رقيق

رقيق

See also: رفيق‎, رفیق‎, and رفيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ق ق‎ (r-q-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.qiːq/

Adjective

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

1. thin, fine, subtle
2. soft, sensitive, sentimental
3. slim
4. in narrow circumstances

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
	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 ʾariqqāʾ‎; riqāq	الْأَرِقَّاء‎‎; الرِّقَاق‎ al-ʾariqqāʾ‎; ar-riqāq	رَقِيقَات‎‎; رِقَاق‎ raqīqāt‎; riqāq	الرَّقِيقَات‎‎; الرِّقَاق‎ ar-raqīqāt‎; ar-riqāq
Nominative	أَرِقَّاءُ‎‎; رِقَاقٌ‎ ʾariqqāʾu‎; riqāqun	الْأَرِقَّاءُ‎‎; الرِّقَاقُ‎ al-ʾariqqāʾu‎; ar-riqāqu	رَقِيقَاتٌ‎‎; رِقَاقٌ‎ raqīqātun‎; riqāqun	الرَّقِيقَاتُ‎‎; الرِّقَاقُ‎ ar-raqīqātu‎; ar-riqāqu
Accusative	أَرِقَّاءَ‎‎; رِقَاقًا‎ ʾariqqāʾa‎; riqāqan	الْأَرِقَّاءَ‎‎; الرِّقَاقَ‎ al-ʾariqqāʾa‎; ar-riqāqa	رَقِيقَاتٍ‎‎; رِقَاقًا‎ raqīqātin‎; riqāqan	الرَّقِيقَاتِ‎‎; الرِّقَاقَ‎ ar-raqīqāti‎; ar-riqāqa
Genitive	أَرِقَّاءَ‎‎; رِقَاقٍ‎ ʾariqqāʾa‎; riqāqin	الْأَرِقَّاءِ‎‎; الرِّقَاقِ‎ al-ʾariqqāʾi‎; ar-riqāqi	رَقِيقَاتٍ‎‎; رِقَاقٍ‎ raqīqātin‎; riqāqin	الرَّقِيقَاتِ‎‎; الرِّقَاقِ‎ ar-raqīqāti‎; ar-riqāqi

References

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

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ق ق‎

Etymology

From Arabic رَقِيق‎ (raqīq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʔiːʔ/, [rʔiːʔ]

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Adjective

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

1. thin, flat (flat object)

   Antonym: (round object) رفيع‎ (rfīʕ)

   Antonym: خميل‎ (ḵmīl)