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عُقُوبَة
punishment /ʕuˈquː.ba/
nounB1#2487 most common
Also: penalty, sentence, sanction
Example sentences
العُقوبةُ قاسيةٌ.
The punishment is harsh.
نالَ اللاعبُ عُقوبةً بسبب خطئه.
The player received a penalty because of his mistake.
تفرضُ الحكومةُ عُقوبةً على من يخالف القانون.
The government imposes a penalty on whoever violates the law.
خفّف القاضي العقوبةَ بسبب تعاون المتهم مع الشرطة.
The judge reduced the sentence because the defendant cooperated with the police.
تشدّدت الدولةُ في عقوبات جرائم الفساد المالي.
The state has toughened the penalties for financial corruption crimes.
يرى بعض علماء الاجتماع أنّ العقوبة وحدها لا تكفي لإصلاح الجناة ما لم تقترن ببرامج تأهيل حقيقية.
Some sociologists believe punishment alone is not enough to reform offenders unless it is paired with genuine rehabilitation programs.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عُقوبةٌ | عُقوباتٌ |
| Genitive | عُقوبةٍ | عُقوباتٍ |
| Accusative | عُقوبةً | عُقوباتٍ |
| Vocative | يا عُقوبةُ | يا عُقوباتِ |
Word family
عاقَبَto punish
عِقابpunishment (as a general act)مُعاقَبةthe act of punishing, penalizing
عاقِبةconsequence, outcome
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ع-ق-ب, whose core sense is to follow or come after. The verb عاقب built on this root to mean to retaliate against or punish, and عقوبة names a single act or instance of that punishment. The same root gives Arabic words for heel and for consequence, pointing back to an image of one thing following on the heels of another.
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