معقب
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
معقب doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 5 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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مُعْقَبٌ
مُعْقَبٌ ذ [appears, from what here follows, to be used for مُعْقَبٌ حَالُهُ i. e. One whose state is changed]. IAar cites as an ex. of this word, كُلُّ حَىٍّ مُعْقَبٌ عُقَبَا meaning [Every living being] comes to a stat…
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مُعْقِبٌ
مُعْقِبٌ ذ [accord. to the O, مِعْقَبٌ, but this I think a mistranscription,] A star that succeeds, i. e. rises after, another star, (S, K, TA,) and on the rising of which, he who rides in his turn, after another, mounts…
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مِعْقَبٌ
مِعْقَبٌ ذ He who is brought up for the office of Khaleefeh after the [actual] Imám [or Khaleefeh]. (O, K.) -b2- And A skilful driver. (O, K.) -b3- And A camel that is ridden by different persons in turns. (O, * TA.) -b4…
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مُعَقَّبٌ
مُعَقَّبٌ ذ One who is made to go forth, (so in the CK,) or who goes forth, (O, and so in my MS. copy of the K,) from the shop of the vintner when a greater man than he enters. (O, K.) -b2- جَآءَ مُعَقَّبًا He came at t…
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مُعَقِّبٌ
مُعَقِّبٌ ذ Coming after, or near after, another thing. (O.) See عَقِيبٌ. -b2- It is said that it is applied as an epithet to an angel; that one says مَلَكَ مُعَقِّبٌ [meaning An angel that follows another]; and مَلَائِك…
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