عُقُوبَة penalty in Arabic
عُقُوبَة is how you say “penalty” in Arabic.
Root ع ق ب ʿ-q-b. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). ʿuqūbah.
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Meaning of penalty in Arabic
- penalty, punishment
- requital, retribution for a wrongdoing the sense that follows an offense, as one thing follows another
Example sentence
وَمن عُقُوبَة السَّيئَة السَّيئَة بعْدَهَا
And among the penalties for a bad deed is a bad deed after it.
عُقُوبَةِ the penalties
uquba means 'punishment'; heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word; the noun after 'min'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Built on the same root as عَاقَبَ (to requite, punish) and عِقَاب (punishment) — the underlying idea is that a penalty is what 'comes after' and answers a wrongdoing, matching the root's basic sense of following or succeeding something.
Words from the same root
- عَقَبَ to come after, follow, succeed
- عَاقَبَ to punish, requite
- عِقَابٌ punishment, retribution
- عَقِبٌ the heel
- عَقَّبَ to come immediately after, follow on
More example sentences
وَإِنْ مِنْ عُقُوبَةِ السَّيِّئَةِ السَّيِّئَةِ بُعْدُهَا
And indeed, among the punishment for an evil deed is the evil that follows it.
عُقُوبَةِ punishment of
A noun 'punishment' in the genitive after 'from', heading a possessive pairing, 'the punishment of...'. It leans on the next noun to specify whose punishment.
Common questions
- How do you say "penalty" in Arabic?
- عُقُوبَة (ʿuqūbah).
- How is عُقُوبَة related to عِقَاب?
- Both come from the root ع ق ب and share the sense of punishment; عِقَاب pairs with the verb عَاقَبَ (to requite, punish), while عُقُوبَة is the noun for the penalty itself.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).