عقبة

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ق ب (ʕ q b)
15 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

عُقْبَة (ʕuqbaf (plural عُقَب (ʕuqab))

  1. that remains as a last in a row of succession
  2. time, turn, instance in which something occurs in succession
  3. alternative form of عُقْب (ʕuqb, consequence, result, issue)
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

عَقَبَة (ʕaqabaf (plural عِقَاب (ʕiqāb) or عَقَبَات (ʕaqabāt))

  1. obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, handicap, hurdle
  2. pass, steep mountain road
Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق ب
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qa.be/,
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qa.ba/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

عقبة (ʕaqabef

  1. obstacle, hindrance, difficulty
  2. pass, steep mountain road

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