ورقة

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See also: ورقه

Arabic

Root
و ر ق (w-r-q)

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒅊 (warqum) and Biblical Hebrew יָרָק (yɔrɔ́q).

Pronunciation

Noun

وَرَقَة (waraqaf (singulative, collective وَرَق m (waraq), plural أَوْرَاق (ʔawrāq), paucal وَرَقَات (waraqāt))

  1. leaf
  2. petal
  3. sheet of paper, piece of paper
  4. slip, note, card
  5. metal plate, sheet metal leaf
  6. banknote

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: ورقة (wriga)
  • South Levantine Arabic: ورقة (waraʔa)
  • Ottoman Turkish: ورقه (varaḳa)
    Turkish: varaka
  • Swahili: waraka

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ورقة (wrigaf (dual ورقتين (wrigtēn), plural اوراق (awrāg))

  1. paper
  2. leaf

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ورقة (waragaf (singulative, collective وَرَق m (warag), plural أوراق (ʔawrāg))

  1. leaf
  2. sheet of paper, piece of paper

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /wa.ra.ʔe/,
  • IPA(key): (Urban) /wa.ra.ʔa/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /wa.ra.ɡa/,
  • (file)

Noun

ورقة (waraʔaf (singulative, collective ورق m (waraʔ), plural أوراق (ʔawrāʔ))

  1. leaf
  2. sheet of paper, piece of paper
    ورقة شدّةwaraʔet šaddea playing card
    (file)