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Where does “عَقْرَب” come from?

عَقْرَب (Arabic) comes from Semitic *ʕaḳrab-.

عَقْرَب (Arabic): the scorpion; scorpion

Definitions

  1. the scorpion; scorpion

Ancestry of “عَقْرَب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Semitic*ʕaḳrab-—

Words derived from “عَقْرَب”

  • alacrán
  • lacrau
  • akrep
  • Akrep
  • عقرب
  • alakdan
  • akrep
  • əqrəb
  • għakreb
  • alacran
  • عقرب
  • alacran
  • عقرب
  • alakdan
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