Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وقب
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root وقب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "wqb" primarily means to enter or come in, often with a sense of darkness or setting. It describes nightfall, the setting of the sun, or the moon entering an eclipse.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-q-b
Listen: وَقَبَ 113:3
Root letters: و — ق — ب

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root وقب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root وقب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Daybreak, Dawn 113:3 Verb
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And from the evil of darkness when it settle

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَقَبَ waqaba Verb