وقية

Arabic

Etymology

Probably through Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ‏ (ʾūnqīyā) from Ancient Greek οὐγγία (oungía), οὐγκία (ounkía), from Latin uncia (“ounce, twelfth part”), from unus (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.qij.ja/
• IPA^(key): /wu.qij.ja/

Noun

وِقِيَّة or وُقِيَّة • (wiqiyya or wuqiyya) f (plural وِقِيَّات (wiqiyyāt) or وُقِيَّات (wuqiyyāt))

1. awqiyyah (ounce), a unit of weight in Egypt: 37 grams (one twelfth rottol)
2. a unit of weight in Aleppo: 320 grams
3. a unit of weight in Beirut: 213.39 grams
4. a unit of weight in Jerusalem: 240 grams
5. a unit of weight in Malta: approximately 26.46 grams
6. ounce (just the same as the English or even to translate it)

Declension

Declension of noun وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya)‎; وُقِيَّة (wuqiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وِقِيَّة‎; وُقِيَّة wiqiyya‎; wuqiyya	الْوِقِيَّة‎; الْوُقِيَّة al-wiqiyya‎; al-wuqiyya	وِقِيَّة‎; وُقِيَّة wiqiyyat‎; wuqiyyat
Nominative	وِقِيَّةٌ‎; وُقِيَّةٌ wiqiyyatun‎; wuqiyyatun	الْوِقِيَّةُ‎; الْوُقِيَّةُ al-wiqiyyatu‎; al-wuqiyyatu	وِقِيَّةُ‎; وُقِيَّةُ wiqiyyatu‎; wuqiyyatu
Accusative	وِقِيَّةً‎; وُقِيَّةً wiqiyyatan‎; wuqiyyatan	الْوِقِيَّةَ‎; الْوُقِيَّةَ al-wiqiyyata‎; al-wuqiyyata	وِقِيَّةَ‎; وُقِيَّةَ wiqiyyata‎; wuqiyyata
Genitive	وِقِيَّةٍ‎; وُقِيَّةٍ wiqiyyatin‎; wuqiyyatin	الْوِقِيَّةِ‎; الْوُقِيَّةِ al-wiqiyyati‎; al-wuqiyyati	وِقِيَّةِ‎; وُقِيَّةِ wiqiyyati‎; wuqiyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وِقِيَّتَيْن‎; وُقِيَّتَيْن wiqiyyatayn‎; wuqiyyatayn	الْوِقِيَّتَيْن‎; الْوُقِيَّتَيْن al-wiqiyyatayn‎; al-wuqiyyatayn	وِقِيَّتَيْ‎; وُقِيَّتَيْ wiqiyyatay‎; wuqiyyatay
Nominative	وِقِيَّتَانِ‎; وُقِيَّتَانِ wiqiyyatāni‎; wuqiyyatāni	الْوِقِيَّتَانِ‎; الْوُقِيَّتَانِ al-wiqiyyatāni‎; al-wuqiyyatāni	وِقِيَّتَا‎; وُقِيَّتَا wiqiyyatā‎; wuqiyyatā
Accusative	وِقِيَّتَيْنِ‎; وُقِيَّتَيْنِ wiqiyyatayni‎; wuqiyyatayni	الْوِقِيَّتَيْنِ‎; الْوُقِيَّتَيْنِ al-wiqiyyatayni‎; al-wuqiyyatayni	وِقِيَّتَيْ‎; وُقِيَّتَيْ wiqiyyatay‎; wuqiyyatay
Genitive	وِقِيَّتَيْنِ‎; وُقِيَّتَيْنِ wiqiyyatayni‎; wuqiyyatayni	الْوِقِيَّتَيْنِ‎; الْوُقِيَّتَيْنِ al-wiqiyyatayni‎; al-wuqiyyatayni	وِقِيَّتَيْ‎; وُقِيَّتَيْ wiqiyyatay‎; wuqiyyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وِقِيَّات‎; وُقِيَّات wiqiyyāt‎; wuqiyyāt	الْوِقِيَّات‎; الْوُقِيَّات al-wiqiyyāt‎; al-wuqiyyāt	وِقِيَّات‎; وُقِيَّات wiqiyyāt‎; wuqiyyāt
Nominative	وِقِيَّاتٌ‎; وُقِيَّاتٌ wiqiyyātun‎; wuqiyyātun	الْوِقِيَّاتُ‎; الْوُقِيَّاتُ al-wiqiyyātu‎; al-wuqiyyātu	وِقِيَّاتُ‎; وُقِيَّاتُ wiqiyyātu‎; wuqiyyātu
Accusative	وِقِيَّاتٍ‎; وُقِيَّاتٍ wiqiyyātin‎; wuqiyyātin	الْوِقِيَّاتِ‎; الْوُقِيَّاتِ al-wiqiyyāti‎; al-wuqiyyāti	وِقِيَّاتِ‎; وُقِيَّاتِ wiqiyyāti‎; wuqiyyāti
Genitive	وِقِيَّاتٍ‎; وُقِيَّاتٍ wiqiyyātin‎; wuqiyyātin	الْوِقِيَّاتِ‎; الْوُقِيَّاتِ al-wiqiyyāti‎; al-wuqiyyāti	وِقِيَّاتِ‎; وُقِيَّاتِ wiqiyyāti‎; wuqiyyāti

Synonyms

• أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya)