عقب

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عقب^¹

/ʕa.qib/
/ʕaqb/

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Compare Hebrew עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

noun عَقِب · عَقْب · ʕaqib · ʕaqb · أَعْقَاب

feminine heel
masculine end
masculine grandson
masculine offspring, progeny

عقب^²

/ʕa.qi.ba/

preposition عَقِبَ · ʕaqiba · عَقِبِي · عَقِبَنَا

subsequent to, following

عقب^³

/ʕa.qa.ba/

verb عَقَبَ · ʕaqaba · يَعْقُبُ · عَقْب · عُقُوب

to follow, to succeed, to come after

عقب^⁴

/ʕaq.qa.ba/

verb عَقَّبَ · ʕaqqaba · يُعَقِّبُ · تَعْقِيب · مُعَقِّب

to follow, to succeed; to ensue, to pursue, to trail, to tail; to return to
to comment, to revise

عقب^⁵

/ʕuqb/
/ʕu.qub/

noun عُقْب · عُقُب · ʕuqb · ʕuqub

end, latter part, consequence, result, issue, butt, that wherewith one is left هُنَالِكَ ٱلْوَلَايَةُ لِلّٰهِ ٱلْحَقِّ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ عُقْبًا
Similar: عُقْبَة, عُقْبَى, عَاقِبَة, عِقْبَان, عُقْبَان

In English

heel anatomy: part of the foot

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عقب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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