ضيق

See also: ضيف and صيف

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ض ي ق (ḍ y q)
11 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jiq/
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Adjective

ضَيِّق • (ḍayyiq) (feminine ضَيِّقَة (ḍayyiqa), masculine plural ضَيِّقُونَ (ḍayyiqūna), feminine plural ضَيِّقَات (ḍayyiqāt), elative أَضْيَق (ʔaḍyaq))

Declension

Declension of adjective **ضَيِّق** (ḍayyiq)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	ضَيِّق ḍayyiq	الضَّيِّق aḍ-ḍayyiq	ضَيِّقَة ḍayyiqa	الضَّيِّقَة aḍ-ḍayyiqa
nominative	ضَيِّقٌ ḍayyiqun	الضَّيِّقُ aḍ-ḍayyiqu	ضَيِّقَةٌ ḍayyiqatun	الضَّيِّقَةُ aḍ-ḍayyiqatu
accusative	ضَيِّقًا ḍayyiqan	الضَّيِّقَ aḍ-ḍayyiqa	ضَيِّقَةً ḍayyiqatan	الضَّيِّقَةَ aḍ-ḍayyiqata
genitive	ضَيِّقٍ ḍayyiqin	الضَّيِّقِ aḍ-ḍayyiqi	ضَيِّقَةٍ ḍayyiqatin	الضَّيِّقَةِ aḍ-ḍayyiqati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	ضَيِّقَيْن ḍayyiqayn	الضَّيِّقَيْن aḍ-ḍayyiqayn	ضَيِّقَتَيْن ḍayyiqatayn	الضَّيِّقَتَيْن aḍ-ḍayyiqatayn
nominative	ضَيِّقَانِ ḍayyiqāni	الضَّيِّقَانِ aḍ-ḍayyiqāni	ضَيِّقَتَانِ ḍayyiqatāni	الضَّيِّقَتَانِ aḍ-ḍayyiqatāni
accusative	ضَيِّقَيْنِ ḍayyiqayni	الضَّيِّقَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayyiqayni	ضَيِّقَتَيْنِ ḍayyiqatayni	الضَّيِّقَتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayyiqatayni
genitive	ضَيِّقَيْنِ ḍayyiqayni	الضَّيِّقَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayyiqayni	ضَيِّقَتَيْنِ ḍayyiqatayni	الضَّيِّقَتَيْنِ aḍ-ḍayyiqatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	ضَيِّقِين ḍayyiqīn	الضَّيِّقِين aḍ-ḍayyiqīn	ضَيِّقَات ḍayyiqāt	الضَّيِّقَات aḍ-ḍayyiqāt
nominative	ضَيِّقُونَ ḍayyiqūna	الضَّيِّقُونَ aḍ-ḍayyiqūna	ضَيِّقَاتٌ ḍayyiqātun	الضَّيِّقَاتُ aḍ-ḍayyiqātu
accusative	ضَيِّقِينَ ḍayyiqīna	الضَّيِّقِينَ aḍ-ḍayyiqīna	ضَيِّقَاتٍ ḍayyiqātin	الضَّيِّقَاتِ aḍ-ḍayyiqāti
genitive	ضَيِّقِينَ ḍayyiqīna	الضَّيِّقِينَ aḍ-ḍayyiqīna	ضَيِّقَاتٍ ḍayyiqātin	الضَّيِّقَاتِ aḍ-ḍayyiqāti

Antonyms

وَاسِع (wāsiʕ)
وَسِيع (wasīʕ)
رَحْب (raḥb)

Descendants

North Levantine Arabic: دايق
Maltese: dejjaq

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤajq/
IPA^(key): /dˤiːq/

Noun

ضَيْق or ضِيق • (ḍayq or ḍīq) m

Declension

Declension of noun **ضَيْق** (ḍayq)‎; **ضِيق** (ḍīq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	ضَيْق‎; ضِيق ḍayq‎; ḍīq	الضَّيْق‎; الضِّيق aḍ-ḍayq‎; aḍ-ḍīq	ضَيْق‎; ضِيق ḍayq‎; ḍīq
nominative	ضَيْقٌ‎; ضِيقٌ ḍayqun‎; ḍīqun	الضَّيْقُ‎; الضِّيقُ aḍ-ḍayqu‎; aḍ-ḍīqu	ضَيْقُ‎; ضِيقُ ḍayqu‎; ḍīqu
accusative	ضَيْقًا‎; ضِيقًا ḍayqan‎; ḍīqan	الضَّيْقَ‎; الضِّيقَ aḍ-ḍayqa‎; aḍ-ḍīqa	ضَيْقَ‎; ضِيقَ ḍayqa‎; ḍīqa
genitive	ضَيْقٍ‎; ضِيقٍ ḍayqin‎; ḍīqin	الضَّيْقِ‎; الضِّيقِ aḍ-ḍayqi‎; aḍ-ḍīqi	ضَيْقِ‎; ضِيقِ ḍayqi‎; ḍīqi

