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وكب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns movement, particularly walking or marching, often in a group. It extends to concepts of accompanying, following, and persistence. Secondary meanings relate to physical states like uprightness, dirtiness, and ripeness.

Derived headwords

وَكَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyboth

    To walk with a slow, measured gait, often in a procession or group.

يَكِبُّverb
  1. 1.
    to walk slowlyboth

    Present tense of 'wakaba', indicating the act of walking slowly or in a procession.

وُكُوبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    slow walkingboth

    The act of walking slowly or in a procession; a steady, measured pace.

وَكَبَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    processionclassical

    A large group walking together, a procession, or a steady, continuous movement.

المَوْكِبnoun
  1. 1.
    processionboth

    A group of people, whether mounted or on foot, moving together, often for display or ceremony.

  2. 2.
    riders of camelsclassical

    Specifically refers to the riders of camels in a procession, often for adornment.

أَوْكَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to accompanyclassical

    To follow or accompany a group or person.

  2. 2.
    to be ready to flyclassical

    Said of a bird preparing to take flight, or flapping its wings while falling.

  3. 3.
    to angerclassical

    To make someone angry or upset.

وَكَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to stand uprightclassical

    To stand erect or to be in an upright position.

وَكَبَnoun
  1. 1.
    uprightnessclassical

    The state of being upright or standing erect.

وَكَبnoun
  1. 1.
    dirtclassical

    Dirt or filth, especially when it is accumulated.

  2. 2.
    blackness of ripe datesclassical

    The dark color that dates acquire when they are ripe.

تَوْكِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    approaching closelyclassical

    The act of coming close or approaching, especially in a continuous manner.

الْوِكَابnoun
  1. 1.
    very sadclassical

    A person characterized by intense grief or sorrow.

  2. 2.
    Hudhayli poetclassical

    Refers to a poet from the Hudhayl tribe.

الْوَاكِبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    standingclassical

    A feminine adjective meaning standing or upright.

مُواكِبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    accompanyingclassical

    Said of a she-camel that walks alongside a procession or moves with a high-stepping gait.

Parallel reading

وكب يكب وكوبا ووكبانا: مشى في درجان
Wakaba, yakibu, wukuban, wa wakaban: he walked with a steady gait.
ومنه: الموكب: للجماعة ركبانا أو مشاة، أو ركاب الإبل للزينة.
And from this is: Al-Mawkib: for a group, mounted or on foot, or the camel riders for adornment.
وأوكب: لزمهم، و الطائر: تهيأ للطيران، أو ضرب بجناحيه، وهو واقع، وفلانا: أغضبه.
And awkaba: he followed them, and the bird: it prepared for flight, or flapped its wings while falling, and fulanan: he angered him.
واكبهم: سا يرهم، أو بادرهم، أو ms0165 ركب معهم، وعليه: واظب، كوكب.
Wakabhum: he accompanied them, or he hurried to them, or he rode with them, and 'alayhi: he persisted, ka-wakaba.
والوكب: الإنتصاب والقيام، وبالتحريك: الوسخ، وسواد التمر إذا نضج.
And al-wakab: uprightness and standing, and with harakah: dirt, and the blackness of dates when they ripen.
وكب، كفرح، ووكب توكيبا، وهو موكب.
Wakaba, ka-fariha, and wakaba tawkiban, and it is a procession.
والوكاب، ككتان: الكثير الحزن، وشاعر هذلي.
And al-wikab, ka-kittan: the very sad one, and a Hudhayli poet.
والواكبة: القائمة.
And al-wakibah: the standing one.
والتوكيب: المقاربة في الصرار.
And al-tawkib: approaching closely in persistence.
وناقة مواكبة: تساير الموكب، أو معنق في سيرها.
And a muwakibah she-camel: accompanying the procession, or stretching her neck in her gait.