Arabic edit

Root
و ق ب (w-q-b)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

وَقَبَ (waqaba) I, non-past يَقِبُ‎ (yaqibu)

  1. to spread out
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 113:3:
      وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
      wamin šarri ḡāsiqin ʔiḏā waqaba
      And from the evil of darkness when it is intense,
  2. to become dark and gloomy
  3. To be sunken, hollow (eye)

Conjugation edit

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Etymology edit

From Urdu وقف (vaqf).

Noun edit

وقب (vaqb)

  1. tranquillity, permanence, constancy, firmness
  2. legacy, trust, devotion