دقيقة

دقيقة

See also: دقيقه‎, دقیقه‎, and دقیقہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From دَقِيق‎ (daqīq, “small”), from the root د ق ق‎ (d-q-q). Cognate with Mehri دقيقت‎ and Hebrew דקה‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.qiː.qa/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /da.ɡiː.ɡa/

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Noun

دَقِيقَة • (daqīqa) f (plural دَقَائِق‎ (daqāʾiq))

1. minute (unit of time)
   • a. 1932, Ahmad Shawqi, المَشرِقانِ عَلَيكَ يَنتَحِبانِ:

     ‏دَقَّاتُ قَلْبِ ٱلْمَرْءِ قَائِلَةٌ لَهُ // إِنَّ الْحَيَاةَ دَقَائِقٌ وَثَوَانِي‎

     daqqātu qalbi l-marʾi qāʾilatun lahu // ʾinna l-ḥayāta daqāʾiqun waṯawānī

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. particle
3. nicety
4. intricacy
5. detail, particular

Declension

Declension of noun دَقِيقَة (daqīqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقِيقَة daqīqa	الدَّقِيقَة‎ ad-daqīqa	دَقِيقَة daqīqat
Nominative	دَقِيقَةٌ daqīqatun	الدَّقِيقَةُ‎ ad-daqīqatu	دَقِيقَةُ daqīqatu
Accusative	دَقِيقَةً daqīqatan	الدَّقِيقَةَ‎ ad-daqīqata	دَقِيقَةَ daqīqata
Genitive	دَقِيقَةٍ daqīqatin	الدَّقِيقَةِ‎ ad-daqīqati	دَقِيقَةِ daqīqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقِيقَتَيْن‎ daqīqatayn	الدَّقِيقَتَيْن‎ ad-daqīqatayn	دَقِيقَتَيْ‎ daqīqatay
Nominative	دَقِيقَتَانِ‎ daqīqatāni	الدَّقِيقَتَانِ‎ ad-daqīqatāni	دَقِيقَتَا‎ daqīqatā
Accusative	دَقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ daqīqatayni	الدَّقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ ad-daqīqatayni	دَقِيقَتَيْ‎ daqīqatay
Genitive	دَقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ daqīqatayni	الدَّقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ ad-daqīqatayni	دَقِيقَتَيْ‎ daqīqatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقَائِق‎ daqāʾiq	الدَّقَائِق‎ ad-daqāʾiq	دَقَائِق‎ daqāʾiq
Nominative	دَقَائِقُ‎ daqāʾiqu	الدَّقَائِقُ‎ ad-daqāʾiqu	دَقَائِقُ‎ daqāʾiqu
Accusative	دَقَائِقَ‎ daqāʾiqa	الدَّقَائِقَ‎ ad-daqāʾiqa	دَقَائِقَ‎ daqāʾiqa
Genitive	دَقَائِقَ‎ daqāʾiqa	الدَّقَائِقِ‎ ad-daqāʾiqi	دَقَائِقِ‎ daqāʾiqi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: دقيقة‎ (digīga)
• → Amharic: ደቂቃ (däḳiḳa)
• → Azerbaijani: dəqiqə
• → Lezgi: декьикьа (deq̇iq̇a)
• → Lishana Deni: דקיקא‎ (daqiqa)
• → Ottoman Turkish: دقیقه‎ (dakika)
  • Turkish: dakika
• → Persian: دقیقه‎ (daqiqe), دقه‎
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: दक़ीक़ा (daqīqā)
    • Urdu: دقیقہ‎ (daqīqā)
• → Pashto: دقيقه‎ (daqiqa)
• → Swahili: dakika
• → Uzbek: daqiqa

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Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• دگيگة‎
• دقيقه‎ (common misspelling)

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɡiːɡə/
• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) Rhymes: -iːɡə

Noun

دقيقة • (digīga) f (dual دقيقتين‎ (digīgtēn), plural دِقايِق‎ (digāyig))

1. minute
2. (by extension) a short time

   ‏عطني دقيقة وأكون معاك‎ ― ʿaṭni digīga wa-kūn maʿāk ― Give me a minute and I'll be with you

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /dəˈqiːqə/, (q-ʁ merger) /dəˈʁiːʁə/
• (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) Rhymes: -iːqə

Adjective

دقيقة • (dəqiqa) f

1. feminine singular of دَقِيق‎

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dqiː.qa/

Noun

دقيقة • (dqīqa) f (dual دقيقتين‎ (dqīqtayn), plural دقايق‎ (dqāyiq))

1. minute
2. (by extension) a short time

Usage notes

The dual form is not commonly used.

See also

• ساعة‎ (sāʕa, “hour”)
• تانية‎ (tāniya, tānya, “second”)

Adjective

دقيقة • (dqīqa) f

1. feminine singular of دقيق‎ (dqīq)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ق ق‎

Etymology

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /da.ʔiː.ʔe/, [daˈʔiːʔa]
• IPA^(key): (Urban) /da.ʔiː.ʔa/, [daˈʔiːʔa]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /da.ɡiː.ɡa/, [daˈɡiːɡa]

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Noun

دقيقة • (daʔīʔa) f (plural دقايق‎ (daʔāyeʔ))

1. minute

See also

• (units of time) وحدات الوقت‎ (waḥdāt il-waʔt); سنة‎ (sane, “year”), شهر‎ (šahr, “month”), أسبوع‎ (ʔusbūʕ, “week”), يوم‎ (yōm, “day”), ساعة‎ (sāʕa, “hour”), دقيقة (daʔīʔa, “minute”), ثانية‎ (ṯānye, “second”), لحظة‎ (laḥẓa, “moment”)