ضيق

See also: ضيف‎ and صيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ي ق‎ (ḍ-y-q).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jiq/

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Adjective

ضَيِّق • (ḍayyiq) (feminine ضَيِّقَة‎ (ḍayyiqa), masculine plural ضَيِّقُون‎ (ḍayyiqūn), feminine plural ضَيِّقَات‎ (ḍayyiqāt), elative أَضْيَق‎ (ʾaḍyaq))

1. narrow, strait
2. restrained, pressed
3. thronged
4. severe
5. avaricious, miserly

Antonyms

• وَاسِع‎ (wāsiʿ)
• وَسِيع‎ (wasīʿ)
• رَحْب‎ (raḥb)

Declension

Declension of adjective ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَيِّق ḍayyiq	الضَّيِّق‎ aḍ-ḍayyiq	ضَيِّقَة‎ ḍayyiqa	الضَّيِّقَة‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqa
Nominative	ضَيِّقٌ ḍayyiqun	الضَّيِّقُ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqu	ضَيِّقَةٌ‎ ḍayyiqatun	الضَّيِّقَةُ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqatu
Accusative	ضَيِّقًا‎ ḍayyiqan	الضَّيِّقَ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqa	ضَيِّقَةً‎ ḍayyiqatan	الضَّيِّقَةَ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqata
Genitive	ضَيِّقٍ ḍayyiqin	الضَّيِّقِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqi	ضَيِّقَةٍ‎ ḍayyiqatin	الضَّيِّقَةِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَيِّقَيْن‎ ḍayyiqayn	الضَّيِّقَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqayn	ضَيِّقَتَيْن‎ ḍayyiqatayn	الضَّيِّقَتَيْن‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqatayn
Nominative	ضَيِّقَانِ‎ ḍayyiqāni	الضَّيِّقَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqāni	ضَيِّقَتَانِ‎ ḍayyiqatāni	الضَّيِّقَتَانِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqatāni
Accusative	ضَيِّقَيْنِ‎ ḍayyiqayni	الضَّيِّقَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqayni	ضَيِّقَتَيْنِ‎ ḍayyiqatayni	الضَّيِّقَتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqatayni
Genitive	ضَيِّقَيْنِ‎ ḍayyiqayni	الضَّيِّقَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqayni	ضَيِّقَتَيْنِ‎ ḍayyiqatayni	الضَّيِّقَتَيْنِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ضَيِّقِين‎ ḍayyiqīn	الضَّيِّقِين‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqīn	ضَيِّقَات‎ ḍayyiqāt	الضَّيِّقَات‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqāt
Nominative	ضَيِّقُونَ‎ ḍayyiqūna	الضَّيِّقُونَ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqūna	ضَيِّقَاتٌ‎ ḍayyiqātun	الضَّيِّقَاتُ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqātu
Accusative	ضَيِّقِينَ‎ ḍayyiqīna	الضَّيِّقِينَ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqīna	ضَيِّقَاتٍ‎ ḍayyiqātin	الضَّيِّقَاتِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqāti
Genitive	ضَيِّقِينَ‎ ḍayyiqīna	الضَّيِّقِينَ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqīna	ضَيِّقَاتٍ‎ ḍayyiqātin	الضَّيِّقَاتِ‎ aḍ-ḍayyiqāti

Descendants

1. North Levantine: دايق

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /dˤajq/
• IPA^(key): /dˤiːq/

