عُقْبَةٌ
Root: عقب
Full Definition
عُقْبَةٌ
: see عَقِبٌ, in three places.
2 Also The last that remains: so in the saying, فُلَانٌ عُقْبَةُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ [Such a one is the last that remains of the sons of such a one].
3 And A turn; or time at which, or during which, anything is, or is to be, done, or had, in succession: pl. عُقَبٌ. One says, تَمَّتْ عُقْبَتُكَ Thy turn is completed. And دَارَتْ عُقْبَةُ فُلَانٍ The turn of such a one came round. And رَكِبَ عُقْبَةً He rode one turn: and رَكِبَ عُقْبَتَهُ He rode his turn, or in his turn. And it is said in a trad., مَنْ مَشَى عَنْ دَابَّتِةِ عُقْبَةً فَلَهُ كَذَا Whoso walks a turn to a certain point, instead of his beast, to him shall be given such a thing. عُقْبَةُ الأجِيرِ means The hired-man's turn to ride; when the hirer dismounts, for example in the morning, and he rides. And [the pl.] عُقَبٌ means [particularly] The turns of camels, when they are being watered: the watering of a number of camels together after another number is termed their عُقْبَة. [See also عُقْبَى.]
4 And [it is said that] it means also Camels which a man pastures and waters in his turn; and IAar cites as an ex.
5 Also The place in which one mounts a beast to ride [app. in his turn].
6 And The distance, or space, of two leagues; i. e. twice the distance termed فَرْسَخ: and the distance to which one journeys [app. from one halting-place to the next; i. e. a stage of a journey]: pl. as above: a poet says,
7 And The distance, or space, between the ascending and descending of a bird.
8 And The night and the day; because they follow each other.
9 And A substitute; or thing that is given, or taken, in exchange for another thing; as also عُقْبَى . One says, أَخَذْتُ مِنْ أَسِيرِى عُقْبَةً I took, or received, for my captive, a substitute, or something in exchange. And سَأُعْطِيكَ مِنْهَا عُقْبَى occurs in a trad., meaning I will give thee something in exchange [for her, i. e.] for sparing her life,
10 And Pasture, or food, of an ostrich, that is eaten after other pasture or food: [and likewise of camels: and of men:] pl. as above. One says of camels, رَعَتْ عُقْبَتَهَا i. e. They pastured upon the [kind of plants termed] حَمْض after the [kind termed] خُلَّة; or upon the خُلَّة after the حَمْض: and of men one says, أَكَلُوا عُقْبَتَهُمْ They ate their repast of sweetmeat after the other food.
11 And The remains of the contents of a cooking-pot, adhering to the bottom. And Somewhat of broth which the borrower of a cooking-pot returns when he returns the pot.
12 [Hence,] أُمُّ عُقْبَةَ is an appellation of The cooking-pot. (T in art. ام.) أَبْو عُقْبَةَ is a surname of The hog.
13 One says also, لَقِيتُ مِنْهُ عُقْبَةَ الصُّنْعِ, meaning I experienced from him, or it, difficulty: [as though lit. signifying, the result of the deed that I had done:] and [simply] لَقِىَ مِنْهُ عُقْبَةً He experienced from him, or it, difficulty. (TA. [But in a copy of the A, and in my opinion correctly, the last word in this phrase is written : see عَقَبَةٌ, below.])
14 And كُنْتُ مَرَّةً نُشْبَة وَأَنَا اليَوْمَ عُقْبَة, expl. by IAar as meaning I was such that, when I clung to a man, he experienced evil from me; but now I have reverted from being such, through weakness. (TA. [It is a prov., somewhat differently related in art. نشب, q. v.])
15 See also the next paragraph, in four places.
2 Also The last that remains: so in the saying, فُلَانٌ عُقْبَةُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ [Such a one is the last that remains of the sons of such a one].
