دقيقة

See also: دقيقه‎, دقیقه‎, and دقیقہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From دَقِيق‎ (daqīq, “small”), from the root د ق ق‎ (d-q-q). Cognate with Mehri دقيقت‎ and Hebrew דקה‎.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /da.qiː.qa/
- (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /da.ɡiː.ɡa/
Audio (file)

Noun

دَقِيقَة • (daqīqa) f (plural دَقَائِق‎ (daqāʔiq))

minute (unit of time)
- a. 1932, Ahmad Shawqi, المَشرِقانِ عَلَيكَ يَنتَحِبانِ:
  ‏دَقَّاتُ قَلْبِ ٱلْمَرْءِ قَائِلَةٌ لَهُ // إِنَّ الْحَيَاةَ دَقَائِقٌ وَثَوَانِي‎
  daqqātu qalbi l-marʔi qāʔilatun lahu // ʔinna l-ḥayāta daqāʔiqun waṯawānī
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
particle
nicety
intricacy
detail, particular

Declension

Declension of noun دَقِيقَة (daqīqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقِيقَة daqīqa	الدَّقِيقَة‎ ad-daqīqa	دَقِيقَة daqīqat
Nominative	دَقِيقَةٌ daqīqatun	الدَّقِيقَةُ‎ ad-daqīqatu	دَقِيقَةُ daqīqatu
Accusative	دَقِيقَةً daqīqatan	الدَّقِيقَةَ‎ ad-daqīqata	دَقِيقَةَ daqīqata
Genitive	دَقِيقَةٍ daqīqatin	الدَّقِيقَةِ‎ ad-daqīqati	دَقِيقَةِ daqīqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقِيقَتَيْن‎ daqīqatayn	الدَّقِيقَتَيْن‎ ad-daqīqatayn	دَقِيقَتَيْ‎ daqīqatay
Nominative	دَقِيقَتَانِ‎ daqīqatāni	الدَّقِيقَتَانِ‎ ad-daqīqatāni	دَقِيقَتَا‎ daqīqatā
Accusative	دَقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ daqīqatayni	الدَّقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ ad-daqīqatayni	دَقِيقَتَيْ‎ daqīqatay
Genitive	دَقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ daqīqatayni	الدَّقِيقَتَيْنِ‎ ad-daqīqatayni	دَقِيقَتَيْ‎ daqīqatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَقَائِق‎ daqāʔiq	الدَّقَائِق‎ ad-daqāʔiq	دَقَائِق‎ daqāʔiq
Nominative	دَقَائِقُ‎ daqāʔiqu	الدَّقَائِقُ‎ ad-daqāʔiqu	دَقَائِقُ‎ daqāʔiqu
Accusative	دَقَائِقَ‎ daqāʔiqa	الدَّقَائِقَ‎ ad-daqāʔiqa	دَقَائِقَ‎ daqāʔiqa
Genitive	دَقَائِقَ‎ daqāʔiqa	الدَّقَائِقِ‎ ad-daqāʔiqi	دَقَائِقِ‎ daqāʔiqi

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: دقيقة‎ (digīga)
→ Amharic: ደቂቃ (däḳiḳa)
→ Azerbaijani: dəqiqə
→ Lezgi: декьикьа (deq̇iq̇a)
→ Lishana Deni: דקיקא‎ (daqiqa)
→ Ottoman Turkish: دقیقه‎ (dakika)
- Turkish: dakika
→ Persian: دقیقه‎ (daqiqe), دقه‎
- → Hindustani:
  - Hindi: दक़ीक़ा (daqīqā)
  - Urdu: دقیقہ‎ (daqīqā)
→ Pashto: دقيقه‎ (daqiqa)
→ Swahili: dakika
→ Uzbek: daqiqa

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

دگيگة‎
دقيقه‎ (common misspelling)

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa).

Pronunciation

(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɡiːɡə/
(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) Rhymes: -iːɡə

Noun

دقيقة • (digīga) f (dual دقيقتين‎ (digīgtēn), plural دِقايِق‎ (digāyig))

minute
(by extension) a short time
‏عطني دقيقة وأكون معاك‎ ― ʿaṭni digīga wa-kūn maʿāk ― Give me a minute and I'll be with you

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /dəˈqiːqə/, (q-ʁ merger) /dəˈʁiːʁə/
(Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) Rhymes: -iːqə

Adjective

دقيقة • (dəqiqa) f

feminine singular of دَقِيق‎

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dqiː.qa/

Noun

دقيقة • (dqīqa) f (dual دقيقتين‎ (dqīqtayn), plural دقايق‎ (dqāyiq))

minute
(by extension) a short time

Usage notes

The dual form is not commonly used.

Adjective

دقيقة • (dqīqa) f

feminine singular of دقيق‎ (dqīq)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د ق ق‎

Etymology

From Arabic دَقِيقَة‎ (daqīqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Urban) /da.ʔiː.ʔe/, [daˈʔiːʔa]

IPA^(key): (Urban) /da.ʔiː.ʔa/, [daˈʔiːʔa]

IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /da.ɡiː.ɡa/, [daˈɡiːɡa]
Audio (Amman) (file)

Noun

دقيقة • (daʔīʔa) f (plural دقايق‎ (daʔāyeʔ))

minute