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تبك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a place name, possibly derived from a verb meaning to weep or flow. It also describes a specific type of grape.

Derived headwords

تَبُوكname
  1. 1.
    Tabukboth

    A place name, referring to a region or land.

بَاكَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to weepclassical

    The past tense verb form, indicating the action of shedding tears.

تَبُوكُverb
  1. 1.
    it weepsclassical

    The present tense verb form, indicating the action of shedding tears.

التَبَوُكِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Tabuki grapeclassical

    A specific variety of grape originating from Taif, characterized by being white, having little juice, and large berries.

Parallel reading

تبوك: اسم أرض
Tabuk: a name of a land.
فإن كانت التاء في تبوك أصلية فلا أدري مم اشتقاق تبوك
If the 'ta' in Tabuk is original, then I do not know from what Tabuk is derived.
وإن كانت التاء تاء التأنيث في المضارع فهي من باكت تبوك
And if the 'ta' is the 'ta' of femininity in the present tense, then it is from 'bakata' (she wept), 'tabuku' (she weeps).
والتبوكي: ضرب من عنب الطائف أبيض قليل الماء عظام الحب نحو من عظم الأقماعي
And the Tabuki: a type of grape from Taif, white, with little juice, large berries, similar in size to the Aqma'i grape.
ينشق حبه على شجره
Its berries split on its vine.
وقد يكون تبوك تفعول
And Tabuk might be a 'taf'uul' pattern.