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حَقِيبَة
bag /ħaˈqiːba/
nounA1#575 most common
Also: suitcase, handbag, briefcase
Example sentences
حَقِيبَتِي كَبِيرَة.
My bag is big.
وَضَعْتُ الكِتَابَ فِي الحَقِيبَة.
I put the book in the bag.
نَسِيتُ حَقِيبَتِي فِي الحَافِلَة.
I forgot my bag on the bus.
تَفْتِيشُ الحَقَائِبِ فِي المَطَارِ يَسْتَغْرِقُ وَقْتًا طَوِيلًا.
Searching the bags at the airport takes a long time.
حَزَمَتْ حَقِيبَتَهَا عَلَى عَجَلٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُغَادِرَ.
She packed her bag in a hurry before she left.
لَمْ تَكُنْ حَقِيبَةُ الوَزِيرِ الدِّبْلُومَاسِيَّةُ سِوَى ذَرِيعَةٍ لِإِخْفَاءِ الوَثَائِقِ المُسَرَّبَةِ.
The minister's diplomatic bag was nothing but a pretext to hide the leaked documents.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَقِيبَةٌ | حَقَائِبُ |
| Genitive | حَقِيبَةٍ | حَقَائِبَ |
| Accusative | حَقِيبَةً | حَقَائِبَ |
| Vocative | يَا حَقِيبَةُ | يَا حَقَائِبُ |
Word family
حَقَائِبbags, luggage (plural)
حَقِيبَة يَدhandbag
حَقِيبَة ظَهْرbackpack
حَقِيبَة سَفَرsuitcase
حُقْبَةepoch, era
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ح-ق-ب, tied to حَقَب, the strap fastened around a mount's belly. A حقيبة was first a bag stowed behind the rider on the back of the saddle. The sense later broadened to any bag or case for carrying belongings. The related verb اِحْتَقَبَ means to load such a bag onto a riding animal.
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