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لَقَب
title /laˈqab/
nounB1#2438 most common
Also: nickname, surname, epithet
Example sentences
مَا لَقَبُكَ؟
What is your nickname?
لَقَبُهُ "الأَسَد".
His nickname is "the Lion."
يُحِبُّ أَصْدِقَاؤُهُ أَنْ يُنَادُوهُ بِلَقَبِهِ.
His friends like to call him by his nickname.
حَمَلَ السُّلْطَانُ لَقَبَ "خَادِمِ الْحَرَمَيْنِ الشَّرِيفَيْنِ".
The sultan held the title "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques."
اشْتُهِرَ الْخَلِيفَةُ هَارُونُ الرَّشِيدُ بِلَقَبِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنِ اسْمِهِ الْحَقِيقِيِّ.
Caliph Harun al-Rashid became known by his title more than by his real name.
تَتَوَارَثُ بَعْضُ الْعَائِلَاتِ أَلْقَابًا نَبِيلَةً مُنْذُ قُرُونٍ، مِمَّا يَعْكِسُ مَكَانَتَهَا الِاجْتِمَاعِيَّةَ التَّارِيخِيَّةَ.
Some families have passed down noble titles for centuries, reflecting their historical social standing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لَقَبٌ | أَلْقَابٌ |
| Genitive | لَقَبٍ | أَلْقَابٍ |
| Accusative | لَقَبًا | أَلْقَابًا |
| Vocative | يَا لَقَبُ | يَا أَلْقَابُ |
Word family
لَقَّبَto nickname, to give a title to
مُلَقَّبnicknamed, known as
تَلْقِيبthe act of conferring a title or nickname
أَلْقَابtitles (plural of laqab)
Etymology
Laqab comes from the Semitic root l-q-b, tied to the verb laqqaba, meaning to call someone by an added name or title. In classical usage it named an honorific epithet, often granted by a ruler or earned through reputation, distinct from a person's given name (ism) or teknonym (kunya). In many modern Arabic-speaking countries the word has also come to mean the family surname on official documents.
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