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عقرب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the scorpion, a venomous arachnid. It extends to describe things associated with scorpions, such as places infested with them, and also refers to a celestial constellation and a specific type of posture.

Derived headwords

العَقْرَبnoun
  1. 1.
    scorpion, feminineboth

    scorpion, feminine

عَقْرَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    scorpion, with an open 'ayn and extended 'alif, indeclinableboth

    scorpion, with an open 'ayn and extended 'alif, indeclinable

عَقْرَبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Female scorpion (extended)classical

    An extended, non-conjugated form referring to the female scorpion.

عَقْرَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    the male scorpion, with a damma on the 'ayn and ra'both

    the male scorpion, with a damma on the 'ayn and ra'

مَعْقَرِبadjective
  1. 1.
    a place with scorpions, with a kasra on the ra'both

    a place with scorpions, with a kasra on the ra'

  2. 2.
    and a 'mu'aqrab' temple, with a fatha on the ra', meaning 'bent' or 'curved'both

    and a 'mu'aqrab' temple, with a fatha on the ra', meaning 'bent' or 'curved'

أَرْضٌ مَعْقَرِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Land with scorpionsboth

    Land that is infested with scorpions.

أَرْضٌ مَعْقَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Land with scorpions (variant)classical

    A variant pronunciation/formation for land infested with scorpions, possibly reducing the root to three letters.

صَدْغٌ مَعْقَرِبadjective
  1. 1.
    Bent templeclassical

    Referring to a temple that is bent or curved inwards.

Parallel reading

العقرب: واحدة العقارب، وهي تؤنث
The scorpion: the singular unit of scorpions, and it is feminine.
والأنثى عقربة وعقرباء ممدود غير مصروف
And the female is 'aqrabah and 'aqrabā' (extended, indeclinable).
والذكر عقربان بالضم
And the male is 'aqrabān (with dammah).
وهو أيضا دابة له أرجل طوال، وليس ذنبه كذنب العقارب.
It is also an animal with long legs, and its tail is not like the tail of scorpions.
كأن مرعى أمكم إذ غدت عقربة يكومها عقربان
As if the grazing place of your mother, when she went forth, was a scorpion being piled up by a male scorpion.
ومكان معقرب، بكسر الراء: ذو عقارب
And a place 'ma'qrib, with kasrah on the ra': is one with scorpions.
وأرض معقربة
And land 'ma'qrabah (infested with scorpions).
وبعضهم يقول أرض معقرة، كأنه رد العقرب إلى ثلاثة أحرف ثم بنى عليه
And some of them say land 'ma'qarah, as if they reduced the scorpion to three letters and then built upon it.
وصدغ معقرب، بفتح الراء، أي معطوف
And a temple 'ma'qrab, with fatha on the ra', meaning bent.
والعقرب: برج في السماء.
And the Scorpion: a constellation in the sky.