ܕܩܝܩܐ

ܕܩܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܩ ܩ‎ (d q q)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic דַקִיקָא‎ (daqqīqā). The sense of “minute” as a measure of time is a semantic loan from Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa); compare Hebrew דַּקָּה‎ (daka).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [daq.qiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā) (feminine ܕܲܩܝܼܩܬܵܐ‎ (daqiqtā), plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

1. short, small, tiny

   Antonyms: ܪܵܡܵܐ‎ (rama), ܪܲܒܵܐ‎ (rabbā)

Noun

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā) m sg (plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

1. minute (unit of time)

   Synonym: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ‎ (qaṭintā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ‎ (daqiqī)		ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ‎ (daqīqan)
	construct	ܕܲܩܝܼܩ‎ (daqiq)	2nd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܟ݂‎ (daqiquḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (daqīqāḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (daqīqāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)	3rd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹܗ‎ (daqīqēh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܿܗ̇‎ (daqiqoh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܗܘܿܢ‎ (daqiqhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ̈‎ (daqiqī)		ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ̈‎ (daqīqan)
	construct	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܝ̈‎ (daqīqay)	2nd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (daqiquḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (daqīqāḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (daqīqāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē)	3rd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (daqiquh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (daqiqoh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (daqiqhon)

See also

• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā, “day”)
• ܝܲܪܚܵܐ‎ (yarḥā, “month”)
• ܪܦܵܦܵܐ‎ (rpāpā, “second”)
• ܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ‎ (šaḇuʿā, “week”)
• ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ‎ (šētā, “year”)
• ܫܵܥܬܵܐ‎ (šāʿtā, “hour”)