يرقة

Arabic

Etymology

An adaptation of يَرَقَان (yaraqān), general name for plant diseases also meaning larvae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ra.qa/
  • (Egypt) IPA^(key): /ja.ra.ʔa/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ja.ra.ɡa/, IPA^(key): /ja.ra.qa/

Noun

يَرَقَة • (yaraqa) f (plural يَرَقَات (yaraqāt))

1. larva (of insects)

Declension

Declension of noun يَرَقَة (yaraqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَة yaraqa	الْيَرَقَة al-yaraqa	يَرَقَة yaraqat
Nominative	يَرَقَةٌ yaraqatun	الْيَرَقَةُ al-yaraqatu	يَرَقَةُ yaraqatu
Accusative	يَرَقَةً yaraqatan	الْيَرَقَةَ al-yaraqata	يَرَقَةَ yaraqata
Genitive	يَرَقَةٍ yaraqatin	الْيَرَقَةِ al-yaraqati	يَرَقَةِ yaraqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَتَيْن yaraqatayn	الْيَرَقَتَيْن al-yaraqatayn	يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqatay
Nominative	يَرَقَتَانِ yaraqatāni	الْيَرَقَتَانِ al-yaraqatāni	يَرَقَتَا yaraqatā
Accusative	يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqatay
Genitive	يَرَقَتَيْنِ yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَتَيْ yaraqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَات yaraqāt	الْيَرَقَات al-yaraqāt	يَرَقَات yaraqāt
Nominative	يَرَقَاتٌ yaraqātun	الْيَرَقَاتُ al-yaraqātu	يَرَقَاتُ yaraqātu
Accusative	يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَاتِ yaraqāti
Genitive	يَرَقَاتٍ yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَاتِ al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَاتِ yaraqāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “يرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

يَرَقَة

Etymology

From Arabic يَرَقَة (yaraqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.ra.ɡa/, [ˈja.ra.qa]

Noun

يَرَقة • (yaraga) f (plural يَرَقات (yaragāt))

1. caterpillar
2. larva

See also

• شَرْنَقَة (šarnaga, “pupa, chrysalis”) (third stage)
• فَرَاشة (farāša, “butterfly”) (fourth stage)