تعقب

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Arabic

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Root
ع ق ب (ʕ-q-b)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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تَعَقَّبَ (taʕaqqaba) V, non-past يَتَعَقَّبُ‎ (yataʕaqqabu)

  1. to trace, to track down, to trail (with either the emphasis on the search or the successful finding)
  2. to look towards the consequence of, to consider a second time; to doubt; to repent [+ مِن (object)] [+ عَن (object)]
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Verbal noun of تَعَقَّبَ (taʕaqqaba).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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تَعَقُّب (taʕaqqubm

  1. verbal noun of تَعَقَّبَ (taʕaqqaba) (form V)
  2. following up, pondering
  3. finding fault with
  4. pursuing of a culprit
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Persian: تعقب
  • Ottoman Turkish: تعقب (ta'akkub)