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وكب

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns movement, specifically walking or proceeding at a steady pace, often with a sense of dignity or purpose. It extends to concepts of following, adhering to, or being consistent with something, as well as physical states like being covered in dirt or a specific color developing in fruit.

Derived headwords

وكب، يكب، وكوباverb
  1. 1.
    to walk steadilyboth

    To walk at a measured and unhurried pace, with deliberation.

وكوباnoun
  1. 1.
    steady walkingclassical

    The act of walking with a steady, deliberate pace.

وكباناnoun
  1. 1.
    steady walkingclassical

    The act of walking with a steady, deliberate pace.

الوكبnoun
  1. 1.
    a pace of walkingclassical

    A manner or style of walking, characterized by steadiness and deliberation.

  2. 2.
    group processionboth

    A group of people, whether mounted or on foot, moving together in a procession.

  3. 3.
    riders of camelsclassical

    The riders of camels, especially when gathered for display or leisure.

  4. 4.
    uprightness, standingclassical

    The state of being upright or standing.

  5. 5.
    dirt, grimeclassical

    Dirt or grime that accumulates on skin or clothing.

  6. 6.
    darkness of ripe fruitclassical

    The dark color that appears on fruit, such as grapes or dates, when ripe.

وكوبadjective
  1. 1.
    walking steadilyclassical

    Describing an animal, like a gazelle or a female goat, that walks with a steady and deliberate pace.

  2. 2.
    sticking to the herdclassical

    Describing a gazelle that stays close to its herd.

الموكبnoun
  1. 1.
    processionboth

    A group of people, especially riders or horsemen, moving together in a formal or ceremonial procession.

  2. 2.
    slow, steady paceclassical

    A slow and steady pace, characteristic of a procession.

  3. 3.
    darkening fruitclassical

    Fruit, particularly dates or grapes, that has begun to darken as it ripens.

المواكبnoun
  1. 1.
    processionsboth

    Plural of 'mawkib', referring to multiple processions.

أوكبverb
  1. 1.
    to adhere to a processionclassical

    For a camel rider to join or follow a procession.

  2. 2.
    to prepare for flightclassical

    For a bird to prepare itself for flight.

  3. 3.
    to take flightclassical

    For a bird to begin its flight.

  4. 4.
    to flap wings while landingclassical

    For a bird to flap its wings as it is landing.

  5. 5.
    to anger someoneclassical

    To make someone angry or upset.

واكبهمverb
  1. 1.
    to keep pace withboth

    To walk or travel alongside someone, matching their pace.

  2. 2.
    to precede or outpaceclassical

    To move ahead of someone or to outpace them.

  3. 3.
    to ride withboth

    To join someone in their procession or ride with them.

واكبهverb
  1. 1.
    to persist inboth

    To be diligent and persistent in pursuing a matter or task.

كوكبverb
  1. 1.
    to persist inclassical

    To be diligent and persistent in pursuing a matter or task.

الوكبnoun
  1. 1.
    dirt, grimeclassical

    Dirt or grime that accumulates on skin or clothing.

  2. 2.
    darkness of ripe fruitclassical

    The dark color that appears on fruit, such as grapes or dates, when ripe.

وكب، وكباverb
  1. 1.
    to stand upclassical

    To stand up or become erect.

  2. 2.
    to be covered in dirtclassical

    For skin or clothing to become covered in dirt or grime.

الوكبnoun
  1. 1.
    dirt, grimeclassical

    Dirt or grime that accumulates on skin or clothing.

  2. 2.
    darkness of ripe fruitclassical

    The dark color that appears on fruit, such as grapes or dates, when ripe.

وكب، كفرحverb
  1. 1.
    to be covered in dirtclassical

    For skin or clothing to become covered in dirt or grime.

وكبverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    For fruit, like grapes or dates, to begin to turn dark as it ripens.

توكيباnoun
  1. 1.
    beginning to darkenclassical

    The process of fruit beginning to acquire a dark color as it ripens.

موكبadjective
  1. 1.
    darkeningclassical

    Describing fruit, like grapes or dates, that has begun to show the dark color of ripeness.

الوكابnoun
  1. 1.
    man of great sorrowclassical

    A man who experiences profound or excessive grief.

الوكابname
  1. 1.
    a Hudhayli poetclassical

    A poet from the Hudhayl tribe known by this name.