Expression

الصديق وقت الضيق (“a friend in need is a friend indeed”)

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤaj.ja.qa/

Verb

ضَيَّقَ • (ḍayyaqa) II (non-past يُضَيِّقُ (yuḍayyiqu), verbal noun تَضْيِيق (taḍyīq))

to narrow, to tighten, to narrow down

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضَيَّقَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَضْيِيق*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَضْيِيق taḍyīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُضَيِّق muḍayyiq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُضَيَّق muḍayyaq
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضَيَّقْتُ ḍayyaqtu	ضَيَّقْتَ ḍayyaqta	ضَيَّقَ ḍayyaqa	ضَيَّقْتُمَا ḍayyaqtumā	ضَيَّقَا ḍayyaqā	ضَيَّقْنَا ḍayyaqnā	ضَيَّقْتُمْ ḍayyaqtum	ضَيَّقُوا ḍayyaqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضَيَّقْتُ ḍayyaqtu	ضَيَّقْتِ ḍayyaqti	ضَيَّقَتْ ḍayyaqat	ضَيَّقْتُمَا ḍayyaqtumā	ضَيَّقَتَا ḍayyaqatā	ضَيَّقْنَا ḍayyaqnā	ضَيَّقْتُنَّ ḍayyaqtunna	ضَيَّقْنَ ḍayyaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَيِّقُ ʔuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقُ tuḍayyiqu	يُضَيِّقُ yuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقَانِ tuḍayyiqāni	يُضَيِّقَانِ yuḍayyiqāni	نُضَيِّقُ nuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقُونَ tuḍayyiqūna	يُضَيِّقُونَ yuḍayyiqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضَيِّقُ ʔuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقِينَ tuḍayyiqīna	تُضَيِّقُ tuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقَانِ tuḍayyiqāni	تُضَيِّقَانِ tuḍayyiqāni	نُضَيِّقُ nuḍayyiqu	تُضَيِّقْنَ tuḍayyiqna	يُضَيِّقْنَ yuḍayyiqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَيِّقَ ʔuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقَ tuḍayyiqa	يُضَيِّقَ yuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقَا tuḍayyiqā	يُضَيِّقَا yuḍayyiqā	نُضَيِّقَ nuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقُوا tuḍayyiqū	يُضَيِّقُوا yuḍayyiqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضَيِّقَ ʔuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقِي tuḍayyiqī	تُضَيِّقَ tuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقَا tuḍayyiqā	تُضَيِّقَا tuḍayyiqā	نُضَيِّقَ nuḍayyiqa	تُضَيِّقْنَ tuḍayyiqna	يُضَيِّقْنَ yuḍayyiqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَيِّقْ ʔuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقْ tuḍayyiq	يُضَيِّقْ yuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقَا tuḍayyiqā	يُضَيِّقَا yuḍayyiqā	نُضَيِّقْ nuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقُوا tuḍayyiqū	يُضَيِّقُوا yuḍayyiqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُضَيِّقْ ʔuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقِي tuḍayyiqī	تُضَيِّقْ tuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقَا tuḍayyiqā	تُضَيِّقَا tuḍayyiqā	نُضَيِّقْ nuḍayyiq	تُضَيِّقْنَ tuḍayyiqna	يُضَيِّقْنَ yuḍayyiqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		ضَيِّقْ ḍayyiq		ضَيِّقَا ḍayyiqā			ضَيِّقُوا ḍayyiqū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		ضَيِّقِي ḍayyiqī		ضَيِّقَا ḍayyiqā			ضَيِّقْنَ ḍayyiqna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ضُيِّقْتُ ḍuyyiqtu	ضُيِّقْتَ ḍuyyiqta	ضُيِّقَ ḍuyyiqa	ضُيِّقْتُمَا ḍuyyiqtumā	ضُيِّقَا ḍuyyiqā	ضُيِّقْنَا ḍuyyiqnā	ضُيِّقْتُمْ ḍuyyiqtum	ضُيِّقُوا ḍuyyiqū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	ضُيِّقْتُ ḍuyyiqtu	ضُيِّقْتِ ḍuyyiqti	ضُيِّقَتْ ḍuyyiqat	ضُيِّقْتُمَا ḍuyyiqtumā	ضُيِّقَتَا ḍuyyiqatā	ضُيِّقْنَا ḍuyyiqnā	ضُيِّقْتُنَّ ḍuyyiqtunna	ضُيِّقْنَ ḍuyyiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُضَيَّقُ ʔuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقُ tuḍayyaqu	يُضَيَّقُ yuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقَانِ tuḍayyaqāni	يُضَيَّقَانِ yuḍayyaqāni	نُضَيَّقُ nuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقُونَ tuḍayyaqūna	يُضَيَّقُونَ yuḍayyaqūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُضَيَّقُ ʔuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقِينَ tuḍayyaqīna	تُضَيَّقُ tuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقَانِ tuḍayyaqāni	تُضَيَّقَانِ tuḍayyaqāni	نُضَيَّقُ nuḍayyaqu	تُضَيَّقْنَ tuḍayyaqna	يُضَيَّقْنَ yuḍayyaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُضَيَّقَ ʔuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقَ tuḍayyaqa	يُضَيَّقَ yuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقَا tuḍayyaqā	يُضَيَّقَا yuḍayyaqā	نُضَيَّقَ nuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقُوا tuḍayyaqū	يُضَيَّقُوا yuḍayyaqū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُضَيَّقَ ʔuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقِي tuḍayyaqī	تُضَيَّقَ tuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقَا tuḍayyaqā	تُضَيَّقَا tuḍayyaqā	نُضَيَّقَ nuḍayyaqa	تُضَيَّقْنَ tuḍayyaqna	يُضَيَّقْنَ yuḍayyaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُضَيَّقْ ʔuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقْ tuḍayyaq	يُضَيَّقْ yuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقَا tuḍayyaqā	يُضَيَّقَا yuḍayyaqā	نُضَيَّقْ nuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقُوا tuḍayyaqū	يُضَيَّقُوا yuḍayyaqū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُضَيَّقْ ʔuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقِي tuḍayyaqī	تُضَيَّقْ tuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقَا tuḍayyaqā	تُضَيَّقَا tuḍayyaqā	نُضَيَّقْ nuḍayyaq	تُضَيَّقْنَ tuḍayyaqna	يُضَيَّقْنَ yuḍayyaqna

