أكب

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Arabic

Root
ك ب ب (k b b)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

أَكَبَّ (ʔakabba) IV (non-past يُكِبُّ (yukibbu), verbal noun إِكْبَاب (ʔikbāb))

  1. (intransitive) to throw oneself prostrate, to bow down, to bend or lean
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 67:22:
      أَفَمَن يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَىٰ أَمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
      ʔafaman yamšī mukibban ʕalā wajhihi ʔahdā ʔam man yamšī sawiyyan ʕalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
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  2. (figurative, intransitive) to devote oneself, to peruse one’s vigour, to throw oneself into
  3. (transitive) to cover with a lid

Conjugation