ܥܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܘ ܩ (ˁ w q)
6 terms

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic ضَيِّق (ḍayyiq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܥܝܼܩܵܐ • (ˁīqā) (feminine ܥܝܼܩܬܵܐ (ˁīqtā), plural ܥܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (ˁīqē))

1. narrow, strait (having small width)
2. tight
3. distressed, troubled, stressed, anxious, annoyed, frustrated, uncomfortable, etc.

Antonyms

• ܦܸܬܝܵܐ (pityā)

Derived terms

• ܥܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁīqāˀīṯ, “narrowly”)
• ܥܝܼܩܘܼܬܵܐ (ˁīqūtā, “narrowness”)
• ܡܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܚܡܲܢܬܵܐ ܥܝܼܩܬܵܐ (mārē taḥmantā ˁīqtā, “narrow-minded”)