ܪܩܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܩ ܩ (r q q)
2 terms

From Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq). The noun is a clipping of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (laḥmā raqīqā, literally “thin loaf of bread”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [raq.qiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (raqīqā) (feminine ܪܲܩܝܼܩܬܵܐ (raqīqtā), plural ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܹܐ (raqīqē))

1. thin, flat, slim, fine, subtle

   Antonyms: ܥܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ (ˁaḇyā), ܚܠܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥlīmā)

2. shallow, superficial

   Synonym: ܪܲܕܘܼܕܵܐ (radūdā)

Usage notes

• This term is usually used for narrow dimensions having little extend from one surface to its opposite. For the sense of having little body fat or flesh, the adjective ܒܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ (bagīrā) is used instead.

Derived terms

• ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (raqīqāˀīṯ)
• ܪܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (raqīqūṯā)

Noun

ܪ̈ܩܝܩܐ

ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (raqīqā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܹܐ (raqīqē))

1. cracker, wafer

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (raqīqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ (raqīqī)		ܪܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ (raqīqan)
	construct	ܪܲܩܝܼܩ (raqīq)	2nd person	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܟ݂ (raqīqūḵ)	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ (raqīqāḵ)	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raqīqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (raqīqā)	3rd person	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܹܗ (raqīqēh)	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܗ̇ (raqīqāh)	ܪܲܩܝܼܩܗܘܿܢ (raqīqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ (raqīqī)		ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ (raqīqan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܲܝ (raqīqay)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܟ݂ (raqīqūḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ (raqīqāḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raqīqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܹܐ (raqīqē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܗܝ (raqīqūh)	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܘܿܗ̇ (raqīqōh)	ܪ̈ܲܩܝܼܩܗܘܿܢ (raqīqhōn)