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Where does “أبق” come from?

أبق (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ, from Classical Syriac ܦܩܰܥ — to split, to reave, to crack.

أبق (Arabic): to run away, to flee; fugitive, fleeing, running...

Definitions

  1. to run away, to flee; fugitive, fleeing, running...

Ancestry of “أبق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܳܦܰܩܬܳܐ—
2Classical Syriacܦܩܰܥto split, to reave, to crack
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