عكب

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

The root عكب primarily relates to closeness, gathering, and density. This manifests in physical proximity of body parts, the accumulation of dust or steam, and the congregation of animals or people. It can also denote a dense or coarse physical build, and metaphorically, intensity in evil or mischievousness.

Derived headwords

عَكَبَverb

1.
to draw togetherclassical
To draw the toes together, causing them to be close to each other.
2.
to be denseclassical
To be thick, dense, or coarse in texture, referring to facial features like the beard or lip.

عَكْبnoun

1.
closeness of toesclassical
The state of the toes of a foot being close to each other.
2.
thickness of beard/lipclassical
A coarseness or thickness in a person's beard and lip.
3.
dustboth
Dust, especially that which is stirred up.
4.
intensity in evilclassical
Intensity in wickedness or mischievousness.
5.
Iblisclassical
A name for Iblis (Satan).

عَكْبَاءadjective

1.
coarse-naturedclassical
Describing a woman who is coarse, rough in disposition, and of a harsh nature.
2.
dustyclassical
Covered in dust.

عَكْفَverb

1.
to flockboth
Birds flocking or gathering together.

عُكُوبnoun

1.
steamclassical
The steam or vapor rising from something, especially from boiling food.
2.
intense boilingclassical
The intense boiling or bubbling of a pot.
3.
dustboth
Dust, particularly when stirred up.
4.
flocking of birdsclassical
The gathering or flocking of birds.
5.
crowdboth
A gathering or crowd of people or animals.

عُكَابnoun

1.
smokeclassical
Smoke, particularly dense smoke.
2.
dustboth
Dust, especially when stirred up.

عَكُوبnoun

1.
dustboth
Dust, especially when stirred up.

مَعْلُوبnoun

1.
dusty roadclassical
A road that is dusty on its sides.

عَاكُوبnoun

1.
dusty roadclassical
A variant term for a dusty road.

عَاكِبnoun

1.
dustboth
Dust, especially when stirred up.
2.
crowdboth
A large gathering or crowd.

اعْتَكَبَverb

1.
to stir up dustclassical
To cause dust to rise in a place.
2.
to gatherclassical
Camels gathering in a place and stirring up dust.

عَاكِبadjective

1.
numerous (camels)classical
Describing camels that are numerous or abundant.

عُكُوفnoun

1.
flockingboth
The act of birds flocking or gathering together.
2.
gatheringboth
A gathering or congregation of people or animals.

عَكْفَverb

1.
to flockboth
Horses flocking or gathering together.

عَكُوبadjective

1.
flocking (birds)classical
Describing birds that are flocking or gathered.

عُكُوفadjective

1.
flocking (birds)classical
Describing birds that are flocking or gathered.

عَصَبَadjective

1.
agileclassical
Describing a young person who is agile, energetic, and quick in their work.

عَضَبَadjective

1.
agileclassical
Describing a young person who is agile, energetic, and quick in their work.

عَكِبَadjective

1.
agileclassical
Describing a young person who is agile, energetic, and quick in their work.

العَكَابnoun

1.
spiderclassical
A name for a spider.

العَكَبnoun

1.
spiderclassical
A name for a spider.

الأَعْكَبnoun

1.
spiderclassical
A name for a spider.

عَكَبnoun

1.
husband of motherclassical
The husband of one's mother, i.e., stepfather.

رَجُلٌ عُكَبadjective

1.
short and stoutclassical
Describing a man who is short, stout, and dry or coarse in build.

الأَعْكَبadjective

1.
short and stoutclassical
Describing a man who is short, stout, and dry or coarse in build.

العَكَب العِجْلِيّname

1.
poet's nameclassical
A name referring to a poet.

عُكَبname

1.
nameclassical
A proper name.

عُكَابَةname

1.
tribal nameclassical
The name of a tribe, specifically 'Ukkabah bin Sa'b bin 'Ali bin Bakr bin Wa'il.
2.
nameclassical
A proper name.

عُكَبname

1.
name of a personclassical
The name of Al-Lakhmi, the keeper of Al-Nu'man bin Al-Mundhir's prison.

عَكَبَnoun

1.
mischievousnessclassical
Mischievousness or intensity in evil.

عَكَبnoun

1.
mischievous beingclassical
A term for a mischievous jinn or human.

عَكَبname

1.
Iblisclassical
A name for Iblis (Satan).

Parallel reading

العكب: تداني أصابع الرجل بعضها إلى بعض.

Al-'Ukb: The closeness of a man's toes to each other.

والعكب: غلظ في لحي الإنسان وشفته.

