عاقبت

عاقبت

Arabic

Verb

عَاقَبْتُ • (ʿāqabtu) (form III)

1. first-person singular past active of عَاقَبَ‎ (ʿāqaba)

Verb

عَاقَبْتَ • (ʿāqabta) (form III)

1. second-person masculine singular past active of عَاقَبَ‎ (ʿāqaba)

Verb

عَاقَبْتِ • (ʿāqabti) (form III)

1. second-person feminine singular past active of عَاقَبَ‎ (ʿāqaba)

Verb

عَاقَبَتْ • (ʿāqabat) (form III)

1. third-person feminine singular past active of عَاقَبَ‎ (ʿāqaba)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاقِبَة‎ (ʿāqiba).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːqibat/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːqɪbat/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːɢebæt/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔqibat/

Noun

عاقِبَت • (âqebat) (plural عَواقِب‎ (avâqeb))

1. consequence, conclusion, ramification

Adverb

عاقِبَت • (âqebat)

1. finally; in the end

   Synonyms: سرانجام‎ (saranjâm), بالاخره‎ (belaxare)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 8”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:

     ‏صبر کن حافظ به سختی روز و شب
     عاقبت روزی بیابی کام را‎

     sabr kun hāfiz ki saxtī rōz u šab
     āqibat rōzē biyābī kām rā

     Hafez, be patient in hardship day and night,
     So that one day, you might at last attain your wish.

     (romanization in Classical Persian)