عقب
See also: عفت
Arabic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).
Noun
عَقِب or عَقْب • (ʕaqib or ʕaqb) f or m (plural أَعْقَاب (ʔaʕqāb))
Declension
Declension of noun عَقِب (ʕaqib); عَقْب (ʕaqb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَقِب; عَقْب ʕaqib; ʕaqb |
الْعَقِب; الْعَقْب al-ʕaqib; al-ʕaqb |
عَقِب; عَقْب ʕaqib; ʕaqb |
| Nominative | عَقِبٌ; عَقْبٌ ʕaqibun; ʕaqbun |
الْعَقِبُ; الْعَقْبُ al-ʕaqibu; al-ʕaqbu |
عَقِبُ; عَقْبُ ʕaqibu; ʕaqbu |
| Accusative | عَقِبًا; عَقْبًا ʕaqiban; ʕaqban |
الْعَقِبَ; الْعَقْبَ al-ʕaqiba; al-ʕaqba |
عَقِبَ; عَقْبَ ʕaqiba; ʕaqba |
| Genitive | عَقِبٍ; عَقْبٍ ʕaqibin; ʕaqbin |
الْعَقِبِ; الْعَقْبِ al-ʕaqibi; al-ʕaqbi |
عَقِبِ; عَقْبِ ʕaqibi; ʕaqbi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عَقِبَيْن; عَقْبَيْن ʕaqibayn; ʕaqbayn |
الْعَقِبَيْن; الْعَقْبَيْن al-ʕaqibayn; al-ʕaqbayn |
عَقِبَيْ; عَقْبَيْ ʕaqibay; ʕaqbay |
| Nominative | عَقِبَانِ; عَقْبَانِ ʕaqibāni; ʕaqbāni |
الْعَقِبَانِ; الْعَقْبَانِ al-ʕaqibāni; al-ʕaqbāni |
عَقِبَا; عَقْبَا ʕaqibā; ʕaqbā |
| Accusative | عَقِبَيْنِ; عَقْبَيْنِ ʕaqibayni; ʕaqbayni |
الْعَقِبَيْنِ; الْعَقْبَيْنِ al-ʕaqibayni; al-ʕaqbayni |
عَقِبَيْ; عَقْبَيْ ʕaqibay; ʕaqbay |
| Genitive | عَقِبَيْنِ; عَقْبَيْنِ ʕaqibayni; ʕaqbayni |
الْعَقِبَيْنِ; الْعَقْبَيْنِ al-ʕaqibayni; al-ʕaqbayni |
عَقِبَيْ; عَقْبَيْ ʕaqibay; ʕaqbay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَعْقَاب ʔaʕqāb |
الْأَعْقَاب al-ʔaʕqāb |
أَعْقَاب ʔaʕqāb |
| Nominative | أَعْقَابٌ ʔaʕqābun |
الْأَعْقَابُ al-ʔaʕqābu |
أَعْقَابُ ʔaʕqābu |
| Accusative | أَعْقَابًا ʔaʕqāban |
الْأَعْقَابَ al-ʔaʕqāba |
أَعْقَابَ ʔaʕqāba |
| Genitive | أَعْقَابٍ ʔaʕqābin |
الْأَعْقَابِ al-ʔaʕqābi |
أَعْقَابِ ʔaʕqābi |
Derived terms
- اِنْقَلَبَ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ (inqalaba ʕalā ʕaqibayhi, “to turn on one's heel”, idiom)
- اِرْتَدَّ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ (irtadda ʕalā ʕaqibayhi, “to turn on one's heel”, idiom)
- عَادَ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ (ʕāda ʕalā ʕaqibayhi, “to turn on one's heel”, idiom)
- رَأْسًا عَلَى عَقِبٍ (raʔsan ʕalā ʕaqibin)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “عقب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN