يرقة

يرقة

Arabic

Etymology

An adaption of يَرَقَان‎ (yaraqān), general name for plant diseases also meaning larvae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ra.qa/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ja.ra.ʔa/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ja.ra.ɡa/, IPA^(key): /ja.ra.qa/

Noun

يَرَقَة • (yaraqa) f (plural يَرَقَات‎ (yaraqāt))

1. larva (of insects)

Declension

Declension of noun يَرَقَة (yaraqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَة yaraqa	الْيَرَقَة‎ al-yaraqa	يَرَقَة yaraqat
Nominative	يَرَقَةٌ yaraqatun	الْيَرَقَةُ‎ al-yaraqatu	يَرَقَةُ yaraqatu
Accusative	يَرَقَةً yaraqatan	الْيَرَقَةَ‎ al-yaraqata	يَرَقَةَ yaraqata
Genitive	يَرَقَةٍ yaraqatin	الْيَرَقَةِ‎ al-yaraqati	يَرَقَةِ yaraqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَتَيْن‎ yaraqatayn	الْيَرَقَتَيْن‎ al-yaraqatayn	يَرَقَتَيْ‎ yaraqatay
Nominative	يَرَقَتَانِ‎ yaraqatāni	الْيَرَقَتَانِ‎ al-yaraqatāni	يَرَقَتَا‎ yaraqatā
Accusative	يَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَتَيْ‎ yaraqatay
Genitive	يَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ yaraqatayni	الْيَرَقَتَيْنِ‎ al-yaraqatayni	يَرَقَتَيْ‎ yaraqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَرَقَات‎ yaraqāt	الْيَرَقَات‎ al-yaraqāt	يَرَقَات‎ yaraqāt
Nominative	يَرَقَاتٌ‎ yaraqātun	الْيَرَقَاتُ‎ al-yaraqātu	يَرَقَاتُ‎ yaraqātu
Accusative	يَرَقَاتٍ‎ yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَاتِ‎ al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَاتِ‎ yaraqāti
Genitive	يَرَقَاتٍ‎ yaraqātin	الْيَرَقَاتِ‎ al-yaraqāti	يَرَقَاتِ‎ yaraqāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “يرق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

يَرَقَة

Etymology

From Arabic يَرَقَة‎ (yaraqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaraɡa/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈjaraqa] (common pronunciation)

Noun

يَرَقة • (yaraga) f (plural يَرَقات‎ (yaragāt))

1. caterpillar
2. larva

See also

• شَرْنَقَة‎ (šarnaga, “pupa, chrysalis”) (third stage)
• فَرَاشة‎ (farāša, “butterfly”) (fourth stage)