دقيقة

See also: دقیقہ and دقیقه

Arabic

Etymology

From دَقِيق (daqīq, “small”), from the root د ق ق (d-q-q). Cognate with Mehri دقيقت and Hebrew דקה.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /da.qiː.qa/
  • IPA^(key): /da.ɡiː.ɡa/

Noun

دَقِيقَة • (daqīqa) f (plural دَقَائِق (daqāʔiq))

1. minute (unit of time)
2. particle
3. nicety
4. intricacy
5. detail, particular

Declension

Declension of noun دَقِيقَة (daqīqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقِيقَة daqīqa	الدَّقِيقَة ad-daqīqa	دَقِيقَة daqīqat
Nominative	دَقِيقَةٌ daqīqatun	الدَّقِيقَةُ ad-daqīqatu	دَقِيقَةُ daqīqatu
Accusative	دَقِيقَةً daqīqatan	الدَّقِيقَةَ ad-daqīqata	دَقِيقَةَ daqīqata
Genitive	دَقِيقَةٍ daqīqatin	الدَّقِيقَةِ ad-daqīqati	دَقِيقَةِ daqīqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقِيقَتَيْن daqīqatayn	الدَّقِيقَتَيْن ad-daqīqatayn	دَقِيقَتَيْ daqīqatay
Nominative	دَقِيقَتَانِ daqīqatāni	الدَّقِيقَتَانِ ad-daqīqatāni	دَقِيقَتَا daqīqatā
Accusative	دَقِيقَتَيْنِ daqīqatayni	الدَّقِيقَتَيْنِ ad-daqīqatayni	دَقِيقَتَيْ daqīqatay
Genitive	دَقِيقَتَيْنِ daqīqatayni	الدَّقِيقَتَيْنِ ad-daqīqatayni	دَقِيقَتَيْ daqīqatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقَائِق daqāʔiq	الدَّقَائِق ad-daqāʔiq	دَقَائِق daqāʔiq
Nominative	دَقَائِقُ daqāʔiqu	الدَّقَائِقُ ad-daqāʔiqu	دَقَائِقُ daqāʔiqu
Accusative	دَقَائِقَ daqāʔiqa	الدَّقَائِقَ ad-daqāʔiqa	دَقَائِقَ daqāʔiqa
Genitive	دَقَائِقَ daqāʔiqa	الدَّقَائِقِ ad-daqāʔiqi	دَقَائِقِ daqāʔiqi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: دقيقة (digīga)
• → Amharic: ደቂቃ (däḳiḳa)
• → Lezgi: декьикьа (deq̇iq̇a)
• → Persian: دقیقه (daqiqe)
• → Pashto: دقيقه (daqiqa)
• → Swahili: dakika
• → Turkish: dakika

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Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• دگيگة
• دقيقه (common misspelling)

Pronunciation

• (unit of time): IPA^(key): /dɪˈɡiːɡə/
• (precise): IPA^(key): /dəˈqiːqə/, (q-ʁ merger) /dəˈʁiːʁə/
• (Kuwait) Rhymes: -iːɡə
• (Kuwait) Rhymes: -iːqə

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَقيقَة, with fronting of /q/ → /ɡ/, Gulf Arabic phenomenon. Doublet of دَقيقَة (“precise”).

Noun

دِقيقَة • (digīga) f (dual دِقيقْتين (digīgtēn), plural دِقايِق (digāyig))

1. minute
2. (by extension) a short time

   عطني دقيقة وأكون معاك ― ʿaṭni digīga wa-kūn maʿāk ― Give me a minute and I'll be with you

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

دَقيقة • (dəqiqa) f

1. feminine singular of دَقِيق (“minute, precise”)