3 And A turn; or time at which, or during which, anything is, or is to be, done, or had, in succession: pl. عُقَبٌ. One says, تَمَّتْ عُقْبَتُكَ Thy turn is completed. And دَارَتْ عُقْبَةُ فُلَانٍ The turn of such a one came round. And رَكِبَ عُقْبَةً He rode one turn: and رَكِبَ عُقْبَتَهُ He rode his turn, or in his turn. And it is said in a trad., مَنْ مَشَى عَنْ دَابَّتِةِ عُقْبَةً فَلَهُ كَذَا Whoso walks a turn to a certain point, instead of his beast, to him shall be given such a thing. عُقْبَةُ الأجِيرِ means The hired-man's turn to ride; when the hirer dismounts, for example in the morning, and he rides. And [the pl.] عُقَبٌ means [particularly] The turns of camels, when they are being watered: the watering of a number of camels together after another number is termed their عُقْبَة. [See also عُقْبَى.]
4 And [it is said that] it means also Camels which a man pastures and waters in his turn; and IAar cites as an ex.
[but this I would rather render, Verily I have incumbent on me a turn to pasture and water camels; and I perform it; I am not a neglecter thereof nor a delayer of it]; meaning I drive the camels which I pasture and water in my turn, and I tend them well: مُنْسِيهَا is for مُنْسِئِهَا, for the sake of the rhyme.إِنَّ عَلَىَّ عُقْبَةً أَقْضِيهَا لَسْتُ بِنَاسِيهَا وَلَا مُنْسِيهَا
5 Also The place in which one mounts a beast to ride [app. in his turn].
6 And The distance, or space, of two leagues; i. e. twice the distance termed فَرْسَخ: and the distance to which one journeys [app. from one halting-place to the next; i. e. a stage of a journey]: pl. as above: a poet says,
[Soft, or tender, heavy in the hinder part, that will not perform men's marches]; meaning that she will not [or cannot] journey with men, because she will not endure the doing so on account of her soft and delicate life.خَوْدًا ضِنَاكًا لَا تَسِيرُ العُقَبَا
7 And The distance, or space, between the ascending and descending of a bird.
8 And The night and the day; because they follow each other.
9 And A substitute; or thing that is given, or taken, in exchange for another thing; as also عُقْبَى . One says, أَخَذْتُ مِنْ أَسِيرِى عُقْبَةً I took, or received, for my captive, a substitute, or something in exchange. And سَأُعْطِيكَ مِنْهَا عُقْبَى occurs in a trad., meaning I will give thee something in exchange [for her, i. e.] for sparing her life,
10 And Pasture, or food, of an ostrich, that is eaten after other pasture or food: [and likewise of camels: and of men:] pl. as above. One says of camels, رَعَتْ عُقْبَتَهَا i. e. They pastured upon the [kind of plants termed] حَمْض after the [kind termed] خُلَّة; or upon the خُلَّة after the حَمْض: and of men one says, أَكَلُوا عُقْبَتَهُمْ They ate their repast of sweetmeat after the other food.
11 And The remains of the contents of a cooking-pot, adhering to the bottom. And Somewhat of broth which the borrower of a cooking-pot returns when he returns the pot.
12 [Hence,] أُمُّ عُقْبَةَ is an appellation of The cooking-pot. (T in art. ام.) أَبْو عُقْبَةَ is a surname of The hog.
13 One says also, لَقِيتُ مِنْهُ عُقْبَةَ الصُّنْعِ, meaning I experienced from him, or it, difficulty: [as though lit. signifying, the result of the deed that I had done:] and [simply] لَقِىَ مِنْهُ عُقْبَةً He experienced from him, or it, difficulty. (TA. [But in a copy of the A, and in my opinion correctly, the last word in this phrase is written : see عَقَبَةٌ, below.])
14 And كُنْتُ مَرَّةً نُشْبَة وَأَنَا اليَوْمَ عُقْبَة, expl. by IAar as meaning I was such that, when I clung to a man, he experienced evil from me; but now I have reverted from being such, through weakness. (TA. [It is a prov., somewhat differently related in art. نشب, q. v.])
15 See also the next paragraph, in four places.
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