عقب

عُقْبَى ذ : see عَقِبٌ, second quarter, in four places. ― -b2- It occurs in a trad. respecting the prayer of fear; in which it is said of that prayer, كَانَتْ عُقْبَى [ It was an affair of turns ]; meaning that it was performed by one company after another; several companies performing it successively, by turns. (TA. [Compare عُقْبَةٌ as expl. in the third sentence of the paragraph on that word.]) ― -b3- Also i. q. مرجع [app. مَرْجِعٌ i. e. A returning, &c.]. (TA.) ― -b4- And The requital, or recompence, of an affair, or action. (S, O, K.) ― -b5- See also عُقْبَةٌ, latter half, in two places.