ثقة

Arabic

Root
و ث ق (w ṯ q)
12 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θi.qa/

Noun

ثِقَة • (ṯiqa) f (usually uncountable)

verbal noun of وَثِقَ (waṯiqa)
reliance, confidence

Noun

ثِقَة • (ṯiqa) f or m (plural ثِقَات (ṯiqāt))

someone trustworthy, reliable; an authority

Adjective

ثِقة • (ṯiqa)

trustworthy, reliable
رَجُلٌ ثِقةٌ ― rajulun ṯiqatun ― a trustworthy man

مَصْدَرٌ ثِقَةٌ ― maṣdarun ṯiqatun ― a reliable source

Usage notes

Agrees with the noun in case and definiteness, but is invariable for gender. Number agreement is optional: رِجالٌ ثِقةٌ (rijālun ṯiqatun) or رِجالٌ ثِقاتٌ (rijālun ṯiqātun).
Classical Persian as a Family name.

Declension

Declension of noun **ثِقَة** (ṯiqa)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ثِقَة ṯiqa	الثِّقَة aṯ-ṯiqa	ثِقَة ṯiqat
nominative	ثِقَةٌ ṯiqatun	الثِّقَةُ aṯ-ṯiqatu	ثِقَةُ ṯiqatu
accusative	ثِقَةً ṯiqatan	الثِّقَةَ aṯ-ṯiqata	ثِقَةَ ṯiqata
genitive	ثِقَةٍ ṯiqatin	الثِّقَةِ aṯ-ṯiqati	ثِقَةِ ṯiqati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ثِقَتَيْن ṯiqatayn	الثِّقَتَيْن aṯ-ṯiqatayn	ثِقَتَيْ ṯiqatay
nominative	ثِقَتَانِ ṯiqatāni	الثِّقَتَانِ aṯ-ṯiqatāni	ثِقَتَا ṯiqatā
accusative	ثِقَتَيْنِ ṯiqatayni	الثِّقَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯiqatayni	ثِقَتَيْ ṯiqatay
genitive	ثِقَتَيْنِ ṯiqatayni	الثِّقَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯiqatayni	ثِقَتَيْ ṯiqatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ثِقَات ṯiqāt	الثِّقَات aṯ-ṯiqāt	ثِقَات ṯiqāt
nominative	ثِقَاتٌ ṯiqātun	الثِّقَاتُ aṯ-ṯiqātu	ثِقَاتُ ṯiqātu
accusative	ثِقَاتٍ ṯiqātin	الثِّقَاتِ aṯ-ṯiqāti	ثِقَاتِ ṯiqāti
genitive	ثِقَاتٍ ṯiqātin	الثِّقَاتِ aṯ-ṯiqāti	ثِقَاتِ ṯiqāti

Synonyms

مَوْثُوقٌ بِهِ (mawṯūqun bihi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ث ق
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ثِقَة (ṯiqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θi.qa/, [ˈθi.qa]
IPA^(key): /si.qa/, [ˈsi.qa]

Noun

ثقة • (ṯiqa) f

trust, confidence
الثقة بالنّفس ― iṯ-ṯiqa b-in-nafs ― self-confidence

إله ثقة فيّ ― ʔilo ṯiqa fiyyi ― He has faith in me.