رقيق

See also: رفيق, رفیق, and رفيف

Arabic

Root
ر ق ق (r q q)
9 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَقَّ (raqqa, “to become thin”). Compare Hebrew רַךְ (rakh, “soft”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ra.qiːq/
Rhymes: -iːq

Adjective

رَقِيق • (raqīq) (feminine رَقِيقَة (raqīqa), common plural رِقَاق (riqāq), masculine plural أَرِقَّاء (ʔariqqāʔ), feminine plural رَقِيقَات (raqīqāt), elative أَرَقّ (ʔaraqq))

Declension

Declension of adjective **رَقِيق** (raqīq)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَقِيق raqīq	الرَّقِيق ar-raqīq	رَقِيقَة raqīqa	الرَّقِيقَة ar-raqīqa
nominative	رَقِيقٌ raqīqun	الرَّقِيقُ ar-raqīqu	رَقِيقَةٌ raqīqatun	الرَّقِيقَةُ ar-raqīqatu
accusative	رَقِيقًا raqīqan	الرَّقِيقَ ar-raqīqa	رَقِيقَةً raqīqatan	الرَّقِيقَةَ ar-raqīqata
genitive	رَقِيقٍ raqīqin	الرَّقِيقِ ar-raqīqi	رَقِيقَةٍ raqīqatin	الرَّقِيقَةِ ar-raqīqati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	رَقِيقَيْن raqīqayn	الرَّقِيقَيْن ar-raqīqayn	رَقِيقَتَيْن raqīqatayn	الرَّقِيقَتَيْن ar-raqīqatayn
nominative	رَقِيقَانِ raqīqāni	الرَّقِيقَانِ ar-raqīqāni	رَقِيقَتَانِ raqīqatāni	الرَّقِيقَتَانِ ar-raqīqatāni
accusative	رَقِيقَيْنِ raqīqayni	الرَّقِيقَيْنِ ar-raqīqayni	رَقِيقَتَيْنِ raqīqatayni	الرَّقِيقَتَيْنِ ar-raqīqatayni
genitive	رَقِيقَيْنِ raqīqayni	الرَّقِيقَيْنِ ar-raqīqayni	رَقِيقَتَيْنِ raqīqatayni	الرَّقِيقَتَيْنِ ar-raqīqatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَرِقَّاء‎; رِقَاق ʔariqqāʔ‎; riqāq	الْأَرِقَّاء‎; الرِّقَاق al-ʔariqqāʔ‎; ar-riqāq	رَقِيقَات‎; رِقَاق raqīqāt‎; riqāq	الرَّقِيقَات‎; الرِّقَاق ar-raqīqāt‎; ar-riqāq
nominative	أَرِقَّاءُ‎; رِقَاقٌ ʔariqqāʔu‎; riqāqun	الْأَرِقَّاءُ‎; الرِّقَاقُ al-ʔariqqāʔu‎; ar-riqāqu	رَقِيقَاتٌ‎; رِقَاقٌ raqīqātun‎; riqāqun	الرَّقِيقَاتُ‎; الرِّقَاقُ ar-raqīqātu‎; ar-riqāqu
accusative	أَرِقَّاءَ‎; رِقَاقًا ʔariqqāʔa‎; riqāqan	الْأَرِقَّاءَ‎; الرِّقَاقَ al-ʔariqqāʔa‎; ar-riqāqa	رَقِيقَاتٍ‎; رِقَاقًا raqīqātin‎; riqāqan	الرَّقِيقَاتِ‎; الرِّقَاقَ ar-raqīqāti‎; ar-riqāqa
genitive	أَرِقَّاءَ‎; رِقَاقٍ ʔariqqāʔa‎; riqāqin	الْأَرِقَّاءِ‎; الرِّقَاقِ al-ʔariqqāʔi‎; ar-riqāqi	رَقِيقَاتٍ‎; رِقَاقٍ raqīqātin‎; riqāqin	الرَّقِيقَاتِ‎; الرِّقَاقِ ar-raqīqāti‎; ar-riqāqi

Descendants

Maltese: rqiq

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رقيق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Chadian Arabic

Root
ر ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From the diminutive of Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq).

Pronunciation

Audio (N'Djamena): (file)

Adjective

رقيق • (rigēyig) (feminine رقيقة (rigēyge), common plural رقاق (rugāg))

thin

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَقِيق (raqīq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rʔiːʔ/, [rʔiːʔ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

رقيق • (rʔīʔ) (feminine رقيقة (rʔīʔa), common plural رقاق (rʔāʔ), elative أرقّ (ʔaraʔʔ))

thin, flat (flat object)
Synonym: (round object) رفيع (rfīʕ)

Antonym: خميل (ḵmīl)