Descendants

Maltese: dejjaq

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ي ق
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jiɡ/

Adjective

ضيق • (ḍayyig) (feminine ضَيِّقة (ḍayyiga), common plural ضَيِّقين (ḍayyigīn))

narrow
tight
Antonyms: واسِع (wāsiʕ, “spacious”), عَريض (ʕarīḍ, “broad”)
restrained, pressed

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّقَ (ḍayyaqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤaj.jaɡ/

Verb

ضَيَّق • (ḍayyag) II (non-past يِضَيِّق (yiḍayyig))

to tighten
to narrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of **ضيق**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ضيقت (ḍayyagt)	ضيقت (ḍayyagt)	ضيق (ḍayyag)	ضيقنا (ḍayyagna)	ضيقتوا (ḍayyagtu)	ضيقوا (ḍayyagu)
past	f	ضيقت (ḍayyagt)	ضيقتي (ḍayyagti)	ضيقت (ḍayyagat)	ضيقنا (ḍayyagna)	ضيقتوا (ḍayyagtu)	ضيقوا (ḍayyagu)
non-past	m	أضيق (ʔaḍayyig)	تضيق (tiḍayyig)	يضيق (yiḍayyig)	نضيق (niḍayyig)	تضيقوا (tiḍayyigu)	يضيقوا (yiḍayyigu)
non-past	f	أضيق (ʔaḍayyig)	تضيقي (tiḍayyigi)	تضيق (tiḍayyig)	نضيق (niḍayyig)	تضيقوا (tiḍayyigu)	يضيقوا (yiḍayyigu)
imperative	m		ضيق (ḍayyig)			ضيقوا (ḍayyigu)
imperative	f		ضيقي (ḍayyigi)			ضيقوا (ḍayyigu)

Etymology 3

From Arabic ضِيق (ḍīq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤiːɡ/

Noun

ضيق • (ḍīg) m

distress
shortness in breath

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dˤij.jaq/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

ضيق • (ḍiyyaq) (feminine ضيقة (ḍiyyqa), masculine plural ضيقين (ḍiyyqīn), feminine plural ضيقات (ḍiyyqāt), elative أضيق (ʔaḍyaq) or ضيق (ḍyaq))

narrow
Antonym: واسع (wāsaʕ)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ق
3 terms

Alternative forms

ديّق (dayyeʔ)

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Urban) /dˤij.jiʔ/, [ˈdˤij.jɪʔ]
IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /dˤij.jiɡ/, [ˈdˤij.jɪɡ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Adjective

ضيّق • (ḍiyyeʔ) (feminine ضيقة (ḍiyyʔa), elative أضيق (ʔaḍyaʔ))

narrow
Antonyms: واسع (wāseʕ, “spacious”), عريض (ʕarīḍ, “broad”)