أكب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ب ب (k-b-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.kab.ba/

Verb

أَكَبَّ (ʾakabba) IV, non-past يُكِبُّ‎ (yukibbu)

  1. (intransitive) to throw oneself prostrate, to bow down, to bend or lean [+ عَلَى (object) = over]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 67:22:
      أَفَمَن يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَىٰ أَمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
      ʾafaman yamšī mukibban ʿalā wajhihi ʾahdā ʾam man yamšī sawiyyan ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
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  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to devote oneself, to peruse one’s vigour, to throw oneself into [+ عَلَى (object)]
  3. (transitive) to cover with a lid

Conjugation

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