عميق

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: عمیق and غميق

Arabic

[edit]
Root
ع م ق (ʕ m q)
3 terms

Etymology

[edit]

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَمُقَ (ʕamuqa, to be deep).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

عَمِيق (ʕamīq) (common plural عُمُق (ʕumuq) or عِمَاق (ʕimāq), masculine plural عَمِيقُونَ (ʕamīqūna), feminine plural عَمِيقَات (ʕamīqāt) or عَمَائِق (ʕamāʔiq), elative أَعْمَق (ʔaʕmaq))

  1. deep
    الْبَحِيرَةُ عَمِيقَةٌ جِدًّا وَتَحْتَوِي عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ مِن الْأَسْمَاكِ الْجَمِيلَةِ.
    al-baḥīratu ʕamīqatun jiddan wataḥtawī ʕalā l-kaṯīri min al-ʔasmāki l-jamīlati.
    The lake is very deep and contains many beautiful fish.

Declension

[edit]

Hijazi Arabic

[edit]
Root
ع م ق
2 terms

Etymology

[edit]

Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

عميق (ʕamīg) (feminine عميقة (ʕamīga), common plural عُماق (ʕumāg) or عَميقين (ʕamīgīn), elative أَعْمق (ʔaʕmag))

  1. deep
    Synonym: (uncommon) غَميق (ḡamīg)
  2. profound (abstract, metaphoric)

South Levantine Arabic

[edit]
Root
ع م ق
1 term

Etymology

[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq). Doublet of غميق (ḡamīʔ, deep).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʕa.miːʔ/, [ʕaˈmiːʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ʕa.miːɡ/, [ʕaˈmiːɡ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

[edit]

عميق (ʕamīʔ) (feminine عميقة (ʕamīʔa), elative أعمق (ʔaʕmaʔ))

  1. deep, profound (abstract, metaphoric)