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عاقِبَة
consequence /ˈʕaː.qi.ba/
nounB1#2677 most common
Also: outcome, result, aftermath
Example sentences
هذه عاقبة الكسل.
This is the consequence of laziness.
يجب أن تفكر في عاقبة أفعالك.
You must think about the consequence of your actions.
كانت عاقبة الحادث خطيرة على الجميع.
The consequence of the accident was serious for everyone.
احذر من عواقب قراراتك المتسرعة.
Beware of the consequences of your hasty decisions.
فانظر كيف كانت عاقبة الظالمين في نهاية القصة.
So see how the wrongdoers' end turned out at the story's close.
لم يدرك السياسي مدى العواقب الوخيمة التي قد تترتب على قراره المصيري.
The politician did not grasp the extent of the dire consequences that his fateful decision might bring.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَاقِبَةٌ | عَوَاقِبُ |
| Genitive | عَاقِبَةٍ | عَوَاقِبَ |
| Accusative | عَاقِبَةً | عَوَاقِبَ |
| Vocative | عَاقِبَةُ | عَوَاقِبُ |
Word family
عَقِبheel; the moment right after something
تَعَاقُبsuccession, alternation
عُقُوبَةpunishment, penaltyعَاقَبَto punish
مُتَعَاقِبsuccessive, consecutive
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ʿ-q-b, whose core sense is to follow or come after. عاقبة takes the feminine active-participle pattern fāʿila, so it means literally the thing that follows, that is, the end result of an action. The same root gives Arabic words for a heel, for succession, and for punishment, all tied to the idea of what comes behind or after.
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