ضيق

See also: ضيف and صيف

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ض ي ق (ḍ y q)
11 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jiq/

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Adjective

ضَيِّق • (ḍayyiq) (feminine ضَيِّقَة (ḍayyiqa), masculine plural ضَيِّقُونَ (ḍayyiqūna), feminine plural ضَيِّقَات (ḍayyiqāt), elative أَضْيَق (ʔaḍyaq))

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

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

Antonyms

• وَاسِع (wāsiʕ)
• وَسِيع (wasīʕ)
• رَحْب (raḥb)

Descendants

• North Levantine Arabic: دايق
• Maltese: dejjaq

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

• 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

Expression

• الصديق وقت الضيق (“a friend in need is a friend indeed”)

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.ja.qa/

Verb

ضَيَّقَ • (ḍayyaqa) II (non-past يُضَيِّقُ (yuḍayyiqu), verbal noun تَضْيِيق (taḍyīq))

1. to narrow, to tighten, to narrow down

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضَيَّقَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَضْيِيق)

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 الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَيِّقُ ʔuḍayyiqu	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 ʔuḍayyiqa	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 ʔuḍayyiq	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 الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَيَّقُ ʔuḍayyaqu	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 ʔuḍayyaqa	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 ʔuḍayyaq	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

Descendants

• Maltese: dejjaq

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ي ق
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jiɡ/

Adjective

ضيق • (ḍayyig) (feminine ضَيِّقة (ḍayyiga), common plural ضَيِّقين (ḍayyigīn))

1. narrow
2. tight

   Antonyms: واسِع (wāsiʕ, “spacious”), عَريض (ʕarīḍ, “broad”)

3. restrained, pressed

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّقَ (ḍayyaqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaɡ/

Verb

ضَيَّق • (ḍayyag) II (non-past يِضَيِّق (yiḍayyig))

1. to tighten
2. to narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of ضيق

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ضيقت (ḍayyagt)	ضيقت (ḍayyagt)	ضيق (ḍayyag)		ضيقنا (ḍayyagna)	ضيقتوا (ḍayyagtu)	ضيقوا (ḍayyagu)
	f		ضيقتي (ḍayyagti)	ضيقت (ḍayyagat)
non-past	m	أضيق (ʔaḍayyig)	تضيق (tiḍayyig)	يضيق (yiḍayyig)		نضيق (niḍayyig)	تضيقوا (tiḍayyigu)	يضيقوا (yiḍayyigu)
	f		تضيقي (tiḍayyigi)	تضيق (tiḍayyig)
imperative	m		ضيق (ḍayyig)				ضيقوا (ḍayyigu)
	f		ضيقي (ḍayyigi)

Etymology 3

From Arabic ضِيق (ḍīq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dˤiːɡ/

Noun

ضيق • (ḍīg) m

1. distress
2. shortness in breath

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)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ق
3 terms

Alternative forms

• ديّق (dayyeʔ)

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /dˤij.jiʔ/, [ˈdˤij.jɪʔ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /dˤij.jiɡ/, [ˈdˤij.jɪɡ]

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Adjective

ضيّق • (ḍiyyeʔ) (feminine ضيقة (ḍiyyʔa), elative أضيق (ʔaḍyaʔ))

1. narrow

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