بكة

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Arabic

Etymology

According to Ibn Manzor the name derives from the root بكَّ (to be crowded, to throng, to pester). Popular etymology has it that it comes instead from the vb. بَكَى (bakā, to cry)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

بَكَّة (bakkaf

  1. Bakkah is a toponym mentioned in the Quran (3:96) as the ancient name of the city of Mecca
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:96:
      إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِلْعَالَمِينَ
      ʔinna ʔawwala baytin wuḍiʕa li-n-nāsi la-llaḏī bi-bakkata mubārakan wa-hudan li-l-ʕālamīna
      The first temple (literally, "House ") established for mankind was that at Bakkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

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