وقب

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Form 1وَقَبَ الظَّلَامُ9 senses · 1 main

maṣdarوَقْبٌ وُقُوبٌmuḍāriʿيَقِبُ يُقِبُ

Core sense — the darkness came in upon them; the sun set; it enteredgenerated

1.1

The darkness came in upon the people.

1.1.1and from the mischief of night when it comes in upon men—وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

So in the Qurʾān 113:3.

[For other explanations see غَاسِقٌ in art. غسق.]

1.1.2figurative · مجازthe sun set; it entered its place of setting—وَقَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ

1.1.3the moon entered upon a state of eclipse—وَقَبَ القَمَرُ

It entered into the cone-shaped shade of the earth.

1.1.4his eyes became sunk, or depressed, in his head—وَقَبَتْ عَيْنَاهُ

Also simply وَقَبَ.

1.1.5he (a horse) made a sound with his prepuce—وَقَبَ

[In the S and K the verb is not mentioned, but only the second of the two maṣdars, which is explained as meaning "the sounding of a horse's prepuce".]

Or: he made a sound by the motion of his penis in its prepuce.

maṣdar وَقْبٌ and وَقِيبٌ.

1.1.6it (a thing) entered—وَقَبَ

A marginal note in a copy of the S says that the maṣdar is correctly وُقُوبٌ, because the verb is intransitive.

According to some it means: he, or it, entered into a وَقْبٌ; and in the K, وَقْبٌ is given as the maṣdar of the verb in this sense.

[In the CK, وَقْت is put by mistake for وَقْب.]

1.1.7he, or it, became absent, hidden, or concealed—وَقَبَ

[;].

1.1.8he, or it, came, approached, advanced—وَقَبَ

[;].

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

113:3

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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The darkness came in upon the people. (S, K *.) So in the verse of the Kur. [cxiii. 3,] وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ And from the mischief of night when it cometh in upon men; (S;) [for other explanations see غَاسِقٌ in art. غسق .] وَقَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ , (inf. n. وَقْبٌ and وُقُوبٌ , K,) The sun set: (S, K:) entered its place [of setting.] (S.) وَقَبَ القَمَرُ , (inf. n. وُقُوبٌ , TA,) The moon entered upon a state of eclipse; (K;) entered into the cone-shaped shade of the earth. (TA.) وَقَبَتْ عَيْنَاهُ (and simply وَقَبَ , TA,) His eyes became sunk, or depressed, in his head. (S.) وَقَبَ , aor. يَقِبُ , inf. n. وَقْبٌ and وَقِيبٌ , He (a horse) made a sound with his prepuce: [in the S and K, the verb is not mentioned, but only the latter of the two inf. ns., which is explained as signifying “ the sounding of a horse's prepuce: ”] or made a sound by the motion of his penis in its prepuce. (TA.) وَقَبَ , aor. يَقِبُ , inf. n. وَقْبٌ It (a thing) entered: (S:) but it is said in a marginal note in a copy of the S, that the inf. n. is correctly وُقُوبٌ , because the verb is intrans.: accord. to some, it signifies he, or it, entered into a وَقْبٌ , q. v.; and in the K, وَقْبٌ is given as the inf. n. of the verb in this sense. (TA.) [In the CK, وَقْت is put by mistake for وَقْب .] وَقَبَ , [aor. يُقِبُ ,] inf. n. وَقْبٌ and وُقُوبٌ , He, or it, became absent, hidden, or concealed. (K.) وَقَبَ [aor. يَقِبُ ,] inf. n. وَقْبٌ , He, or it, came; approached; advanced. (K.)

Form 4اوقب النَّخْلُ3 senses · 1 main

maṣdarإِيقَابٌ

Core sense — the palm-tree became rotten in its fruit-stalks; he suffered hungergenerated

4.1

The palm-tree became rotten in the fruit-bearing stalks of its racemes.

4.1.1he, or a people, hungered, suffered hunger—اوقب

4.1.2he put a thing into a hollow—اوقب شَيْئًا

Into a وَقْبَة; or, as in some lexicons, into a وَقْب.

