رقيق

See also: رفيق, رفیق, and رفيف

Arabic

Root
ر ق ق (r q q)
9 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَقَّ (raqqa, “to become thin”). Compare Hebrew רַךְ (rakh, “soft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.qiːq/
• Rhymes: -iːq

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

Declension of adjective رَقِيق (raqīq)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَقِيق raqīq	الرَّقِيق ar-raqīq	رَقِيقَة raqīqa	الرَّقِيقَة ar-raqīqa
nominative	رَقِيقٌ raqīqun	الرَّقِيقُ ar-raqīqu	رَقِيقَةٌ raqīqatun	الرَّقِيقَةُ ar-raqīqatu
accusative	رَقِيقًا raqīqan	الرَّقِيقَ ar-raqīqa	رَقِيقَةً raqīqatan	الرَّقِيقَةَ ar-raqīqata
genitive	رَقِيقٍ raqīqin	الرَّقِيقِ ar-raqīqi	رَقِيقَةٍ raqīqatin	الرَّقِيقَةِ ar-raqīqati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَقِيقَيْن raqīqayn	الرَّقِيقَيْن ar-raqīqayn	رَقِيقَتَيْن raqīqatayn	الرَّقِيقَتَيْن ar-raqīqatayn
nominative	رَقِيقَانِ raqīqāni	الرَّقِيقَانِ ar-raqīqāni	رَقِيقَتَانِ raqīqatāni	الرَّقِيقَتَانِ ar-raqīqatāni
accusative	رَقِيقَيْنِ raqīqayni	الرَّقِيقَيْنِ ar-raqīqayni	رَقِيقَتَيْنِ raqīqatayni	الرَّقِيقَتَيْنِ ar-raqīqatayni
genitive	رَقِيقَيْنِ raqīqayni	الرَّقِيقَيْنِ ar-raqīqayni	رَقِيقَتَيْنِ raqīqatayni	الرَّقِيقَتَيْنِ ar-raqīqatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَرِقَّاء‎; رِقَاق ʔariqqāʔ‎; riqāq	الْأَرِقَّاء‎; الرِّقَاق al-ʔariqqāʔ‎; ar-riqāq	رَقِيقَات‎; رِقَاق raqīqāt‎; riqāq	الرَّقِيقَات‎; الرِّقَاق ar-raqīqāt‎; ar-riqāq
nominative	أَرِقَّاءُ‎; رِقَاقٌ ʔariqqāʔu‎; riqāqun	الْأَرِقَّاءُ‎; الرِّقَاقُ al-ʔariqqāʔu‎; ar-riqāqu	رَقِيقَاتٌ‎; رِقَاقٌ raqīqātun‎; riqāqun	الرَّقِيقَاتُ‎; الرِّقَاقُ ar-raqīqātu‎; ar-riqāqu
accusative	أَرِقَّاءَ‎; رِقَاقًا ʔariqqāʔa‎; riqāqan	الْأَرِقَّاءَ‎; الرِّقَاقَ al-ʔariqqāʔa‎; ar-riqāqa	رَقِيقَاتٍ‎; رِقَاقًا raqīqātin‎; riqāqan	الرَّقِيقَاتِ‎; الرِّقَاقَ ar-raqīqāti‎; ar-riqāqa
genitive	أَرِقَّاءَ‎; رِقَاقٍ ʔariqqāʔa‎; riqāqin	الْأَرِقَّاءِ‎; الرِّقَاقِ al-ʔariqqāʔi‎; ar-riqāqi	رَقِيقَاتٍ‎; رِقَاقٍ raqīqātin‎; riqāqin	الرَّقِيقَاتِ‎; الرِّقَاقِ ar-raqīqāti‎; ar-riqāqi

Descendants

• Maltese: rqiq

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رقيق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Chadian Arabic

Root
ر ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From the diminutive of Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

رقيق • (rigēyig) (feminine رقيقة (rigēyge), common plural رقاق (rugāg))

1. thin

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ق ق
1 term

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʔiːʔ/, [rʔiːʔ]

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Adjective

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

1. thin, flat (flat object)

   Synonym: (round object) رفيع (rfīʕ)

   Antonym: خميل (ḵmīl)