عقم

Arabic

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
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَقَّمَ (ʕaqqama).

Pronunciation

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

عقّم • (ʕaqqam) 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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