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Where does “رقبة” come from?

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

رقبة (Arabic): neck; a slave; verbal noun of رَقَبَ

Definitions

  1. neck; a slave; verbal noun of رَقَبَ

Ancestry of “رقبة”, step by step

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