رقيع

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ق ع (r q ʕ)
6 terms

Adjective

رَقِيع • (raqīʕ) (elative أَرْقَع (ʔarqaʕ))

patched, having suffered mending
(figurative, derogatory) grabby, bold-faced, having a deficit in character or intellectual capacity

Declension

Declension of adjective **رَقِيع** (raqīʕ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَقِيع raqīʕ	الرَّقِيع ar-raqīʕ	رَقِيعَة raqīʕa	الرَّقِيعَة ar-raqīʕa
nominative	رَقِيعٌ raqīʕun	الرَّقِيعُ ar-raqīʕu	رَقِيعَةٌ raqīʕatun	الرَّقِيعَةُ ar-raqīʕatu
accusative	رَقِيعًا raqīʕan	الرَّقِيعَ ar-raqīʕa	رَقِيعَةً raqīʕatan	الرَّقِيعَةَ ar-raqīʕata
genitive	رَقِيعٍ raqīʕin	الرَّقِيعِ ar-raqīʕi	رَقِيعَةٍ raqīʕatin	الرَّقِيعَةِ ar-raqīʕati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَقِيعَيْن raqīʕayn	الرَّقِيعَيْن ar-raqīʕayn	رَقِيعَتَيْن raqīʕatayn	الرَّقِيعَتَيْن ar-raqīʕatayn
nominative	رَقِيعَانِ raqīʕāni	الرَّقِيعَانِ ar-raqīʕāni	رَقِيعَتَانِ raqīʕatāni	الرَّقِيعَتَانِ ar-raqīʕatāni
accusative	رَقِيعَيْنِ raqīʕayni	الرَّقِيعَيْنِ ar-raqīʕayni	رَقِيعَتَيْنِ raqīʕatayni	الرَّقِيعَتَيْنِ ar-raqīʕatayni
genitive	رَقِيعَيْنِ raqīʕayni	الرَّقِيعَيْنِ ar-raqīʕayni	رَقِيعَتَيْنِ raqīʕatayni	الرَّقِيعَتَيْنِ ar-raqīʕatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رِقَاع riqāʕ	الرِّقَاع ar-riqāʕ	رِقَاع riqāʕ	الرِّقَاع ar-riqāʕ
nominative	رِقَاعٌ riqāʕun	الرِّقَاعُ ar-riqāʕu	رِقَاعٌ riqāʕun	الرِّقَاعُ ar-riqāʕu
accusative	رِقَاعًا riqāʕan	الرِّقَاعَ ar-riqāʕa	رِقَاعًا riqāʕan	الرِّقَاعَ ar-riqāʕa
genitive	رِقَاعٍ riqāʕin	الرِّقَاعِ ar-riqāʕi	رِقَاعٍ riqāʕin	الرِّقَاعِ ar-riqāʕi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic רְקִיַעָא / ܪܩܝܺܥܴܐ (rəqīʿā), from Hebrew רָקִיעַ (rāqī́aʿ).

Noun

رَقِيع • (raqīʕ) m or f (plural أَرْقِعَة (ʔarqiʕa))

the firmament, the first heaven
Synonym: سَمَاء (samāʔ)
- 7th century CE, Jamīʿ at-Tirmiḏiyy, 47:350:
  […] «هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا فَوْقَكُمْ؟» قَالُوا: «ٱللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ». قَالَ: «فَإِنَّهَا ٱلرَّقِيعُ سَقْفٌ مَحْفُوظٌ وَمَوْجٌ مَكْفُوفٌ.» […]
  […] “hal tadrūna mā fawqakum?” qālū: “l-lāhu warasūluhu ʔaʕlamu”. qāla: “faʔinnahā r-raqīʕu saqfun maḥfūẓun wamawjun makfūfun.” […]
  […] "Wit ye what is above you?" They said, "God and His Apostle know [best]". He said, "[Well] then, it is verily the firmament, a protected covering and [with] the billows withheld." […]

Declension

Declension of noun **رَقِيع** (raqīʕ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَقِيع raqīʕ	الرَّقِيع ar-raqīʕ	رَقِيع raqīʕ
nominative	رَقِيعٌ raqīʕun	الرَّقِيعُ ar-raqīʕu	رَقِيعُ raqīʕu
accusative	رَقِيعًا raqīʕan	الرَّقِيعَ ar-raqīʕa	رَقِيعَ raqīʕa
genitive	رَقِيعٍ raqīʕin	الرَّقِيعِ ar-raqīʕi	رَقِيعِ raqīʕi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَقِيعَيْن raqīʕayn	الرَّقِيعَيْن ar-raqīʕayn	رَقِيعَيْ raqīʕay
nominative	رَقِيعَانِ raqīʕāni	الرَّقِيعَانِ ar-raqīʕāni	رَقِيعَا raqīʕā
accusative	رَقِيعَيْنِ raqīʕayni	الرَّقِيعَيْنِ ar-raqīʕayni	رَقِيعَيْ raqīʕay
genitive	رَقِيعَيْنِ raqīʕayni	الرَّقِيعَيْنِ ar-raqīʕayni	رَقِيعَيْ raqīʕay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرْقِعَة ʔarqiʕa	الْأَرْقِعَة al-ʔarqiʕa	أَرْقِعَة ʔarqiʕat
nominative	أَرْقِعَةٌ ʔarqiʕatun	الْأَرْقِعَةُ al-ʔarqiʕatu	أَرْقِعَةُ ʔarqiʕatu
accusative	أَرْقِعَةً ʔarqiʕatan	الْأَرْقِعَةَ al-ʔarqiʕata	أَرْقِعَةَ ʔarqiʕata
genitive	أَرْقِعَةٍ ʔarqiʕatin	الْأَرْقِعَةِ al-ʔarqiʕati	أَرْقِعَةِ ʔarqiʕati

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 284
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “رقيع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1137.