عنكبوت

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕan.ka.buːt/

Noun

عَنْكَبُوت • (ʿankabūt) m (plural عَنَاكِب‎ (ʿanākib))

1. spider
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:41:

     ‏مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ٱتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ ٱلْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ‎

     maṯalu llaḏīna ttaḵaḏū min dūni llāhi ʾawliyāʾa ka-maṯali l-ʿankabūti ttaḵaḏat baytan wa-ʾinna ʾawhana l-buyūti la-baytu l-ʿankabūti law kānū yaʿlamūna

     The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.