بق

See also: تف and تق

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ب ق ق (b-q-q)

From Proto-Semitic *baḳḳ- (“gnat”), ultimately stemming from Proto-Afroasiatic *ba(n)ḳ- (“troublesome insect”), with cognates in West Chadic, Fyer ḅakyáà-ŋ (“scorpion”), and to Cushitic, Hadiyya benḳ-aččo (“tick”). Uncertain if cognate to or continuing Aramaic בָּקָּא / ܒܳܩܳܐ (bāqā, baqqā, “gnat”), already found in lexical list ḪAR-ra=ḫubullu as Akkadian 𒁀𒀝𒄣 (ba-aq-qu /⁠baqqu, bāqu⁠/, “gnat”), also in diminutive forms 𒁍𒂵𒆪𒌝 (bu-qa-qu-um /⁠buqāqu⁠/), and 𒁀𒀝𒁀𒀝𒄣 (ba-aq-ba-aq-qu /⁠baqbaqqu⁠/); possibly inherited separately if Harsusi beqqét and beqáyt (“bug”) are not borrowed from Arabic, but attest a Modern South Arabian form.

Verb

بَقَّ • (baqqa) I, non-past يَبُقُّ‎ (yabuqqu)

1. to bear many children, to be prolific
2. to scatter, to disperse, to distribute, to spread out, to take forth, to abound with
3. to blather, to prattle, to talk too much

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَقَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns بَقّ or بَقِيق)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						بَقّ or بَقِيق baqq or baqīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَاقّ bāqq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْقُوق mabqūq
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَقَقْتُ baqaqtu	بَقَقْتَ baqaqta	بَقَّ baqqa		بَقَقْتُمَا baqaqtumā	بَقَّا baqqā		بَقَقْنَا baqaqnā	بَقَقْتُمْ baqaqtum	بَقُّوا baqqū
	f		بَقَقْتِ baqaqti	بَقَّتْ baqqat			بَقَّتَا baqqatā			بَقَقْتُنَّ baqaqtunna	بَقَقْنَ baqaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبُقُّ ʔabuqqu	تَبُقُّ tabuqqu	يَبُقُّ yabuqqu		تَبُقَّانِ tabuqqāni	يَبُقَّانِ yabuqqāni		نَبُقُّ nabuqqu	تَبُقُّونَ tabuqqūna	يَبُقُّونَ yabuqqūna
	f		تَبُقِّينَ tabuqqīna	تَبُقُّ tabuqqu			تَبُقَّانِ tabuqqāni			تَبْقُقْنَ tabquqna	يَبْقُقْنَ yabquqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبُقَّ ʔabuqqa	تَبُقَّ tabuqqa	يَبُقَّ yabuqqa		تَبُقَّا tabuqqā	يَبُقَّا yabuqqā		نَبُقَّ nabuqqa	تَبُقُّوا tabuqqū	يَبُقُّوا yabuqqū
	f		تَبُقِّي tabuqqī	تَبُقَّ tabuqqa			تَبُقَّا tabuqqā			تَبْقُقْنَ tabquqna	يَبْقُقْنَ yabquqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبُقَّ or أَبُقِّ or أَبْقُقْ ʔabuqqa or ʔabuqqi or ʔabquq	تَبُقَّ or تَبُقِّ or تَبْقُقْ tabuqqa or tabuqqi or tabquq	يَبُقَّ or يَبُقِّ or يَبْقُقْ yabuqqa or yabuqqi or yabquq		تَبُقَّا tabuqqā	يَبُقَّا yabuqqā		نَبُقَّ or نَبُقِّ or نَبْقُقْ nabuqqa or nabuqqi or nabquq	تَبُقُّوا tabuqqū	يَبُقُّوا yabuqqū
	f		تَبُقِّي tabuqqī	تَبُقَّ or تَبُقِّ or تَبْقُقْ tabuqqa or tabuqqi or tabquq			تَبُقَّا tabuqqā			تَبْقُقْنَ tabquqna	يَبْقُقْنَ yabquqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بُقَّ or بُقِّ or اُبْقُقْ buqqa or buqqi or ubquq			بُقَّا buqqā				بُقُّوا buqqū
	f		بُقِّي buqqī							اُبْقُقْنَ ubquqna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُقِقْتُ buqiqtu	بُقِقْتَ buqiqta	بُقَّ buqqa		بُقِقْتُمَا buqiqtumā	بُقَّا buqqā		بُقِقْنَا buqiqnā	بُقِقْتُمْ buqiqtum	بُقُّوا buqqū
	f		بُقِقْتِ buqiqti	بُقَّتْ buqqat			بُقَّتَا buqqatā			بُقِقْتُنَّ buqiqtunna	بُقِقْنَ buqiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَقُّ ʔubaqqu	تُبَقُّ tubaqqu	يُبَقُّ yubaqqu		تُبَقَّانِ tubaqqāni	يُبَقَّانِ yubaqqāni		نُبَقُّ nubaqqu	تُبَقُّونَ tubaqqūna	يُبَقُّونَ yubaqqūna
	f		تُبَقِّينَ tubaqqīna	تُبَقُّ tubaqqu			تُبَقَّانِ tubaqqāni			تُبْقَقْنَ tubqaqna	يُبْقَقْنَ yubqaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَقَّ ʔubaqqa	تُبَقَّ tubaqqa	يُبَقَّ yubaqqa		تُبَقَّا tubaqqā	يُبَقَّا yubaqqā		نُبَقَّ nubaqqa	تُبَقُّوا tubaqqū	يُبَقُّوا yubaqqū
	f		تُبَقِّي tubaqqī	تُبَقَّ tubaqqa			تُبَقَّا tubaqqā			تُبْقَقْنَ tubqaqna	يُبْقَقْنَ yubqaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَقَّ or أُبَقِّ or أُبْقَقْ ʔubaqqa or ʔubaqqi or ʔubqaq	تُبَقَّ or تُبَقِّ or تُبْقَقْ tubaqqa or tubaqqi or tubqaq	يُبَقَّ or يُبَقِّ or يُبْقَقْ yubaqqa or yubaqqi or yubqaq		تُبَقَّا tubaqqā	يُبَقَّا yubaqqā		نُبَقَّ or نُبَقِّ or نُبْقَقْ nubaqqa or nubaqqi or nubqaq	تُبَقُّوا tubaqqū	يُبَقُّوا yubaqqū
	f		تُبَقِّي tubaqqī	تُبَقَّ or تُبَقِّ or تُبْقَقْ tubaqqa or tubaqqi or tubqaq			تُبَقَّا tubaqqā			تُبْقَقْنَ tubqaqna	يُبْقَقْنَ yubqaqna

