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
- numeral, number; figure; digit
Ancestry of “رقم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | رقم | numeral, number, figure; rate; record |
| 2 | Arabic | ق | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 3 | Nabataean | 𐢏 | — |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |