رق

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ر ق ق (r-q-q)

Verb

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رَقَّ (raqqa) I, non-past يَرِقُّ‎ (yariqqu)

  1. to be thin, fine
  2. to be soft, tender
  3. to pity, to sympathize, to have compassion (for)
  4. to rap (on a door)
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رَقَّ (raqqa) I, non-past يَرُقُّ‎ (yaruqqu)

  1. to crush, to grind, to pulverize, to beat into a powder
  2. to batter, to ram
  3. to soften, to weaken, to relent
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رَقَّ (raqqa) I, non-past يَرِقُّ‎ (yariqqu)

  1. to be or become a slave
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Etymology 2

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Compare Classical Syriac ܪܩܐ (raqqā, tortoise) and Akkadian raqqum (turtle, tortoise).

Noun

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رَقّ (raqqm (plural رُقُوق (ruqūq))

  1. turtle
  2. parchment
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Noun

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رِقّ (riqqm

  1. (music) riq, an Arabian tambourine
  2. bondage, slavery, servitude
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