الواكبةadjective
  1. 1.
    standingclassical

    Describing something that is standing upright.

التوكيبnoun
  1. 1.
    approaching in intensityclassical

    Getting close in intensity or severity, particularly in relation to a sound or action.

مواكبةadjective
  1. 1.
    keeping pace withclassical

    Describing a female camel that keeps pace with a procession or moves at a fast, purposeful gait.

مواكبadjective
  1. 1.
    persistentclassical

    Describing someone who is diligent and persistent in a matter.

Parallel reading

مشى في درجان
He walked with deliberation.
في تؤدة ودرجان
With gentleness and deliberation.
ظبية وكوب
A gazelle walking steadily.
عنز وكوب
A goat walking steadily.
وقد وكبت وكوبا
And she walked with a steady pace.
اشتق اسم الموكب كمجلس
The name 'mawkib' (procession) is derived, like 'majlis' (session).
جمعه المواكب
Its plural is 'mawakib' (processions).
وكب الظبي: أسرع
The gazelle walked fast: this is the origin of 'mawkib'.
لها أم موقفة وكوب بحيث الرقو مرتعها البرير
It has a mother standing still, and a gazelle walking steadily where the 'burayr' grass is its pasture.
أنه كان يسير في الإفاضة سير الموكب
That he used to proceed during the 'ifada' (a ritual journey) with the pace of a procession.
أراد: أنه لم يكن يسرع السير فيها
He meant: that he did not hasten his pace during it.
أوكب البعير: لزم الموكب
The camel joined the procession: it adhered to the procession.
أوكب الطائر: إذا نهض للطيران
The bird 'awkaba': if it rose for flight.
أوكب ثم طارا
It rose then it flew.
أو ضرب بجناحيه وهو واقع
Or it flapped its wings while landing.
أوكب فلانا: أغضبه
He 'awkaba'd' him: he angered him.
واكبهم مواكبة: سايرهم
He 'awakaba'd' them, 'muwakaba': he kept pace with them.
أو بادرهم
Or he preceded them.
أو واكبهم: إذا ركب معهم في موكبهم
Or he 'awakaba'd' them: if he rode with them in their procession.
واكبه عليه، أي على الأمر: واظب
He 'awakaba'd' it, i.e., the matter: he persisted.
وكب: قام وانتصب
'Wakaba': he stood up and became erect.
فلان مواكب على الأمر، وواكب، أي: مثابر مواظب
So-and-so is 'muwakib' on the matter, and 'uwakkib', meaning: persistent, diligent.
الوب: الوسخ يعلو الجلد والثوب
Al-wakab: the dirt that covers the skin and clothing.
وقد وكب يوكب وكبا
And it became covered with dirt, 'yakubu', 'wakaban'.
الوب: سواد التمر إذا نضج
Al-wakab: the blackness of dates when ripe.
وقد وكب الجلد والثوب، كفرح
And the skin and clothing became covered with dirt, like 'faraha'.
وكب العنب توكيبا: أخذ تلوين السواد فيه
The grapes 'awakaba', 'tawkiban': they took on the dark coloring.
وهو موكب على صيغة اسم الفاعل
And it is 'mawkib', in the form of an active participle.
والمعروف في لون العنب والرطب إذا ظهر فيه أدنى سواد: التوكيت
And what is known for the color of grapes and dates when the slightest blackness appears in them is 'tawkīt'.
يقال: بسر موكت
It is said: 'busr mawkīt' (dates beginning to darken).
الوكاب: الرجل الكثير الحزن
Al-wakab: the man of much sorrow.
وشاعر هذلي يسمى الوكاب
And a Hudhayli poet is called Al-Wakab.
الواكبة: القائمة، من وكب: قام
Al-wakiba: the standing one, from 'wakaba': to stand.
التوكيب: المقاربة في الصرار
Al-tawkīb: approaching in intensity (of a sound).
وناقة مواكبة: تساير الموكب
And a 'muwakiba' she-camel: she keeps pace with the procession.
أو معنق في سيرها كما في الصحاح
Or stretching out in her gait, as in Al-Sihah.
وظبية وكوب: لازمة لسربها
And a 'wakub' gazelle: sticking to her herd.
والموكب: البسر يطعن فيه بالشوك حتى ينضج
And 'al-mawkib': the unripe dates that are pierced with a thorn until they ripen.