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Where does “يقظ” come from?

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

يقظ (Arabic): to be awake; to awaken; to be wary, be alert, be...

Definitions

  1. to be awake; to awaken; to be wary, be alert, be...

Ancestry of “يقظ”, step by step

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