عقيم

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Arabic

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Root
ع ق م (ʕ q m)
2 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَقُمَ (ʕaquma, to be sterile).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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عَقِيم (ʕaqīm) (feminine عَقِيم (ʕaqīm) or عَقِيمَة (ʕaqīma), common plural عِقَام (ʕiqām), masculine plural عُقَمَاء (ʕuqamāʔ), feminine plural عَقَائِم (ʕaqāʔim) or عُقُم (ʕuqum))

  1. infertile, unproductive
  2. barren, sterile
  3. pointless, ineffectual
    نِقَاش عَقِيمniqāš ʕaqīma sterile debate, a pointless discussion

Declension

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