nqb / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root nqb: niqab.

nqb

To pierce.

1. Maccabee, from Hebrew maqqebet (< *manqabt-), hammer, from nāqab, to pierce.
2. niqab, from Arabic niqāb, veil, from naqaba, to pierce, bore a hole, perforate.


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