عقبة

Arabic

Root
ع ق ب (ʕ-q-b)

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qa.ba/

Noun

عَقَبَة • (ʕaqaba) f (plural عِقَاب (ʕiqāb) or عَقَبَات (ʕaqabāt))

  1. obstacle, hindrance, difficulty, handicap, hurdle
  2. pass, steep mountain road
Declension

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʕuq.ba/

Noun

عُقْبَة • (ʕuqba) f (plural عُقَب (ʕuqab))

  1. that remains as a last in a row of succession
  2. time, turn, instance in which something occurs in succession
  3. alternative form of عُقْب (ʕuqb, consequence, result, issue)
Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق ب
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَقَبَة (ʕaqaba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qa.be/, [ˈʕɑ.qɑ.be]
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qa.ba/, [ˈʕɑ.qɑ.ba]
  • (file)

Noun

عقبة • (ʕaqabe) f

  1. obstacle, hindrance, difficulty
  2. pass, steep mountain road

See also

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