Noun

ضَيْق or ضِيق • (ḍayq or ḍīq) m

1. strait, distress, poverty
2. anxiety
3. doubt

Declension

Declension of noun ضَيْق (ḍayq)‎; ضِيق (ḍīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ضَيْق‎; ضِيق ḍayq‎; ḍīq	الضَّيْق‎‎; الضِّيق‎ aḍ-ḍayq‎; aḍ-ḍīq	ضَيْق‎; ضِيق ḍayq‎; ḍīq
Nominative	ضَيْقٌ‎; ضِيقٌ ḍayqun‎; ḍīqun	الضَّيْقُ‎‎; الضِّيقُ‎ aḍ-ḍayqu‎; aḍ-ḍīqu	ضَيْقُ‎; ضِيقُ ḍayqu‎; ḍīqu
Accusative	ضَيْقًا‎‎; ضِيقًا‎ ḍayqan‎; ḍīqan	الضَّيْقَ‎‎; الضِّيقَ‎ aḍ-ḍayqa‎; aḍ-ḍīqa	ضَيْقَ‎; ضِيقَ ḍayqa‎; ḍīqa
Genitive	ضَيْقٍ‎; ضِيقٍ ḍayqin‎; ḍīqin	الضَّيْقِ‎‎; الضِّيقِ‎ aḍ-ḍayqi‎; aḍ-ḍīqi	ضَيْقِ‎; ضِيقِ ḍayqi‎; ḍīqi

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.ja.qa/

Verb

ضَيَّقَ • (ḍayyaqa) II, non-past يُضَيِّقُ‎‎ (yuḍayyiqu)

