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Where does “أوقف” come from?

أوقف (Arabic) comes from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

أوقف (Arabic): to make stand, to set up; to bring to a stop, to...

Definitions

  1. to make stand, to set up; to bring to a stop, to...

Ancestry of “أوقف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
2Nabataean𐢏—
3Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
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