Where does “رقم” come from?

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

رقم (Hijazi Arabic): numeral, number; figure; digit

Definitions

  1. numeral, number; figure; digit

Ancestry of “رقم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرقمnumeral, number, figure; rate; record
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →