ورقة

See also: ورقه

Arabic

Root
و ر ق (w r q)
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒅊 (“warqum”) and Biblical Hebrew יָרָק (yɔrɔ́q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ra.qa/

Noun

وَرَقَة • (waraqa) f (singulative, collective وَرَق m (waraq), plural أَوْرَاق (ʔawrāq), paucal وَرَقَات (waraqāt))

1. leaf
2. petal
3. sheet of paper, piece of paper
4. slip, note, card
5. metal plate, sheet metal leaf
6. banknote

Declension

Declension of noun وَرَقَة (waraqa)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَرَقَة waraqa	الْوَرَقَة al-waraqa	وَرَقَة waraqat
Nominative	وَرَقَةٌ waraqatun	الْوَرَقَةُ al-waraqatu	وَرَقَةُ waraqatu
Accusative	وَرَقَةً waraqatan	الْوَرَقَةَ al-waraqata	وَرَقَةَ waraqata
Genitive	وَرَقَةٍ waraqatin	الْوَرَقَةِ al-waraqati	وَرَقَةِ waraqati
Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَرَق waraq	الْوَرَق al-waraq	وَرَق waraq
Nominative	وَرَقٌ waraqun	الْوَرَقُ al-waraqu	وَرَقُ waraqu
Accusative	وَرَقًا waraqan	الْوَرَقَ al-waraqa	وَرَقَ waraqa
Genitive	وَرَقٍ waraqin	الْوَرَقِ al-waraqi	وَرَقِ waraqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَرَقَتَيْن waraqatayn	الْوَرَقَتَيْن al-waraqatayn	وَرَقَتَيْ waraqatay
Nominative	وَرَقَتَانِ waraqatāni	الْوَرَقَتَانِ al-waraqatāni	وَرَقَتَا waraqatā
Accusative	وَرَقَتَيْنِ waraqatayni	الْوَرَقَتَيْنِ al-waraqatayni	وَرَقَتَيْ waraqatay
Genitive	وَرَقَتَيْنِ waraqatayni	الْوَرَقَتَيْنِ al-waraqatayni	وَرَقَتَيْ waraqatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَرَقَات waraqāt	الْوَرَقَات al-waraqāt	وَرَقَات waraqāt
Nominative	وَرَقَاتٌ waraqātun	الْوَرَقَاتُ al-waraqātu	وَرَقَاتُ waraqātu
Accusative	وَرَقَاتٍ waraqātin	الْوَرَقَاتِ al-waraqāti	وَرَقَاتِ waraqāti
Genitive	وَرَقَاتٍ waraqātin	الْوَرَقَاتِ al-waraqāti	وَرَقَاتِ waraqāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْرَاق ʔawrāq	الْأَوْرَاق al-ʔawrāq	أَوْرَاق ʔawrāq
Nominative	أَوْرَاقٌ ʔawrāqun	الْأَوْرَاقُ al-ʔawrāqu	أَوْرَاقُ ʔawrāqu
Accusative	أَوْرَاقًا ʔawrāqan	الْأَوْرَاقَ al-ʔawrāqa	أَوْرَاقَ ʔawrāqa
Genitive	أَوْرَاقٍ ʔawrāqin	الْأَوْرَاقِ al-ʔawrāqi	أَوْرَاقِ ʔawrāqi

Derived terms

• وُرَيْقة (wurayqa, diminutive)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: ورقة (wriga)
• South Levantine Arabic: ورقة (waraʔa)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ورقه (varaḳa)

  → Turkish: varaka

• → Swahili: waraka

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• ورگة (wriga)

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /wrɪɡə/

Noun

ورقة • (wriga) f (dual ورقتين (wrigtēn), plural اوراق (awrāg))

1. paper
2. leaf

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ra.ɡa/

Noun

ورقة • (waraga) f (singulative, collective وَرَق m (warag), plural أوراق (ʔawrāg))

1. leaf
2. sheet of paper, piece of paper

Malay

Noun

ورقة (plural ورقة-ورقة or ورقة۲, informal 1st possessive ورقةکو, 2nd possessive ورقةمو, 3rd possessive ورقةڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of warkah‎

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /wa.ra.ʔe/, [ˈwɑ.rˤɑ.ʔɑ]
• IPA^(key): (Urban) /wa.ra.ʔa/, [ˈwɑ.rˤɑ.ʔɑ]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /wa.ra.ɡa/, [ˈwɑ.rˤɑ.ɡɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

ورقة • (waraʔa) f (singulative, collective ورق m (waraʔ), plural أوراق (ʔawrāʔ))

1. leaf
2. sheet of paper, piece of paper

   ورقة شدّة ― waraʔet šadde ― a playing card

   Audio (Ramallah):

   (file)