عميق

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See also: عمیق and غميق

Arabic

Root
ع م ق (ʕ-m-q)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَمُقَ (ʕamuqa, to be deep).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَمِيق (ʕamīq) (common plural عُمُق (ʕumuq) or عِمَاق (ʕimāq), masculine plural عَمِيقُونَ (ʕamīqūna), feminine plural عَمِيقَات (ʕamīqāt) or عَمَائِق (ʕamāʔiq), elative أَعْمَق (ʔaʕmaq))

  1. deep
    الْبَحِيرَةُ عَمِيقَةٌ جِدًّا وَتَحْتَوِي عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ مِن الْأَسْمَاكِ الْجَمِيلَةِ.
    al-baḥīratu ʕamīqatun jiddan wataḥtawī ʕalā l-kaṯīri min al-ʔasmāki l-jamīlati.
    The lake is very deep and contains many beautiful fish.

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع م ق
2 terms

Etymology

Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عميق (ʕamīg) (feminine عميقة (ʕamīga), common plural عُماق (ʕumāg) or عَميقين (ʕamīgīn), elative أَعْمق (ʔaʕmag))

  1. deep
    Synonym: (uncommon) غَميق (ḡamīg)
  2. profound (abstract, metaphoric)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ق
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَمِيق (ʕamīq). Doublet of غميق (ḡamīʔ, deep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʕa.miːʔ/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ʕa.miːɡ/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

عميق (ʕamīʔ) (feminine عميقة (ʕamīʔa), elative أعمق (ʔaʕmaʔ))

  1. deep, profound (abstract, metaphoric)