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الكوكب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to celestial bodies, specifically stars, and by extension, bright or prominent objects. It also extends to concepts of leadership, intensity, and distinctiveness, often metaphorically applied to earthly phenomena and people.

Derived headwords

الكوكبnoun
  1. 1.
    Starboth

    A celestial body, specifically a star, which is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity.

  2. 2.
    Constellationboth

    A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.

  3. 3.
    Bright spot in the eyeclassical

    A white or bright spot or blemish in the eye.

  4. 4.
    Tall plantclassical

    A plant that has grown tall or prominent.

  5. 5.
    Leader/Chiefclassical

    The leader, chief, or most prominent person of a group or people.

  6. 6.
    Fighter/Warriorclassical

    A warrior or fighter, especially one who is prominent.

  7. 7.
    Intense heatclassical

    Extreme heat, often referring to the heat of the sun or a very hot day.

  8. 8.
    Swordclassical

    A sword, likely referring to its shining or prominent nature.

  9. 9.
    Waterclassical

    Water, possibly referring to a bright or clear source.

  10. 10.
    Prison/Confinementclassical

    A place of confinement or a prison.

  11. 11.
    Nail/Pegclassical

    A nail, peg, or spike.

  12. 12.
    Distinctive patch of landclassical

    A patch of land whose color differs from the surrounding earth.

  13. 13.
    Wide valleyclassical

    A broad or open valley.

  14. 14.
    Man with weaponsclassical

    A man equipped with his weapons.

  15. 15.
    Mountainclassical

    A mountain or a large hill.

  16. 16.
    Adolescent boyclassical

    A boy who has reached adolescence.

  17. 17.
    Mushroomclassical

    A fungus, specifically a mushroom.

  18. 18.
    The best partclassical

    The most significant or best part of something.

  19. 19.
    Bloom of a meadowclassical

    The flowering or blooming of a meadow.

  20. 20.
    Gleam of ironclassical

    The shine or brightness of iron.

  21. 21.
    Center of a wellclassical

    The eye or opening of a well.

  22. 22.
    Place nameclassical

    A specific location, such as a castle overlooking Tiberias.

  23. 23.
    Woman's name/markerclassical

    A name or marker associated with a woman.

  24. 24.
    Dew dropsclassical

    Drops that fall at night onto grass.

الكوكبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Group/Clusterboth

    A group or cluster of things, especially stars.

كوكبانname
  1. 1.
    Fortress nameclassical

    The name of a fortress in Yemen, known for its interior being inlaid with jewels that shone like stars.

كواكبnoun
  1. 1.
    Mountain nameclassical

    A mountain from which millstones are carved.

الكوكبيةname
  1. 1.
    Place name/Proverbial curseclassical

    A place whose inhabitants were unjust, leading to a curse upon them, giving rise to a proverb.

كوكبىname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, similar in structure to 'Khuzayli'.

كويكبname
  1. 1.
    Mosque nameclassical

    A mosque located between Tabuk and Medina, associated with the Prophet (peace be upon him).

كوكب الحديدnoun
  1. 1.
    Shine of ironclassical

    The gleam and intense brightness of iron.

كوكبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sparkle/Gleamclassical

    The sparkle or intense glow, specifically referring to iron.

ذو كواكبadjective
  1. 1.
    Full of hardshipsclassical

    Describing a day or time that is full of difficulties and trials.

Parallel reading

النجم، كالكوكبة، وبياض في العين، وما طال من النبات، وسيد القوم، وفارسهم، وشدة الحر، والسيف، والماء، والمحبس، والمسمار، والخطة يخالف لونها لون أرضها، والطلق من الأودية، والرجل بسلاحه، والجبل، والغلام المراهق، والفطر: لنبات م، و من الشيء: معظمه، و من الروضة: نورها، و من الحديد: بريقه وتوقده، و من البئر: عينها، وقلعة مطلة على طبرية، وعلم امرأة، وقطرات تقع بالليل على الحشيش.
The star, like a constellation, and a whiteness in the eye, and what grows tall of plants, and the chief of the people, and their knight, and intense heat, and the sword, and water, and the prison, and the nail, and a patch whose color differs from its land, and the wide part of valleys, and the man with his weapons, and the mountain, and the adolescent boy, and the mushroom: a plant, and of a thing: its greatest part, and of a meadow: its bloom, and of iron: its gleam and intensity, and of a well: its opening, and a castle overlooking Tiberias, and a woman's marker, and drops that fall at night on the grass.
والكوكبة: الجماعة.
And the constellation: the group.
وكوكبان: حصن باليمن ط رصع داخله بالياقوت، فكان يلمع كالكوكب ط.
And Kawkaban: a fortress in Yemen, whose interior was inlaid with rubies, so it shone like a star.
وكواكب، بالضم: جبل تنحت منه الأرحية.
And Kawakib, with damma: a mountain from which millstones are carved.
والكوكبية: ة ظلم أهلها عامل بها، فدعوا عليه دعوة، فمات عقبها، ومنه المثل: "دعوا دعوة كوكبية".
And Al-Kawkabiyyah: a place whose people were unjust, so they invoked a curse upon it, and it perished thereafter, and from it is the saying: 'They invoked the curse of Kawkabiyyah.'
وكوكبى، كخوزلى: ع.
And Kawkaba, like Khuzayli: a place name.
وكويكب: مسجد بين تبوك والمدينة للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.
And Kuwaykib: a mosque between Tabuk and Medina for the Prophet, peace be upon him.
وكوكب الحديد كوكبة: برق وتوقد.
And the gleam of iron is a sparkle and intensity.
ويوم ذو كواكب: ذو شدائد.
And a day with stars (dhu kawakib): full of hardships.
و"ذهبوا تحت كل كوكب": تفرقوا.
And 'They went under every star' (dhahabu tahta kulli kawkab): they scattered.