See also: عفت

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ع ق ب (ʕ-q-b). Compare Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, heel).

Noun edit

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

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qi.ba/, /ʕaqb/

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Preposition edit

عَقِبَ (ʕaqiba)

  1. subsequent to, following

Pronunciation edit

Inflection edit

    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)

Verb edit

عَقَبَ (ʕaqaba) I, non-past يَعْقُبُ‎ (yaʕqubu)

  1. to follow, to succeed, to come after

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

عَقَّبَ (ʕaqqaba) II, non-past يُعَقِّبُ‎ (yuʕaqqibu)

  1. to follow, to succeed; to ensue, to pursue, to trail, to tail; to return to
  2. to comment, to revise [+ عَلَى (object)]

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

عُقْب or عُقُب (ʕuqb or ʕuqubm

  1. end, latter part, consequence, result, issue, butt, that wherewith one is left
    • 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
      In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence.

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِب (ʕaqib, heel).

Noun edit

عقب (ʿakab)

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

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: akab

Further reading edit

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عَقْب (ʕaqb).

Pronunciation edit

Readings
Classical reading? aqb

Noun edit

عقب (aqab)

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

Preposition edit

عقب (aqab-e)

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