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Where does “فقر” come from?

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

فقر (Arabic): to dig; to pierce, to perforate; to break one's...

Definitions

  1. to dig; to pierce, to perforate; to break one's...

Ancestry of “فقر”, step by step

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