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The palm-tree became rotten in the fruit-bearing stalks of its racemes. (TA.) اوقب He (K), or it, (a people, S,) hungered; suffered hunger. (S, K.) اوقب شَيْئًا , (inf. n. إِيقَابٌ , TA,) He put a thing into a وَقْبَة , q. v.: (Fr, S, K:) or, as in some Lexicons, into a وَقْب . (TA.)

Derived nouns 8

Nounوَقْبٌ9 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a small hollow in which water collects; the socket of the eye; stupidgenerated

A small hollow, or cavity, in which water collects, in a mountain or in a rock; also وَقْبَةٌ.

According to some, وقب is a collective generic noun, of which وقبة is the ism waḥda; plural أَوْقَابٌ.

وَقْبٌ, according to the K (but according to the TA وَقْبَةٌ), means something like a well, in a tract of hard and large stones that produce no plants, a fathom or two fathoms deep, in which the rain-water stagnates.

1.1

The cavity, or socket, of the eye; any cavity, or socket, in the body, such as that of the eye or that of the shoulder-blade.

Plural وُقُوبٌ and وِقَابٌ.

1.2

The pit, or cavity, above the eye of a horse.

Plural وُقُوبٌ and وِقَابٌ.

1.3

The hole into which the axle of a pulley enters.

1.4

See also وَقْبَةٌ.

Stupid, foolish, of little sense; like وَغْبٌ, as an adjective applied to a man.

Plural أَوْقَابٌ; feminine with ة.

2.1[Beware of the care with which stupid people defend their rights: a proverb]—إِيَّاكُمْ وَحَمِيَّةَ الأَوْقَابِ

So in this tradition of El-Aḥnaf.

For الاوقاب another relation substitutes الأَوغْاب, meaning the same, or weak persons; on the authority of AA, in art. وغب.

2.2

See أَوْقَابٌ.

2.3

A despised, or contemptible, low, base, or ignoble, man.

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A small hollow, or cavity, ( نُقْرَةٌ ,) in which water collects, in a mountain: (S:) or in a rock: as also وَقْبَةٌ : (K:) or, accord. to some, وقب is a coll. gen. n., of which وقبة is the n. un.: (MF:) pl. أَوْقَابٌ : (TA:) or وَقْبٌ , accord. to the K, (but accord. to the TA وَقْبَةٌ ,) signifies what is like a well, in a tract of hard and large stones that produce no plants, a fathom, or two fathoms, in depth, (K,) in which the rain-water stagnates. (TA.) The cavity, or socket, of the eye: (S:) any cavity, or socket, in the body; as that of the eye, and that of the shoulder-blade: (K:) pl. وُقُوبٌ and وِقَابٌ . (TA.) The pit, or cavity, above the eye of a horse: (K:) pl. وُقُوبٌ and وِقَابٌ . (TA.) The hole into which enters the axle of a pulley. (K.) See also وَقْبَةٌ . Stupid; foolish; of little sense: (S, K:) like وَغْبٌ : (S:) an epithet of a man: pl. أَوْقَابٌ : (K, TA:) fem. with ة . (TA.) So in the following trad. of El-Ahnaf: إِيَّاكُمْ وَحَمِيَّةَ الأَوْقَابِ [Beware of the care with which stupid people defend their rights: a proverb]. (TA.) For الاوقاب , another relation substitutes الأَوغْاب , meaning the same, or weak persons. (TA, art. وغب , on the authority of AA.) See أَوْقَابٌ A despised, or contemptible, low, base, or ignoble, man. (Th, K.)

Nounقِبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a part in the belly of a sheep or goat resembling the stomachgenerated

The thing in the belly resembling the فَحِث, the إِنْفَحَّة [a name given to the stomach of a sucking kid, etc.] when it has grown large, of a شاة [i.e. a sheep or goat or the like].

Found in no animals but those termed شاء, mentioned before, in art. قب [where it is also written قِبَّةٌ].

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The thing that is in the belly, resembling the فَحِث : (TA:) the إِنْفَحَّة [a name given to the stomach of a sucking kid, &c.] when it has grown large, of a شاة , [i. e., a sheep or goat or the like]: (K:) not in any animals but those termed شاء : (IAar:) mentioned before, in art. قب , [q. v., where it is also written قِبَّةٌ ]. (TA.)

Nounوَقْبَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a large hole in a wall in which there is shade; a cavitygenerated

A large aperture, or hole, in a wall, in which there is shade.

Plural أَوْقَابٌ.

1.1

See وَقْبٌ.

1.2

وَقْبَةُ الثَّرِيدِ and الدُّهْنِ; but the latter is a mistake, and the correct word is المُدْهُنِ [a vase for ointment], the same as أَنْقُوعَتُهُ [i.e. its cavity or hollow].

Lth says that وَقْبٌ means any cavity, hollow, or pit, such as that in a [stone of the kind called] فِهْرٌ, and in a مُدْهُن or مُدْهُنَة.

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A large aperture, or hole, in a wall, in which is shade: (K:) pl. أَوْقَابٌ . See وَقْبٌ . وَقْبَةُ الثَّرِيدِ , (S, K,) and الدُّهْنِ , (K,) but the latter is a mistake, and the correct word is المُدْهُنِ , [a vase for ointment], (TA,) i. q. أَنْقُوعَتُهُ , [i. e., its cavity or hollow]. (S, K.) Lth says, that وَقْبٌ signifies any cavity, hollow, or pit; as that in a [stone of the kind called] فِهْرٌ , and in a مُدْهُن , or مُدْهُنَة , q. v. (TA.)

Nounوُقْبِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — one who is fond of the company of stupid peoplegenerated

Fond of, or given to, the company of أَوْقاب, i.e. stupid, or foolish, persons.

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Fond of, or given to, the company of أَوْقاب , i. e., stupid, or foolish, persons. (K.)

Nounأَوْقَابٌ1 sense

Core sense — the utensils and furniture of the meaner sort of a house or tentgenerated

[Plural of وَقْبٌ?] The utensils and furniture, of the meaner sort, of a house or tent; also أَوْغَابٌ.

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[pl. of وَقْبٌ ?] The utensils and furniture, of the meaner sort, of a house, or tent: (K, TA:) as also أَوْغَابٌ . (TA.)

Nounذَكَرٌ أَوْقَبُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — penetrating deeply; a well whose water sinks into the earthgenerated

A penis that penetrates deeply.

1.1a well of which the water sinks into the earth—رَكِيَّةٌ وَقْبَاءُ

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Multum penetrans in vulvam penis. (K.) رَكِيَّةٌ وَقْبَاءُ , A well of which the water sinks into the earth. (TA.)

Nounمِيقَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — the shell called cowrygenerated

The same as وَدَعَةٌ [the shell called cowry].

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i. q. وَدَعَةٌ [The shell called cowry]. (K.)

Nounمِيقَابٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man who drinks much water; a stupid womangenerated

A man who drinks much water, or much of the beverage called نَبِيذ.

1.1a stupid, or foolish, woman—مِيقَابٌ

Or one who gives birth to stupid, or foolish, children; the same as مُحْمِقَةٌ.

[So in the CK; in a manuscript copy, مُحَمَّقَةٌ, one to whom stupidity, or folly, is imputed. But the former is evidently the right reading, ميقاب being an adjective like مِذْكَارٌ and مِئْنَاثٌ.]

1.2

Also a woman with a wide vulva.

1.3a reproachful name, referring to the mother of those to whom it is applied—بَنُو المِيقَابِ

1.4a journeying continued through a day and a night together—سَيْرُ المِيقَابِ

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A man who drinks much of water: (K:) or of the beverage called نَبِيذ . (L.) مِيقَابٌ A stupid, or foolish, woman: or one who gives birth to stupid, or foolish, children; syn. مُحْمِقَةٌ . (K: [so in the CK: in a MS. copy, مُحَمَّقَةٌ , one to whom stupidity, or folly, is imputed: but the former is evidently the right reading; ميقاب being an epithet similar to مِذْكَارٌ and مِئْنَاثٌ &c.]) Also Latam vulvam habens mulier. (K.) بَنُو المِيقَابِ a reproachful appellation, (K,) referring to the mother of the persons to whom it is applied. (TA.) سَيْرُ المِيقَابِ A journeying continued during a day and a night together. (K.)