عقيم

Arabic
Root
ع ق م‎ (ʕ-q-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.qiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

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  1. infertile, unproductive
  2. barren, sterile
  3. pointless, ineffectual
    ‏نِقَاش عَقِيم‎‎ ― niqāš ʕaqīm ― a sterile debate, a pointless discussion

Declension

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