نقب

See also: نفت

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ب (n-q-b).

Verb

1. to dig, to grave, to bore into (literally, or as to find, or to rummage a territory, etc.)

Verb

1. to teem in holes, to be gappy

Verb

1. to become a leader (نَقِيب (naqīb))

Verb

نَقَّبَ • (naqqaba) II (non-past يُنَقِّبُ (yunaqqibu), verbal noun تَنْقِيب (tanqīb))

1. to dig up, to rummage thoroughly, to drill

Conjugation

    Conjugation of نَقَّبَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَنْقِيب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَنْقِيب tanqīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُنَقِّب munaqqib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُنَقَّب munaqqab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَقَّبْتُ naqqabtu	نَقَّبْتَ naqqabta	نَقَّبَ naqqaba		نَقَّبْتُمَا naqqabtumā	نَقَّبَا naqqabā		نَقَّبْنَا naqqabnā	نَقَّبْتُمْ naqqabtum	نَقَّبُوا naqqabū
	f		نَقَّبْتِ naqqabti	نَقَّبَتْ naqqabat			نَقَّبَتَا naqqabatā			نَقَّبْتُنَّ naqqabtunna	نَقَّبْنَ naqqabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَقِّبُ ʔunaqqibu	تُنَقِّبُ tunaqqibu	يُنَقِّبُ yunaqqibu		تُنَقِّبَانِ tunaqqibāni	يُنَقِّبَانِ yunaqqibāni		نُنَقِّبُ nunaqqibu	تُنَقِّبُونَ tunaqqibūna	يُنَقِّبُونَ yunaqqibūna
	f		تُنَقِّبِينَ tunaqqibīna	تُنَقِّبُ tunaqqibu			تُنَقِّبَانِ tunaqqibāni			تُنَقِّبْنَ tunaqqibna	يُنَقِّبْنَ yunaqqibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَقِّبَ ʔunaqqiba	تُنَقِّبَ tunaqqiba	يُنَقِّبَ yunaqqiba		تُنَقِّبَا tunaqqibā	يُنَقِّبَا yunaqqibā		نُنَقِّبَ nunaqqiba	تُنَقِّبُوا tunaqqibū	يُنَقِّبُوا yunaqqibū
	f		تُنَقِّبِي tunaqqibī	تُنَقِّبَ tunaqqiba			تُنَقِّبَا tunaqqibā			تُنَقِّبْنَ tunaqqibna	يُنَقِّبْنَ yunaqqibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَقِّبْ ʔunaqqib	تُنَقِّبْ tunaqqib	يُنَقِّبْ yunaqqib		تُنَقِّبَا tunaqqibā	يُنَقِّبَا yunaqqibā		نُنَقِّبْ nunaqqib	تُنَقِّبُوا tunaqqibū	يُنَقِّبُوا yunaqqibū
	f		تُنَقِّبِي tunaqqibī	تُنَقِّبْ tunaqqib			تُنَقِّبَا tunaqqibā			تُنَقِّبْنَ tunaqqibna	يُنَقِّبْنَ yunaqqibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَقِّبْ naqqib			نَقِّبَا naqqibā				نَقِّبُوا naqqibū
	f		نَقِّبِي naqqibī							نَقِّبْنَ naqqibna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُقِّبْتُ nuqqibtu	نُقِّبْتَ nuqqibta	نُقِّبَ nuqqiba		نُقِّبْتُمَا nuqqibtumā	نُقِّبَا nuqqibā		نُقِّبْنَا nuqqibnā	نُقِّبْتُمْ nuqqibtum	نُقِّبُوا nuqqibū
	f		نُقِّبْتِ nuqqibti	نُقِّبَتْ nuqqibat			نُقِّبَتَا nuqqibatā			نُقِّبْتُنَّ nuqqibtunna	نُقِّبْنَ nuqqibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنَقَّبُ ʔunaqqabu	تُنَقَّبُ tunaqqabu	يُنَقَّبُ yunaqqabu		تُنَقَّبَانِ tunaqqabāni	يُنَقَّبَانِ yunaqqabāni		نُنَقَّبُ nunaqqabu	تُنَقَّبُونَ tunaqqabūna	يُنَقَّبُونَ yunaqqabūna
	f		تُنَقَّبِينَ tunaqqabīna	تُنَقَّبُ tunaqqabu			تُنَقَّبَانِ tunaqqabāni			تُنَقَّبْنَ tunaqqabna	يُنَقَّبْنَ yunaqqabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنَقَّبَ ʔunaqqaba	تُنَقَّبَ tunaqqaba	يُنَقَّبَ yunaqqaba		تُنَقَّبَا tunaqqabā	يُنَقَّبَا yunaqqabā		نُنَقَّبَ nunaqqaba	تُنَقَّبُوا tunaqqabū	يُنَقَّبُوا yunaqqabū
	f		تُنَقَّبِي tunaqqabī	تُنَقَّبَ tunaqqaba			تُنَقَّبَا tunaqqabā			تُنَقَّبْنَ tunaqqabna	يُنَقَّبْنَ yunaqqabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنَقَّبْ ʔunaqqab	تُنَقَّبْ tunaqqab	يُنَقَّبْ yunaqqab		تُنَقَّبَا tunaqqabā	يُنَقَّبَا yunaqqabā		نُنَقَّبْ nunaqqab	تُنَقَّبُوا tunaqqabū	يُنَقَّبُوا yunaqqabū
	f		تُنَقَّبِي tunaqqabī	تُنَقَّبْ tunaqqab			تُنَقَّبَا tunaqqabā			تُنَقَّبْنَ tunaqqabna	يُنَقَّبْنَ yunaqqabna

