عَقْب
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Plural
عَوَاقِب
Most common words from the same root
عَاقِبَة in English
Noun · feminine
- consequence, ramification, aftermath (result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant)
وَإِلَّا سَتَكُون العَوَاقِب وَخِيمَةotherwise consequences will be severeوَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا ٱلطَّاغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللّٰهُ وَمِنْهُم مَنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَالَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَAnd we certainly sent into every nation a messenger [saying] “worship God and avoid the idol”. And among them were those whom God guided, and among them were those upon whom error was deservedly enacted. So proceed through the earth and see how was the end of the deniers.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:36
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Word origin
Derived from the feminine form of active participle of the verb عَقَبَ (ʕaqaba).
Words from the root ع-ق-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَقَبَ
· present يَعْقُبُ
Form I · The plain action
to follow, to succeed, to come after
عَقَّبَ
· present يُعَقِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to follow, to succeed; to ensue, to pursue, to trail, to tail; to return to; to comment, to revise
تَعْقِيب
a going or coming after
مُعَقِّب
مُعَقَّب
عَاقَبَ
· present يُعَاقِبُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to punish; to do a thing alternately with (someone); to alternate, make an interchange (بَيْنَ (bayna) between two things)
عِقَاب
punishment
مُعَاقَبَة
punishing
مُعَاقِب
punishing
عَقِيب
مُعَاقَب
punished
a punishment
تَعَقَّبَ
· present يَتَعَقَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to trace, to track down, to trail (with either the emphasis on the search or the successful finding); to look towards the consequence of, to consider a second time; to doubt; to repent [with مِن (min)]
تَعَقُّب
following up
مُتَعَقِّب
pursuing
مُتَعَقِّب
chaser
مُتَعَقَّب
تَعَاقَبَ
· present يَتَعَاقَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to alternate, to rotate, to follow successively, to pass
تَعَاقُب
following in succession
مُتَعَاقِب
successive
مُتَعَاقَب
عُقَاب
eagle
عَقِب
heel
عُقْبَة
that remains as a last in a row of succession
عِقَابِيّ
punitive
عُقْب
end
عَاقِبَة: plural and other forms
| Singular | عَاقِبَة |
|---|---|
| Plural | عَوَاقِب |
عَاقِبَة in a sentence
Dictionary examples
consequence
وَإِلَّا سَتَكُون العَوَاقِب وَخِيمَةotherwise consequences will be severe
consequence
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا ٱلطَّاغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللّٰهُ وَمِنْهُم مَنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَالَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَAnd we certainly sent into every nation a messenger [saying] “worship God and avoid the idol”. And among them were those whom God guided, and among them were those upon whom error was deservedly enacted. So proceed through the earth and see how was the end of the deniers.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:36
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