Where does “عقيم” come from?

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

عقيم (Arabic): pointless, ineffectual; infertile, unproductive;...

Definitions

  1. pointless, ineffectual; infertile, unproductive;...

Ancestry of “عقيم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعقمto be pointless, to be ineffectual; to be...
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒Every word from Nabataean 𐢏Every word from Arabic ق