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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