"numquid" meaning in Latin

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Adverb

IPA: [ˈnʊŋ.kʷɪd] [Classical-Latin], [ˈnum.kʷid] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: nunquid [alternative], numquit [alternative], nimquit [alternative, Late-Latin, proscribed]
Etymology: Univerbation of num (“whether, if”) + quid (“something”). Etymology templates: {{univ|la|num|quis|alt2=quid|t1=whether, if|t2=something}} Univerbation of num (“whether, if”) + quid (“something”) Head templates: {{la-adv|numquid|-}} numquid (not comparable)
  1. is it possible? Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-numquid-la-adv-D4cWDRm3 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Latin univerbations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. surely not? Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-numquid-la-adv-tmOiv9fo
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          "ref": "52 BCE – 51 BCE, Cicero, De legibus 2.4.15",
          "text": "Numquid duās habētis patriās, an est ūna illa patria communis?",
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