ al-ʔukkāfa; al-ʔukāfa |
أُكَّافَ; أُكَافَ ʔukkāfa; ʔukāfa |
| Genitive | أُكَّافٍ; أُكَافٍ ʔukkāfin; ʔukāfin |
الْأُكَّافِ; الْأُكَافِ al-ʔukkāfi; al-ʔukāfi |
أُكَّافِ; أُكَافِ ʔukkāfi; ʔukāfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | أُكَّافَيْن; أُكَافَيْن ʔukkāfayn; ʔukāfayn |
الْأُكَّافَيْن; الْأُكَافَيْن al-ʔukkāfayn; al-ʔukāfayn |
أُكَّافَيْ; أُكَافَيْ ʔukkāfay; ʔukāfay |
| Nominative | أُكَّافَانِ; أُكَافَانِ ʔukkāfāni; ʔukāfāni |
الْأُكَّافَانِ; الْأُكَافَانِ al-ʔukkāfāni; al-ʔukāfāni |
أُكَّافَا; أُكَافَا ʔukkāfā; ʔukāfā |
| Accusative | أُكَّافَيْنِ; أُكَافَيْنِ ʔukkāfayni; ʔukāfayni |
الْأُكَّافَيْنِ; الْأُكَافَيْنِ al-ʔukkāfayni; al-ʔukāfayni |
أُكَّافَيْ; أُكَافَيْ ʔukkāfay; ʔukāfay |
| Genitive | أُكَّافَيْنِ; أُكَافَيْنِ ʔukkāfayni; ʔukāfayni |
الْأُكَّافَيْنِ; الْأُكَافَيْنِ al-ʔukkāfayni; al-ʔukāfayni |
أُكَّافَيْ; أُكَافَيْ ʔukkāfay; ʔukāfay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُكُف; آكِفَة ʔukuf; ʔākifa |
الْأُكُف; الْآكِفَة al-ʔukuf; al-ʔākifa |
أُكُف; آكِفَة ʔukuf; ʔākifat |
| Nominative | أُكُفٌ; آكِفَةٌ ʔukufun; ʔākifatun |
الْأُكُفُ; الْآكِفَةُ al-ʔukufu; al-ʔākifatu |
أُكُفُ; آكِفَةُ ʔukufu; ʔākifatu |
| Accusative | أُكُفًا; آكِفَةً ʔukufan; ʔākifatan |
الْأُكُفَ; الْآكِفَةَ al-ʔukufa; al-ʔākifata |
أُكُفَ; آكِفَةَ ʔukufa; ʔākifata |
| Genitive | أُكُفٍ; آكِفَةٍ ʔukufin; ʔākifatin |
الْأُكُفِ; الْآكِفَةِ al-ʔukufi; al-ʔākifati |
أُكُفِ; آكِفَةِ ʔukufi; ʔākifati |
References
- “ˀwkp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 105–106
- Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 24