Arabic

Noun

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

1. spider
   • 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 baytam 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.

Declension