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نَقِيب

captain

Noun · masculineRoot ن-ق-ب

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Plural
نُقَبَاء

Most common words from the same root

Noun
نِقَابَة
association
Noun
نَقَّاب
stapler
Noun
تَنْقِيب
verbal noun of نَقَّبَ
Verb · Form I
نَقُبَ
to become a leader

نَقِيب in English

Noun · masculine

  1. captain
  2. leader, chief
  3. magistrate, head of a community
  4. prefect, governor
  5. intelligent man
  6. master of ceremonies
  7. tongue of a balance
  8. pipe, flute

Words from the root ن-ق-ب

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

نَقُبَ · present يَنْقُبُ

to become a leader

نِقَابَة
Verbal noun
association
نَقَابَة
Verbal noun
Active participle
captain
مَنْقُوب
Passive participle · Adjective
dug through
نَقَبَ · present يَنْقُبُ

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

نَقْب
Verbal noun
passage
نَاقِب
Active participle
مَنْقُوب
Passive participle
نَقِبَ · present يَنْقَبُ

to teem in holes, to be gappy

نَقَب
Verbal noun
نَقَّبَ · present يُنَقِّبُ

to pierce, to lacerate (the skin); to perforate, to drill a hole into (e.g. a wall); to drill

تَنْقِيب
Verbal noun
verbal noun of نَقَّبَ
مُنَقِّب
Active participle
مُنَقَّب
Passive participle
تَنَقَّبَ · present يَتَنَقَّبُ

to investigate thoroughly, to scour; to veil oneself; to be gappy, to be full of holes

تَنَقُّب
Verbal noun
مُتَنَقِّب
Active participle
مُتَنَقَّب
Passive participle
نَقَّاب
Noun · m.
stapler
نِقَاب
Noun · m.
niqab
نُقْبَة
Noun · f.
kilt
نِقْبَة
Noun · f.
mode of covering the face
نَقْبَة
Noun
breach
مَنْقَبَة
Noun · f.
virtue
مِنْقَبَة
Noun · f.
trephine
مِنْقَب
Noun · m.
trephine
مَنْقَب
Noun
place where one passes
نَقِيبَة
Noun · f.
mind

نَقِيب: plural and other forms

Singularنَقِيب
Pluralنُقَبَاء

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