عقاب
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Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ق ب (ʕ q b) |
| 15 terms |
Etymology 1
Verbal noun of عَاقَبَ (ʕāqaba).
Pronunciation
Noun
عِقَاب • (ʕiqāb) m
- verbal noun of عَاقَبَ (ʕāqaba, “to punish”) (form III)
- punishment, infliction of punishment
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 41:43:
- إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
- ʔinna rabbaka laḏū maḡfiratin waḏū ʕiqābin ʔalīmin
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of noun عِقَاب (ʕiqāb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عِقَاب ʕiqāb |
الْعِقَاب al-ʕiqāb |
عِقَاب ʕiqāb |
| Nominative | عِقَابٌ ʕiqābun |
الْعِقَابُ al-ʕiqābu |
عِقَابُ ʕiqābu |
| Accusative | عِقَابًا ʕiqāban |
الْعِقَابَ al-ʕiqāba |
عِقَابَ ʕiqāba |
| Genitive | عِقَابٍ ʕiqābin |
الْعِقَابِ al-ʕiqābi |
عِقَابِ ʕiqābi |
Antonyms
- ثَوَاب (ṯawāb)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: iqab
- → Classical Persian: عِقَاب (iqāb)
- → Ottoman Turkish: عقاب (ikab)
- → Turkish: ikab
- → Tarifit: lɛiqab
- → Uzbek: iqob
Etymology 2
From the root ع ق ب (ʕ-q-b)?
Pronunciation
Noun
عُقَاب • (ʕuqāb) f (plural أَعْقُب (ʔaʕqub) or عِقْبَان (ʕiqbān))
Declension
Declension of noun عُقَاب (ʕuqāb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عُقَاب ʕuqāb |
الْعُقَاب al-ʕuqāb |
عُقَاب ʕuqāb |
| Nominative | عُقَابٌ ʕuqābun |
الْعُقَابُ al-ʕuqābu |
عُقَابُ ʕuqābu |
| Accusative | عُقَابًا ʕuqāban |
الْعُقَابَ al-ʕuqāba |
عُقَابَ ʕuqāba |
| Genitive | عُقَابٍ ʕuqābin |
الْعُقَابِ al-ʕuqābi |
عُقَابِ ʕuqābi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عُقَابَيْن ʕuqābayn |
الْعُقَابَيْن al-ʕuqābayn |
عُقَابَيْ ʕuqābay |
| Nominative | عُقَابَانِ ʕuqābāni |
الْعُقَابَانِ al-ʕuqābāni |
عُقَابَا ʕuqābā |
| Accusative | عُقَابَيْنِ ʕuqābayni |
الْعُقَابَيْنِ al-ʕuqābayni |
عُقَابَيْ ʕuqābay |
| Genitive | عُقَابَيْنِ ʕuqābayni |
الْعُقَابَيْنِ al-ʕuqābayni |
عُقَابَيْ ʕuqābay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَعْقُب; عِقْبَان ʔaʕqub; ʕiqbān |
الْأَعْقُب; الْعِقْبَان al-ʔaʕqub; al-ʕiqbān |
أَعْقُب; عِقْبَان ʔaʕqub; ʕiqbān |
| Nominative | أَعْقُبٌ; عِقْبَانٌ ʔaʕqubun; ʕiqbānun |
الْأَعْقُبُ; الْعِقْبَانُ al-ʔaʕqubu; al-ʕiqbānu |
أَعْقُبُ; عِقْبَانُ ʔaʕqubu; ʕiqbānu |
| Accusative | أَعْقُبًا; عِقْبَانًا ʔaʕquban; ʕiqbānan |
الْأَعْقُبَ; الْعِقْبَانَ al-ʔaʕquba; al-ʕiqbāna |
أَعْقُبَ; عِقْبَانَ ʔaʕquba; ʕiqbāna |
| Genitive | أَعْقُبٍ; عِقْبَانٍ ʔaʕqubin; ʕiqbānin |
الْأَعْقُبِ; الْعِقْبَانِ al-ʔaʕqubi; al-ʕiqbāni |
أَعْقُبِ; عِقْبَانِ ʔaʕqubi; ʕiqbāni |
Descendants
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عُقَاب (ʕuqāb). Displaced native آله (âloh).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | uqāḇ |
| Dari reading? | uqāb |
| Iranian reading? | oğâb |
| Tajik reading? | uqob |
Noun
| Dari | عقاب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | уқоб |
عقاب • ('oqâb) (plural عقابان ('oqâbân) or عقابها ('oqâb-hâ))
Descendants
- → Gujarati: ઉકાબ (ukāb)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عِقَاب (ʕiqāb).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | iqāḇ |
| Dari reading? | iqāb |
| Iranian reading? | eğâb |
| Tajik reading? | iqob |
Noun
| Dari | عقاب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | иқоб |
عقاب • ('eqâb)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian عقاب (uqāḇ), from Arabic عُقَاب (ʕuqāb).
Noun
عقاب • ('uqāb) m (Hindi spelling उक़ाब)
Synonyms
- چیل (cīl)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian عقاب (iqāḇ), from Arabic عِقَاب (ʕiqāb).