ܕܩܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܩ ܩ (d q q)
5 terms

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

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [daq.qiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā) (feminine ܕܲܩܝܼܩܬܵܐ (daqīqtā), plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

very small, tiny, minute
Synonym: ܙܵܚܘܿܠܵܐ (zāḥōlā)

Antonyms: ܪܵܡܵܐ (rāmā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)
specific, accurate, precise
Synonyms: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā), ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥatīṯā)

Noun

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

minute (unit of time; one-sixtieth of an hour)
Synonym: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā)

Usage notes

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā) is smaller than ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā, “small”).

Inflection

Inflection of **ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܕܲܩܝܼܩ (daqīq)	1^st person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ (daqīqī)		ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ (daqīqan)
	construct	ܕܲܩܝܼܩ (daqīq)	2^nd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܟ݂ (daqīqōḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ (daqīqāḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daqīqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)	3^rd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹܗ (daqīqēh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܗ̇ (daqīqāh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܗܘܿܢ (daqīqhōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ̈ܢ (daqīqīn)	1^st person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ̈ (daqīqī)		ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ̈ (daqīqan)
	construct	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܝ̈ (daqīqay)	2^nd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (daqīqōḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (daqīqāḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daqīqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē)	3^rd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (daqīqūh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (daqīqōh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (daqīqayhōn)

Coordinate terms

ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā, “moment”), ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā, “second”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šētā, “year”)

Interjection

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā)

wait a moment, hold on