عقبة

Arabic

Root
ع ق ب (ʕ-q-b)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.ba/

Noun

عَقَبَة • (ʕaqaba) f (plural عِقَاب (ʕiqāb) or عَقَبَات (ʕaqabāt))

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

Declension

Declension of noun عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَقَبَة ʕaqaba	الْعَقَبَة al-ʕaqaba	عَقَبَة ʕaqabat
Nominative	عَقَبَةٌ ʕaqabatun	الْعَقَبَةُ al-ʕaqabatu	عَقَبَةُ ʕaqabatu
Accusative	عَقَبَةً ʕaqabatan	الْعَقَبَةَ al-ʕaqabata	عَقَبَةَ ʕaqabata
Genitive	عَقَبَةٍ ʕaqabatin	الْعَقَبَةِ al-ʕaqabati	عَقَبَةِ ʕaqabati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَقَبَتَيْن ʕaqabatayn	الْعَقَبَتَيْن al-ʕaqabatayn	عَقَبَتَيْ ʕaqabatay
Nominative	عَقَبَتَانِ ʕaqabatāni	الْعَقَبَتَانِ al-ʕaqabatāni	عَقَبَتَا ʕaqabatā
Accusative	عَقَبَتَيْنِ ʕaqabatayni	الْعَقَبَتَيْنِ al-ʕaqabatayni	عَقَبَتَيْ ʕaqabatay
Genitive	عَقَبَتَيْنِ ʕaqabatayni	الْعَقَبَتَيْنِ al-ʕaqabatayni	عَقَبَتَيْ ʕaqabatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِقَاب‎; عَقَبَات ʕiqāb‎; ʕaqabāt	الْعِقَاب‎; الْعَقَبَات al-ʕiqāb‎; al-ʕaqabāt	عِقَاب‎; عَقَبَات ʕiqāb‎; ʕaqabāt
Nominative	عِقَابٌ‎; عَقَبَاتٌ ʕiqābun‎; ʕaqabātun	الْعِقَابُ‎; الْعَقَبَاتُ al-ʕiqābu‎; al-ʕaqabātu	عِقَابُ‎; عَقَبَاتُ ʕiqābu‎; ʕaqabātu
Accusative	عِقَابًا‎; عَقَبَاتٍ ʕiqāban‎; ʕaqabātin	الْعِقَابَ‎; الْعَقَبَاتِ al-ʕiqāba‎; al-ʕaqabāti	عِقَابَ‎; عَقَبَاتِ ʕiqāba‎; ʕaqabāti
Genitive	عِقَابٍ‎; عَقَبَاتٍ ʕiqābin‎; ʕaqabātin	الْعِقَابِ‎; الْعَقَبَاتِ al-ʕiqābi‎; al-ʕaqabāti	عِقَابِ‎; عَقَبَاتِ ʕiqābi‎; ʕaqabāti

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʕuq.ba/

Noun

عُقْبَة • (ʕuqba) f (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

Declension of noun عُقْبَة (ʕuqba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُقْبَة ʕuqba	الْعُقْبَة al-ʕuqba	عُقْبَة ʕuqbat
Nominative	عُقْبَةٌ ʕuqbatun	الْعُقْبَةُ al-ʕuqbatu	عُقْبَةُ ʕuqbatu
Accusative	عُقْبَةً ʕuqbatan	الْعُقْبَةَ al-ʕuqbata	عُقْبَةَ ʕuqbata
Genitive	عُقْبَةٍ ʕuqbatin	الْعُقْبَةِ al-ʕuqbati	عُقْبَةِ ʕuqbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُقْبَتَيْن ʕuqbatayn	الْعُقْبَتَيْن al-ʕuqbatayn	عُقْبَتَيْ ʕuqbatay
Nominative	عُقْبَتَانِ ʕuqbatāni	الْعُقْبَتَانِ al-ʕuqbatāni	عُقْبَتَا ʕuqbatā
Accusative	عُقْبَتَيْنِ ʕuqbatayni	الْعُقْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕuqbatayni	عُقْبَتَيْ ʕuqbatay
Genitive	عُقْبَتَيْنِ ʕuqbatayni	الْعُقْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕuqbatayni	عُقْبَتَيْ ʕuqbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُقَب ʕuqab	الْعُقَب al-ʕuqab	عُقَب ʕuqab
Nominative	عُقَبٌ ʕuqabun	الْعُقَبُ al-ʕuqabu	عُقَبُ ʕuqabu
Accusative	عُقَبًا ʕuqaban	الْعُقَبَ al-ʕuqaba	عُقَبَ ʕuqaba
Genitive	عُقَبٍ ʕuqabin	الْعُقَبِ al-ʕuqabi	عُقَبِ ʕuqabi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق ب
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.be/, [ˈʕɑ.qɑ.be]
• IPA^(key): /ʕa.qa.ba/, [ˈʕɑ.qɑ.ba]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

عقبة • (ʕaqabe) f

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

See also

• العقبة (il-ʕaqabe, “Aqaba”)