How to say "punishment; sanctions (pl.)" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningpunishment; sanctions (pl.)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
عُقُوبَة
ʿuqūbaעקובה
عقوبة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
עונש
oneshأُونِش
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ع-ق-بHebrew root
ע-ק-בRoot ע-ק-ב, the Jacob root: עָקֵב is 'heel' — the part that follows — and biblical עֵקֶב means 'as a consequence of' (Genesis 22:18). Arabic ʿaqaba, 'to follow, come after', develops the identical logic into ʿāqiba 'consequence' and ʿuqūba 'punishment', the follow-up a wrong earns. In the news, عُقُوبَات (plural) are sanctions.
Related Hebrew word:עקבakevأَكِڤ
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In a phrase
عُقُوبَات اِقْتِصَادِيَّة
ʿuqūbāt iqtiṣādiyyaעקובאת אקתצאדיהeconomic sanctions
Plural
عُقُوبَات
ʿuqūbātעקובאתSound feminine plural -āt; almost always used in this plural in the news.