ضيق

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See also: ضيف and صيف

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ض ي ق (ḍ y q)
11 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤaj.jiq/
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Adjective

ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq) (feminine ضَيِّقَة (ḍayyiqa), masculine plural ضَيِّقُونَ (ḍayyiqūna), feminine plural ضَيِّقَات (ḍayyiqāt), elative أَضْيَق (ʔaḍyaq))

  1. narrow, strait
  2. restrained, pressed
  3. thronged
  4. severe
  5. avaricious, miserly
Declension
Antonyms
Descendants
  1. North Levantine: دايق
  • Maltese: dejjaq

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Noun

ضَيْق or ضِيق (ḍayq or ḍīqm

  1. strait, distress, poverty
  2. anxiety
  3. doubt
Declension

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Verb

ضَيَّقَ (ḍayyaqa) II (non-past يُضَيِّقُ (yuḍayyiqu), verbal noun تَضْيِيق (taḍyīq))

  1. to narrow, to tighten, to narrow down
Conjugation
Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ض ي ق
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ضيق (ḍayyig) (feminine ضَيِّقة (ḍayyiga), common plural ضَيِّقين (ḍayyigīn))

  1. narrow
  2. tight
    Antonyms: واسِع (wāsiʕ, spacious), عَريض (ʕarīḍ, broad)
  3. restrained, pressed

Etymology 2

From Arabic ضَيَّقَ (ḍayyaqa).

Pronunciation

Verb

ضَيَّق (ḍayyag) II (non-past يِضَيِّق (yiḍayyig))

  1. to tighten
  2. to narrow
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ضيق (ḍayyag)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ضيقت (ḍayyagt) ضيقت (ḍayyagt) ضيق (ḍayyag) ضيقنا (ḍayyagna) ضيقتوا (ḍayyagtu) ضيقوا (ḍayyagu)
f ضيقتي (ḍayyagti) ضيقت (ḍayyagat)
non-past m أضيق (ʔaḍayyig) تضيق (tiḍayyig) يضيق (yiḍayyig) نضيق (niḍayyig) تضيقوا (tiḍayyigu) يضيقوا (yiḍayyigu)
f تضيقي (tiḍayyigi) تضيق (tiḍayyig)
imperative m ضيق (ḍayyig) ضيقوا (ḍayyigu)
f ضيقي (ḍayyigi)

Etymology 3

From Arabic ضِيق (ḍīq).

Pronunciation

Noun

ضيق (ḍīgm

  1. distress
  2. shortness in breath

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ضيق (ḍiyyaq) (feminine ضيقة (ḍiyyqa), masculine plural ضيقين (ḍiyyqīn), feminine plural ضيقات (ḍiyyqāt), elative أضيق (ʔaḍyaq) or ضيق (ḍyaq))

  1. narrow
    Antonym: واسع (wāsaʕ)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ض ي ق
3 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ضيّق (ḍiyyeʔ) (feminine ضيقة (ḍiyyʔa), elative أضيق (ʔaḍyaʔ))

  1. narrow
    Antonyms: واسع (wāseʕ, spacious), عريض (ʕarīḍ, broad)