رق

See also: رف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ق ق (r-q-q)

Verb

رَقَّ • (raqqa) I, non-past يَرِقُّ‎ (yariqqu)

  1. to be thin, fine
  2. to be soft, tender
  3. to pity, to sympathize, to have compassion (for)
  4. to rap (on a door)
Conjugation

Verb

رَقَّ • (raqqa) I, non-past يَرُقُّ‎ (yaruqqu)

  1. to crush, to grind, to pulverize, to beat into a powder
  2. to batter, to ram
  3. to soften, to weaken, to relent
Conjugation

Verb

رَقَّ • (raqqa) I, non-past يَرِقُّ‎ (yariqqu)

  1. to be or become a slave
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Compare Classical Syriac ܪܩܐ (raqqā, tortoise) and Akkadian raqqum (turtle, tortoise).

Noun

رَقّ • (raqq) m (plural رُقُوق (ruqūq))

  1. turtle
  2. parchment
Declension

Noun

رِقّ • (riqq) m

  1. (music) riq, an Arabian tambourine
  2. bondage, slavery, servitude
Declension
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