ܕܩܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܩ ܩ (d q q)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic דַקִיקָא (daqqīqā). The sense of “minute” as a measure of time is a semantic loan from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa); compare Hebrew דַּקָּה (daka).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [daq.qiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā) (feminine ܕܲܩܝܼܩܬܵܐ (daqiqtā), plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

  1. short, small, tiny
    Antonyms: ܪܵܡܵܐ (rama), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

Noun

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā) m sg (plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

  1. minute (unit of time)
    Synonym: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭintā)

Inflection

See also

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