رقيق

See also: رفيق, رفیق, and رفيف

Arabic

Root
ر ق ق (r-q-q)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَقَّ (raqqa, to become thin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.qiːq/

Adjective

رَقِيق • (raqīq) (feminine رَقِيقَة (raqīqa), common plural رِقَاق (riqāq), masculine plural أَرِقَّاء (ʔariqqāʔ), feminine plural رَقِيقَات (raqīqāt), elative أَرَقّ (ʔaraqq))

  1. thin, fine, subtle
  2. soft, sensitive, sentimental
  3. slim
  4. in narrow circumstances

Declension

References

Chadian Arabic

Root
ر ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From the diminutive of Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

رقيق • (rigeyyig) (feminine رقيقة, plural رقاق)

  1. thin

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʔiːʔ/, [rʔiːʔ]
  • (file)

Adjective

رقيق • (rʔīʔ) (feminine رقيقة (rʔīʔa), common plural رقاق (rʔāʔ), elative أرقّ (ʔaraʔʔ))

  1. thin, flat (flat object)
    Antonym: (round object) رفيع (rfīʕ)
    Antonym: خميل (ḵmīl)
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