1. to narrow, to tighten, to narrow down

Conjugation

Conjugation of

ضَيَّقَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَضْيِيق‎ taḍyīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُضَيِّق‎ muḍayyiq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُضَيَّق‎ muḍayyaq
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَيَّقْتُ‎ ḍayyaqtu	ضَيَّقْتَ‎ ḍayyaqta	ضَيَّقَ ḍayyaqa		ضَيَّقْتُمَا‎ ḍayyaqtumā	ضَيَّقَا‎ ḍayyaqā		ضَيَّقْنَا‎ ḍayyaqnā	ضَيَّقْتُمْ‎ ḍayyaqtum	ضَيَّقُوا‎ ḍayyaqū
	f		ضَيَّقْتِ‎ ḍayyaqti	ضَيَّقَتْ‎ ḍayyaqat			ضَيَّقَتَا‎ ḍayyaqatā			ضَيَّقْتُنَّ‎ ḍayyaqtunna	ضَيَّقْنَ‎ ḍayyaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُضَيِّقُ‎ ʾuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقُ‎ tuḍayyiqu	يُضَيِّقُ‎ yuḍayyiqu		تُضَيِّقَانِ‎ tuḍayyiqāni	يُضَيِّقَانِ‎ yuḍayyiqāni		نُضَيِّقُ‎ nuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقُونَ‎ tuḍayyiqūna	يُضَيِّقُونَ‎ yuḍayyiqūna
	f		تُضَيِّقِينَ‎ tuḍayyiqīna	تُضَيِّقُ‎ tuḍayyiqu			تُضَيِّقَانِ‎ tuḍayyiqāni			تُضَيِّقْنَ‎ tuḍayyiqna	يُضَيِّقْنَ‎ yuḍayyiqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَيِّقَ‎ ʾuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقَ‎ tuḍayyiqa	يُضَيِّقَ‎ yuḍayyiqa		تُضَيِّقَا‎ tuḍayyiqā	يُضَيِّقَا‎ yuḍayyiqā		نُضَيِّقَ‎ nuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقُوا‎ tuḍayyiqū	يُضَيِّقُوا‎ yuḍayyiqū
	f		تُضَيِّقِي‎ tuḍayyiqī	تُضَيِّقَ‎ tuḍayyiqa			تُضَيِّقَا‎ tuḍayyiqā			تُضَيِّقْنَ‎ tuḍayyiqna	يُضَيِّقْنَ‎ yuḍayyiqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَيِّقْ‎ ʾuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقْ‎ tuḍayyiq	يُضَيِّقْ‎ yuḍayyiq		تُضَيِّقَا‎ tuḍayyiqā	يُضَيِّقَا‎ yuḍayyiqā		نُضَيِّقْ‎ nuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقُوا‎ tuḍayyiqū	يُضَيِّقُوا‎ yuḍayyiqū
	f		تُضَيِّقِي‎ tuḍayyiqī	تُضَيِّقْ‎ tuḍayyiq			تُضَيِّقَا‎ tuḍayyiqā			تُضَيِّقْنَ‎ tuḍayyiqna	يُضَيِّقْنَ‎ yuḍayyiqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَيِّقْ ḍayyiq			ضَيِّقَا‎ ḍayyiqā				ضَيِّقُوا‎ ḍayyiqū
	f		ضَيِّقِي‎ ḍayyiqī							ضَيِّقْنَ‎ ḍayyiqna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضُيِّقْتُ‎ ḍuyyiqtu	ضُيِّقْتَ‎ ḍuyyiqta	ضُيِّقَ ḍuyyiqa		ضُيِّقْتُمَا‎ ḍuyyiqtumā	ضُيِّقَا‎ ḍuyyiqā		ضُيِّقْنَا‎ ḍuyyiqnā	ضُيِّقْتُمْ‎ ḍuyyiqtum	ضُيِّقُوا‎ ḍuyyiqū
	f		ضُيِّقْتِ‎ ḍuyyiqti	ضُيِّقَتْ‎ ḍuyyiqat			ضُيِّقَتَا‎ ḍuyyiqatā			ضُيِّقْتُنَّ‎ ḍuyyiqtunna	ضُيِّقْنَ‎ ḍuyyiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُضَيَّقُ‎ ʾuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقُ‎ tuḍayyaqu	يُضَيَّقُ‎ yuḍayyaqu		تُضَيَّقَانِ‎ tuḍayyaqāni	يُضَيَّقَانِ‎ yuḍayyaqāni		نُضَيَّقُ‎ nuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقُونَ‎ tuḍayyaqūna	يُضَيَّقُونَ‎ yuḍayyaqūna
	f		تُضَيَّقِينَ‎ tuḍayyaqīna	تُضَيَّقُ‎ tuḍayyaqu			تُضَيَّقَانِ‎ tuḍayyaqāni			تُضَيَّقْنَ‎ tuḍayyaqna	يُضَيَّقْنَ‎ yuḍayyaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَيَّقَ‎ ʾuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقَ‎ tuḍayyaqa	يُضَيَّقَ‎ yuḍayyaqa		تُضَيَّقَا‎ tuḍayyaqā	يُضَيَّقَا‎ yuḍayyaqā		نُضَيَّقَ‎ nuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقُوا‎ tuḍayyaqū	يُضَيَّقُوا‎ yuḍayyaqū
	f		تُضَيَّقِي‎ tuḍayyaqī	تُضَيَّقَ‎ tuḍayyaqa			تُضَيَّقَا‎ tuḍayyaqā			تُضَيَّقْنَ‎ tuḍayyaqna	يُضَيَّقْنَ‎ yuḍayyaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَيَّقْ‎ ʾuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقْ‎ tuḍayyaq	يُضَيَّقْ‎ yuḍayyaq		تُضَيَّقَا‎ tuḍayyaqā	يُضَيَّقَا‎ yuḍayyaqā		نُضَيَّقْ‎ nuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقُوا‎ tuḍayyaqū	يُضَيَّقُوا‎ yuḍayyaqū
	f		تُضَيَّقِي‎ tuḍayyaqī	تُضَيَّقْ‎ tuḍayyaq			تُضَيَّقَا‎ tuḍayyaqā			تُضَيَّقْنَ‎ tuḍayyaqna	يُضَيَّقْنَ‎ yuḍayyaqna

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق‎ (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤij.jaq/

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Adjective

ضيق • (ḍiyyaq) (feminine ضيقة‎ (ḍiyyqa), masculine plural ضيقين‎ (ḍiyyqīn), feminine plural ضيقات‎ (ḍiyyqāt), elative أضيق‎ (ʔaḍyaq) or ضيق (ḍyaq))

1. narrow

   Antonym: واسع‎ (wāsaʕ)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ق‎

Alternative forms

• ديّق‎ (dayyeʔ)

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق‎ (ḍayyiq).

Adjective

ضيّق • (ḍayyeʔ) (feminine ضيقة‎ (ḍayyʔa), elative أضيق‎ (ʔaḍyaʔ))

1. narrow

   Antonyms: واسع‎ (wāseʕ, “spacious”), عريض‎ (ʕarīḍ, “broad”)