And Al-'Ukb: coarseness in a person's beard and lip.

وأمة عكباء: علجة جافية الخلق، من آم عكب.

And a coarse-natured woman: a harsh, rough-tempered woman, from the tribe of 'Am 'Ukkab.

وعكبت الطير تعكب عكوبا: عكفت.

And birds flocked, 'takbu 'ukuban: 'akafat (they flocked).

وعكبت القدر تعكب عكوبا إذا ثار عكابها، وهو بخارها وشدة غليانها

And a pot boiled vigorously, 'takbu 'ukuban, when its steam rose, which is its vapor and intense boiling.

والعكاب: الدخان.

And Al-'Ukkab: smoke.

والعكب: الغبار، ومنه قيل للأمة عكباء.

And Al-'Ukb: dust, and from this it is said of a woman that she is 'Ukkaba' (dusty/coarse).

والعكوب والعكوب، بالفتح: الغبار؛ قال بشر بن أبي خازم:

And Al-'Ukūb and Al-'Ukūb, with the فتحه: dust; Bishr bin Abi Khazim said:

على كل معلوب يثور عكوبها

On every dusty road, its dust is stirred up.

والمعلوب: الطريق الذي يعلب بجنبتيه؛ والعاكوب: لغة فيه، عن الهجري؛ وأنشد:

And Al-Ma'lūb: the road that is dusty on its sides; and Al-'Akūb: a variant term for it, from Al-Hajari; and he recited:

فللخيل عاكوب، من الضحل، ساند

Then for the horses there is a dusty path, from the shallow ground, a raised one.

والعاكب: كالعكوب؛ قال: جاءت، مع الركب، لها ظباظب، ... فغشي الذادة منها عاكب

And Al-'Akib: is like Al-'Ukūb; he said: They came, with the caravan, having prominent humps, ... and the dust covered the drivers from it.

واعتكب المكان: ثار فيه العكوب.

And he stirred up the place: dust rose in it.

والعاكب من الإبل: الكثيرة؛ وللإبل عكوب على الحوض أي ازدحام.

And Al-'Akib from the camels: the numerous ones; and for the camels there is 'ukūb at the watering trough, meaning crowding.

واعتكبت الإبل: اجتمعت في موضع، فأثارت الغبار فيه؛ قال:

And the camels gathered: they assembled in a place, and stirred up dust in it; he said:

إني، إذا بل النفي غاربي، ... واعتكبت، أغنيت عنك جانبي

Indeed, when the dust reaches my neck, ... and I have gathered, I have sufficed for you on my side.

والعاكب: الجمع الكثير.

And Al-'Akib: the large gathering.

والعكوب، عكوف الطير المجتمعة، وعكوب الورد، وعكوب الجماعة.

And Al-'Ukūb, the flocking of gathered birds, and the gathering of the watering party, and the gathering of the group.

وعكفت الخيل عكوفا، وعكبت عكوبا: بمعنى واحد.

And horses flocked, 'ukūfan, and 'akafat 'ukūban: meaning the same.

وطير عكوب وعكوف؛ وأنشد الليث لمزاحم العقيلي:

And birds that flock, 'ukūb and 'ukūf; and Al-Layth recited for Muzahim Al-'Uqayli:

تظل نسور من شمام عليهم ... عكوبا مع العقبان، عقبان يذبل

Vultures remain from Shamam upon them, ... flocking with the eagles, eagles of Yadhbul.

ابن الأعرابي: غلام عصب وعضب، بالصاد والضاد، وعكب إذا كان خفيفا نشيطا في عمله.

Ibn Al-A'rabi: A boy is 'asab and 'adab, with Sad and Dad, and 'akkab if he is light and energetic in his work.

والعكاب والعكب والأعكب: كله اسم لجمع العنكبوت، وليس بجمع، لأن العنكبوت رباعي.

And Al-'Ukkab, Al-'Ukb, and Al-A'kab: all are names for a gathering of spiders, but not a plural, because 'Ankabut (spider) is singular.

والعكب: الذي لأمه زوج.

And Al-'Ukb: he whose mother has a husband.

ورجل عكب، مثال هجف، أي قصير ضخم جاف؛ وكذلك الأعكب.

And a man 'Ukb, like Hujf, meaning short, stout, and dry; and likewise Al-A'kab.

والعكب: الشدة في الشر، والشيطنة؛ ومنه قيل للمارد من الجن والإنس: عكب.

And Al-'Ukb: intensity in evil, and mischievousness; and from this it is said of a powerful jinn or human: 'Ukb.

وعكب: اسم إبليس

And 'Ukb: the name of Iblis.