Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 586
عكف عقل و camel's foreshank to his arm with the rope called عَقَلَهُ عَنْ عِقَالٌ حَاجَتِهِ : He withheld or restrained him from the object of his want. عَقْلٌ signifies the act of withholding or restraining. عَقَلَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ : He collected poor rates from the people. عَقَلَ فَلانًا : He threw down such a one in wrestling by twisting his leg upon the latter's leg. عَقَلَ aor. يَعْقِلُ : He was or became عَاقِلٌ ie intelligent. عَقَلَ الْغُلَامُ : The boy reached the age of puberty. عَقَلَ الشَّيْءَ : He understood or knew the thing; he considered or examined it or studied it repeatedly until he knew it (syn. فَهِمَهُ or عَقَلَ الْوَعْلُ . (تَدَبَّرَهُ : The mountain-goat made himself inaccessible in a mountain. اَلْعُقُوْلُ which is like عَقْلٌ is also inf. noun and means, protecting oneself in a mountain عَقَلَ الظَّلُ : The sun having become high and the shade almost disappeared. عَاقِلٌ )act. part. (. عَاقِلُوْنَ and عُقَلَاءُ and عُفَّالٌ plurals الْعَقْلُ : Intelligence, understanding, intellect, mind, reason or knowledge. اَلْحِجْرُ and النُّهْيَةُ and اَلدُّبُّ and الْعِلْمُ are syn. لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ : So that you may understand )12:3(. عَقَمَ ]aor. يَعْقُمُ inf. noun عَقْمٌ[ and عَقُمَتْ and عَقِمَتْ aor. يَعْقَمُ inf. noun عَقَمٌ[ and عَقَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ . [ عُقِمَتْ : The woman was or became barren. عُقِمَتْ مَفَاصِلُهُ : His joints became dry. عَقُمَ خُلْقُه : His disposition was or became evil. عَقِم : He was or became silent. عَقَمَ اللَّهُ رَحِمَهَا : God made her womb barren. عَقِيمٌ : Barren; (applied to a womb( barren or incapable of receiving offspring; (applied to a woman) barren or that will not bring forth offspring; (applied to a man) to whom no child is born. عَجُوْزٌ عَقِيْمٌ: A barren old woman )51:30( الرِّيْحَ الْعَقِيمَ : A wind that does not fecundate or fructify or that does not bring rain; a destructive wind (51:42). يَوْمٍ عَقِيمٍ : A destructive day; a day having no day after it; the day of Resurrection )22:56( عَقْلٌ عَقِيْمٌ : Intellect unfruitful of good. حَرْبٌ عَقِيمٌ : Severe or destructive fight, that leaves everything barren. الدُّنْيَا عَقِيمٌ : This world does no good to anyone. عَكَفَ ]aor. يَعْكُفُ and يَعْكِفُ inf. noun عُكُوْفٌ and عَكَفَ عَلَيْهِ عَكْفٌ : He kept or clove to it constantly or perseveringly; he continued intent upon it. يَعْكُفُوْنَ عَلَى أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ : Keeping cleaving or sticking 586