عقم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ق م (ʕ-q-m).

Verb

عَقُمَ or عَقَمَ (ʕaqama or ʕaquma) I, non-past يَعْقُمُ‎ (yaʕqumu)

  1. to be pointless, to be ineffectual
  2. to be infertile, to be unproductive

Conjugation

Verb

عَقَّمَ (ʕaqqama) II, non-past يُعَقِّمُ‎ (yuʕaqqimu)

  1. to sterilize, to defertilize

Conjugation

Noun

عُقْم (ʕuqm) m

  1. verbal noun of عَقُمَ (ʕaquma) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of عَقَمَ (ʕaqama) (form I)
  3. (medicine) sterility
  4. infertility, unproductiveness
  5. pointlessness

Declension

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق م

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَقَّمَ (ʕaqqama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaq.qam/, [ˈʕɑq.qɑm]
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Verb

عقّم (ʕaqqam) (form II, present بعقّم (biʕaqqem))

  1. to sterilize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عقّم (ʕaqqam)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عقّمت (ʕaqqamt) عقّمت (ʕaqqamt) عقّم (ʕaqqam) عقّمنا (ʕaqqamna) عقّمتو (ʕaqqamtu) عقّمو (ʕaqqamu)
f عقّمتي (ʕaqqamti) عقّمت (ʕaqqamat)
present m بعقّم (baʕaqqem) بتعقّم (bitʕaqqem) بعقّم (biʕaqqem) منعقّم (minʕaqqem) بتعقّمو (bitʕaqqmu) بعقّمو (biʕaqqmu)
f بتعقّمي (bitʕaqqmi) بتعقّم (bitʕaqqem)
subjunctive m اعقّم (aʕaqqem) تعقّم (tʕaqqem) يعقّم (yʕaqqem) نعقّم (nʕaqqem) تعقّمو (tʕaqqmu) يعقّمو (yʕaqqmu)
f تعقّمي (tʕaqqmi) تعقّم (tʕaqqem)
imperative m عقّم (ʕaqqem) عقّمو (ʕaqqmu)
f عقّمي (ʕaqqmi)
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