رق

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ق ق (r q q)
9 terms

Verb

رَقَّ (raqqa) I (non-past يَرِقُّ (yariqqu), verbal noun رِقَّة (riqqa))

  1. to be thin, to be fine
  2. to be soft, to be tender, to be gentle
  3. to pity, to sympathize, to have compassion (for)
  4. to rap (on a door)
Conjugation

Verb

رَقَّ (raqqa) I (non-past يَرُقُّ (yaruqqu), verbal noun رَقّ (raqq))

  1. to crush, to grind, to pulverize, to beat into a powder
  2. to batter, to ram
  3. to soften, to weaken, to relent
Conjugation

Verb

رَقَّ (raqqa) I (non-past يَرِقُّ (yariqqu), verbal noun رِقّ (riqq))

  1. to be or become a slave
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Compare Classical Syriac ܪܩܐ (raqqā, tortoise) and Akkadian raqqum (turtle, tortoise).

Noun

رَقّ (raqqm (plural رُقُوق (ruqūq))

  1. turtle
  2. parchment
Declension

Noun

رِقّ (riqqm

  1. (music) riq, an Arabian tambourine
  2. bondage, slavery, servitude
Declension