ثقة

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Arabic

Root
و ث ق (w ṯ q)
12 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

ثِقَة (ṯiqaf (usually uncountable)

  1. verbal noun of وَثِقَ (waṯiqa)
  2. reliance, confidence

Noun

ثِقَة (ṯiqaf or m (plural ثِقَات (ṯiqāt))

  1. someone trustworthy, reliable; an authority

Adjective

ثِقة (ṯiqa)

  1. trustworthy, reliable
    رَجُلٌ ثِقةٌrajulun ṯiqatuna trustworthy man
    مَصْدَرٌ ثِقَةٌmaṣdarun ṯiqatuna reliable source

Usage notes

  • Agrees with the noun in case and definiteness, but is invariable for gender. Number agreement is optional: رِجالٌ ثِقةٌ (rijālun ṯiqatun) or رِجالٌ ثِقاتٌ (rijālun ṯiqātun).
  • Classical Persian ثقة الاسلام as a Family name.

Declension

Synonyms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ث ق
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ثِقَة (ṯiqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ثقة (ṯiqaf

  1. trust, confidence
    الثقة بالنّفسiṯ-ṯiqa b-in-nafsself-confidence
    إله ثقة فيّʔilo ṯiqa fiyyiHe has faith in me.