The quadriliteral root kāf wāw kāf bā (ك و ك ب) occurs five times in the Quran as the noun kawkab (كَوْكَب). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (6:76:6) kawkaban | a star | فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأَىٰ كَوْكَبًا |
| (12:4:10) kawkaban | stars | إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا |
| (24:35:15) kawkabun | a star | كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ |
| (37:6:6) l-kawākibi | (of) the stars | إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ |
| (82:2:2) l-kawākibu | the stars | وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انْتَثَرَتْ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
