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Where does “وقى” come from?

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

وقى (Arabic): to guard, to preserve, to take good care of; to...

Definitions

  1. to guard, to preserve, to take good care of; to...

Ancestry of “وقى”, step by step

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