Noun

نَقْب • (naqb) m (plural أَنْقَاب (ʔanqāb) or نِقَاب (niqāb))

1. verbal noun of نَقَبَ (naqaba) (form I)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:96-97:

     آتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنْفُخُوا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا ۝ فَمَا ٱسْطَاعُوا أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا

     ʾātū-nī zubara l-ḥadīdi ḥattā ʾiḏā sāwā bayna ṣ-ṣadafayni qāla nfuḵū ḥattā ʾiḏā jaʿala-hū nāran qāla ʾātū-nī ʾufriḡ ʿalay-hi qiṭran. fa-mā sṭāʿū ʾan yaẓharū-hu wa-mā staṭāʿū la-hū naqban

     “Give me bits of iron.” Until he dumped equally high between the two mountain cuttings. He said: “Blow.” Till he made fire. He said: “Bring me molten copper I pour upon it.“ ۝ And they could neither scale nor penetrate it.

2. passage, breach, tunnel
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 54:153:

     لَيْسَ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَّا سَيَطَؤُهُ الدَّجَّالُ إِلَّا مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةَ وَلَيْسَ نَقْبٌ مِنْ أَنْقَابِهَا إِلَّا عَلَيْهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ صَافِّينَ تَحْرُسُهَا

     laysa min baladin ʾillā sayaṭaʾu-hū d-dajjālu ʾillā makkata wa-al-madīnata wa-laysa naqbun min ʾanqābi-hā ʾillā ʿalay-hi l-malāʾikatu ṣāffīna taḥrusu-hā

     There will be no land onto which the Dajjal will not step but Mekka and Medina and there will be no passage out of their passages not guarded by angels in line to guard them.

Declension

Declension of noun نَقْب (naqb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقْب naqb	النَّقْب an-naqb	نَقْب naqb
Nominative	نَقْبٌ naqbun	النَّقْبُ an-naqbu	نَقْبُ naqbu
Accusative	نَقْبًا naqban	النَّقْبَ an-naqba	نَقْبَ naqba
Genitive	نَقْبٍ naqbin	النَّقْبِ an-naqbi	نَقْبِ naqbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقْبَيْن naqbayn	النَّقْبَيْن an-naqbayn	نَقْبَيْ naqbay
Nominative	نَقْبَانِ naqbāni	النَّقْبَانِ an-naqbāni	نَقْبَا naqbā
Accusative	نَقْبَيْنِ naqbayni	النَّقْبَيْنِ an-naqbayni	نَقْبَيْ naqbay
Genitive	نَقْبَيْنِ naqbayni	النَّقْبَيْنِ an-naqbayni	نَقْبَيْ naqbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْقَاب‎; نِقَاب ʔanqāb‎; niqāb	الْأَنْقَاب‎; النِّقَاب al-ʔanqāb‎; an-niqāb	أَنْقَاب‎; نِقَاب ʔanqāb‎; niqāb
Nominative	أَنْقَابٌ‎; نِقَابٌ ʔanqābun‎; niqābun	الْأَنْقَابُ‎; النِّقَابُ al-ʔanqābu‎; an-niqābu	أَنْقَابُ‎; نِقَابُ ʔanqābu‎; niqābu
Accusative	أَنْقَابًا‎; نِقَابًا ʔanqāban‎; niqāban	الْأَنْقَابَ‎; النِّقَابَ al-ʔanqāba‎; an-niqāba	أَنْقَابَ‎; نِقَابَ ʔanqāba‎; niqāba
Genitive	أَنْقَابٍ‎; نِقَابٍ ʔanqābin‎; niqābin	الْأَنْقَابِ‎; النِّقَابِ al-ʔanqābi‎; an-niqābi	أَنْقَابِ‎; نِقَابِ ʔanqābi‎; niqābi

Noun

نَقَب • (naqab) m

1. verbal noun of نَقِبَ (naqiba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun نَقَب (naqab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَب naqab	النَّقَب an-naqab	نَقَب naqab
Nominative	نَقَبٌ naqabun	النَّقَبُ an-naqabu	نَقَبُ naqabu
Accusative	نَقَبًا naqaban	النَّقَبَ an-naqaba	نَقَبَ naqaba
Genitive	نَقَبٍ naqabin	النَّقَبِ an-naqabi	نَقَبِ naqabi

Noun

نُقُب • (nuqub) pl

1. plural of نِقَاب (niqāb, “veil”)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَقْب (naqb)

Noun

نقب • (naqb)

1. (archaic) tunnel
   • 12th Century, Sa'di Shirazi, "Golestan":
   • شیرمردان را به حکم ضرورت در نقب‌ها گرفته‌اند و کعب‌ها سفته.

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نقب”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press