Morphology Explorer — عقب
qb
Root analysis: 80 occurrences across 74 verses in the Quran
عقب
qb
80
Total Occurrences
74
Verses
28
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories
Part-of-Speech Distribution
Noun ×71
Verb ×9
Citation Generator
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Word Forms in the Quran 28
عَٰقِبَةُ
aaqibahu
26
ٱلْعِقَابِ
l'iqaabi
16
عُقْبَى
uqbaa
4
عَقِبَيْهِ
aqibayhi
3
أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ
aa'qaabikum
3
وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ
wal'aaqibahu
3
عِقَابِ
iqaabi
3
يُعَقِّبْ
yu'aqqib
2
أَعْقَابِنَا
aa'qaabinaa
1
فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ
faaa'qabahum
1
ٱلْعَٰقِبَةَ
l'aaqibaha
1
مُعَقِّبَٰتٌ
mu'aqqibaatun
1
وَّعُقْبَى
wwa'uqbaa
1
مُعَقِّبَ
mu'aqqiba
1
عَاقَبْتُمْ
aaqabtum
1
فَعَاقِبُوا۟
fa'aaqibua
1
عُوقِبْتُم
uqibtum
1
عُقْبًا
uqbana
1
عَاقَبَ
aaqaba
1
عُوقِبَ
uqiba
1
عَٰقِبَةَ
aaqibaha
1
عِقَابٍ
iqaabin
1
عَقِبِهِۦ
aqibihi
1
عَٰقِبَتَهُمَآ
aaqibatahumaa
1
فَعَاقَبْتُمْ
fa'aaqabtum
1
ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
l'aqabaha
1
ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
l'aqabahu
1
عُقْبَٰهَا
uqbaahaa
1
Quranic Concordance 80
Every occurrence of the root عقب in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.
Tense / Aspect
- Perfect
- Completed action (past tense)
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or future action (present/future)
- Imperative
- A command or request
Voice
- Active
- Subject performs the action
- Passive
- Subject receives the action
Person
- 1st Person
- Speaker ("I" or "we")
- 2nd Person
- Addressed ("you")
- 3rd Person
- Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")
Gender & Number
- Masculine / Feminine
- Grammatical gender of the subject
- Singular
- One person or thing
- Dual
- Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
- Plural
- Three or more
Case
- Nominative
- Subject of the sentence
- Accusative
- Object of the verb
- Genitive
- After a preposition or in possession
State
- Definite
- With "al-" (the)
- Indefinite
- Without "al-" (a/an)
Derivation
- Participle
- Verb form used as adjective/noun
- Verbal Noun
- Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")
Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).
| Verse | Arabic | Transliteration | English | POS | Features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:143 | عَقِبَيْهِ | aqibayhi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:196 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:211 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:11 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:137 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:144 | أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ | aa'qaabikum | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:144 | عَقِبَيْهِ | aqibayhi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:149 | أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ | aa'qaabikum | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 5:2 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 5:98 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:11 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:71 | أَعْقَابِنَا | aa'qaabinaa | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:135 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:165 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:84 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:86 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:103 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:128 | وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ | wal'aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:167 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:13 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:25 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:48 | عَقِبَيْهِ | aqibayhi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:48 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:52 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:77 | فَأَعْقَبَهُمْ | faaa'qabahum | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 10:39 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:73 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 11:49 | ٱلْعَٰقِبَةَ | l'aaqibaha | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 12:109 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:6 | ٱلْعِقَابِ | l'iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:11 | مُعَقِّبَٰتٌ | mu'aqqibaatun | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:22 | عُقْبَى | uqbaa | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:24 | عُقْبَى | uqbaa | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:32 | عِقَابِ | iqaabi | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:35 | عُقْبَى | uqbaa | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:35 | وَّعُقْبَى | wwa'uqbaa | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:41 | مُعَقِّبَ | mu'aqqiba | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 13:42 | عُقْبَى | uqbaa | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 16:36 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 16:126 | عَاقَبْتُمْ | aaqabtum | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 16:126 | فَعَاقِبُوا۟ | fa'aaqibua | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 16:126 | عُوقِبْتُم | uqibtum | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 18:44 | عُقْبًا | uqbana | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 20:132 | وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ | wal'aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 22:41 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 22:60 | عَاقَبَ | aaqaba | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 22:60 | عُوقِبَ | uqiba | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 23:66 | أَعْقَٰبِكُمْ | aa'qaabikum | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun | |
| 27:10 | يُعَقِّبْ | yu'aqqib | (v.) heel of a human foot | Verb | V | |
| 27:14 | عَٰقِبَةُ | aaqibahu | heel of a human foot | Noun | Noun |