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Highlights
Feminine
رَقِيقَة
Masculine plural
أَرِقَّاء
Feminine plural
رَقِيقَات
Plural
رِقَاق
Elative
أَرَقّ
more / most …
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
أَرَقّ
elative degree of رَقِيق
رَقِيق in English
Adjective
- thin, fine, subtle
- soft, sensitive, sentimental
- slim
- in narrow circumstances
Word origin
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb رَقَّ (raqqa, “to become thin”). Compare Hebrew רַךְ (rakh, “soft”).
Words from the root ر-ق-ق
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَقَّ
· present يَرِقُّ
Form I · The plain action
to be thin, fine; to be soft, tender; to pity, to sympathize, to have compassion (for)
رَقَّ
· present يَرُقُّ
Form I · The plain action
to crush, to grind, to pulverize, to beat into a powder; to batter, to ram; to soften, to weaken, to relent
رَقّ
رَاقّ
مَرْقُوق
رَقَّقَ
· present يُرَقِّقُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to thin (out), to flatten
تَرْقِيق
مُرَقِّق
مُرَقَّق
اِسْتَرَقَّ
· present يَسْتَرِقُّ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to enslave; to soften; to be thin, to be delicate
اِسْتِرْقَاق
مُسْتَرِقّ
مُسْتَرَقّ
تَرَقْرَقَ
· present يَتَرَقْرَقُ
Form IIq
to flow, to run; to shine, to glisten
تَرَقْرُق
مُتَرَقْرِق
أَرَقّ
elative degree of رَقِيق
رَقِيق: plural and other forms
| Singular | رَقِيق |
|---|---|
| Feminine | رَقِيقَة |
| Masculine plural | أَرِقَّاء |
| Feminine plural | رَقِيقَات |
| Plural | رِقَاق |
| Elative (more / most) | أَرَقّ |
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