عقب

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See also: عفت

Arabic

Root
ع ق ب (ʕ q b)
15 terms

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, heel).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Preposition

عَقِبَ (ʕaqiba)

  1. subsequent to, following
Inflection
    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)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

عَقَبَ (ʕaqaba) I (non-past يَعْقُبُ (yaʕqubu), verbal noun عَقْب (ʕaqb) or عُقُوب (ʕuqūb))

  1. to follow, to succeed, to come after
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

عَقَّبَ (ʕaqqaba) II (non-past يُعَقِّبُ (yuʕaqqibu), verbal noun تَعْقِيب (taʕqīb))

  1. to follow, to succeed; to ensue, to pursue, to trail, to tail; to return to
  2. to comment, to revise
Conjugation

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

عُقْب or عُقُب (ʕuqb or ʕuqubm

  1. end, latter part, consequence, result, issue, butt, that wherewith one is left
    Synonyms: عُقْبَة (ʕuqba), عُقْبَى (ʕuqbā), عَاقِبَة (ʕāqiba), عِقْبَان (ʕiqbān), عُقْبَان (ʕuqbān)
    • 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
      At this time, support comes ˹only˺ from Allah—the True ˹Lord˺. He is best in reward and best in outcome.
Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِب (ʕaqib, heel).

Noun

عقب (ʿakab)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: akab

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْب (ʕaqb).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? aqb

Noun

عقب (aqab)

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

Preposition

عقب (aqab-e)

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