إِعْتَقَبَ
Root: عقب
Form: 8
Full Definition
إِعْتَقَبَVIII
see 1, former half, in two places:
2 and see 3, near the beginning, in two places; and 6, also in two places.
3 [اعتقبهُ signifies also He took it, or had it, subsequently. Thus one of the meanings of العُقْبَةُ is expl. in the A and TA by the words مَا يَعْتَقِبُونَهُ بَعْدَ الطَّعَامِ مِنَ الحَلَاوَةِ i. e. What they have, or take, after the main portion of the meal, consisting of sweetmeat.
4 And He had it, or experienced it, as a consequence of an act &c.: and that it may have for an Verbal.Noun in this sense seems to be meant by its being said that المُعْتَقَبُ signifies أَخْذُ عُقْبَةِ الشَّىْءِ i. e. آخِرِهِ. See also a somewhat similar signification of 5.] One says, فَعَلْتُ كَذَا فَٱعْتَقَبْتُ مِنْهُ نَدَامَةً i. e. [I did such a thing and] I found, or experienced, in consequence thereof repentance; as also . And مِنْ كَذَا خَيْرًا He found, or experienced, in consequence of such a thing, or after such a thing, good. And hence, perhaps, the saying of the lawyers, يَصِحُّ الشِّرَآءُ إِذَا عِتْقًا [as meaning The sale, or purchase, is valid when it has emancipation as an after-event]: but this does not agree with the former phrase unless by a far-fetched interpretation; and therefore one should say, إِذَا عَقَبَهُ العِتْقُ i. e. when emancipation follows it.
5 اعتقب also signifies He withheld, or detained, a thing in his possession. And [particularly] He withheld, or detained, an article of merchandise from the purchaser until he should receive the price: for the doing of which he is said in a trad. to be responsible; meaning, if it perish in his keeping. And He detained, confined, or imprisoned, a man.
6 See also 5.
2 and see 3, near the beginning, in two places; and 6, also in two places.
3 [اعتقبهُ signifies also He took it, or had it, subsequently. Thus one of the meanings of العُقْبَةُ is expl. in the A and TA by the words مَا يَعْتَقِبُونَهُ بَعْدَ الطَّعَامِ مِنَ الحَلَاوَةِ i. e. What they have, or take, after the main portion of the meal, consisting of sweetmeat.
4 And He had it, or experienced it, as a consequence of an act &c.: and that it may have for an Verbal.Noun in this sense seems to be meant by its being said that المُعْتَقَبُ signifies أَخْذُ عُقْبَةِ الشَّىْءِ i. e. آخِرِهِ. See also a somewhat similar signification of 5.] One says, فَعَلْتُ كَذَا فَٱعْتَقَبْتُ مِنْهُ نَدَامَةً i. e. [I did such a thing and] I found, or experienced, in consequence thereof repentance; as also . And مِنْ كَذَا خَيْرًا He found, or experienced, in consequence of such a thing, or after such a thing, good. And hence, perhaps, the saying of the lawyers, يَصِحُّ الشِّرَآءُ إِذَا عِتْقًا [as meaning The sale, or purchase, is valid when it has emancipation as an after-event]: but this does not agree with the former phrase unless by a far-fetched interpretation; and therefore one should say, إِذَا عَقَبَهُ العِتْقُ i. e. when emancipation follows it.
5 اعتقب also signifies He withheld, or detained, a thing in his possession. And [particularly] He withheld, or detained, an article of merchandise from the purchaser until he should receive the price: for the doing of which he is said in a trad. to be responsible; meaning, if it perish in his keeping. And He detained, confined, or imprisoned, a man.
6 See also 5.
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