ورقي

Arabic

Etymology

Root
و ر ق (w r q)
4 terms

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *waraḳ-

Proto-Semitic *waraḳ-

Arabic وَرَق (waraq)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic ورقي

From وَرَق (waraq, “leaves, paper”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ra.qijj/

Adjective

وَرَقِيّ • (waraqiyy) (feminine وَرَقِيَّة (waraqiyya))

1. relating to leaves
2. relating to paper

Declension

Declension of adjective وَرَقِيّ (waraqiyy)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	وَرَقِي waraqī	الْوَرَقِي al-waraqī	وَرَقِيَّة waraqiyya	الْوَرَقِيَّة al-waraqiyya
nominative	وَرَقِيٌّ waraqiyyun	الْوَرَقِيُّ al-waraqiyyu	وَرَقِيَّةٌ waraqiyyatun	الْوَرَقِيَّةُ al-waraqiyyatu
accusative	وَرَقِيًّا waraqiyyan	الْوَرَقِيَّ al-waraqiyya	وَرَقِيَّةً waraqiyyatan	الْوَرَقِيَّةَ al-waraqiyyata
genitive	وَرَقِيٍّ waraqiyyin	الْوَرَقِيِّ al-waraqiyyi	وَرَقِيَّةٍ waraqiyyatin	الْوَرَقِيَّةِ al-waraqiyyati

Derived terms

• طَائِرَة وَرَقِيَّة f (ṭāʔira(t) waraqiyya, “kite”)
• عُقْدَة وَرَقِيَّة f (ʕuqda(t) waraqiyya, “leaf node”)