Noun

بَقّ • (baqq) m

1. verbal noun of بَقَّ (baqqa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun بَقّ (baqq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقّ baqq	الْبَقّ al-baqq	بَقّ baqq
Nominative	بَقٌّ baqqun	الْبَقُّ al-baqqu	بَقُّ baqqu
Accusative	بَقًّا baqqan	الْبَقَّ al-baqqa	بَقَّ baqqa
Genitive	بَقٍّ baqqin	الْبَقِّ al-baqqi	بَقِّ baqqi

Noun

بَقّ • (baqq) m (collective, singulative بَقَّة f (baqqa))

1. (obsolete) fecund human female
2. (obsolete, Iraq) any Nematocera insect: crane flies, gnats, midges

   Synonyms: بَعُوض (baʕūḍ), بَرْغَش (barḡaš), (Syria) قِرْقِس (qirqis), (Syria) جِرْجِس (jirjis), نَامُوس (nāmūs), خَمُوش (ḵamūš)

3. biting bug, tick and the like
   1. Cimex spp., including the bedbug
   2. Argas gen. et spp.
4. elm (Ulmus gen. et spp., usually classified with شَجَرَة (šajara))

Declension

Declension of noun بَقّ (baqq)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقّ baqq	الْبَقّ al-baqq	بَقّ baqq
Nominative	بَقٌّ baqqun	الْبَقُّ al-baqqu	بَقُّ baqqu
Accusative	بَقًّا baqqan	الْبَقَّ al-baqqa	بَقَّ baqqa
Genitive	بَقٍّ baqqin	الْبَقِّ al-baqqi	بَقِّ baqqi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّة baqqa	الْبَقَّة al-baqqa	بَقَّة baqqat
Nominative	بَقَّةٌ baqqatun	الْبَقَّةُ al-baqqatu	بَقَّةُ baqqatu
Accusative	بَقَّةً baqqatan	الْبَقَّةَ al-baqqata	بَقَّةَ baqqata
Genitive	بَقَّةٍ baqqatin	الْبَقَّةِ al-baqqati	بَقَّةِ baqqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّتَيْن baqqatayn	الْبَقَّتَيْن al-baqqatayn	بَقَّتَيْ baqqatay
Nominative	بَقَّتَانِ baqqatāni	الْبَقَّتَانِ al-baqqatāni	بَقَّتَا baqqatā
Accusative	بَقَّتَيْنِ baqqatayni	الْبَقَّتَيْنِ al-baqqatayni	بَقَّتَيْ baqqatay
Genitive	بَقَّتَيْنِ baqqatayni	الْبَقَّتَيْنِ al-baqqatayni	بَقَّتَيْ baqqatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَقَّات baqqāt	الْبَقَّات al-baqqāt	بَقَّات baqqāt
Nominative	بَقَّاتٌ baqqātun	الْبَقَّاتُ al-baqqātu	بَقَّاتُ baqqātu
Accusative	بَقَّاتٍ baqqātin	الْبَقَّاتِ al-baqqāti	بَقَّاتِ baqqāti
Genitive	بَقَّاتٍ baqqātin	الْبَقَّاتِ al-baqqāti	بَقَّاتِ baqqāti

Further reading

• Landsberger, Benno (1934) Die Fauna des alten Mesopotamien nach der 14. Tafel der Serie ḪAR-RA = ḫubullu (Abhandlungen der philologisch-historischen Klasse der sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften; XLII. Nr. VI)‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Salomon Hirzel, page 131

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Uncertain. Behnstedt & Woidich derive it from Arabic بَقْبَقَ (baqbaqa, “gurgle”), but others connect it to Latin bucca (“mouth”).

Noun

بق • (buʾʾ) m

1. (anatomy) mouth