ضيق

See also: ضيف‎ and صيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ي ق‎ (ḍ-y-q).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /dˤaj.jiq/
  • (file)

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

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /dˤajq/
  • IPA(key): /dˤiːq/

Noun

ضَيْق or ضِيق • (ḍayq or ḍīq) m

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

Pronunciation 3

  • IPA(key): /dˤaj.ja.qa/

Verb

ضَيَّقَ • (ḍayyaqa) II, non-past يُضَيِّقُ‎‎ (yuḍayyiqu)

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق‎ (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dˤij.jaq/
  • (file)

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic ضَيِّق‎ (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /dˤij.jiʔ/, [ˈdˤij.jɪʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /dˤij.jiɡ/, [ˈdˤij.jɪɡ]
  • (file)

Adjective

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

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