ܕܩܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܩ ܩ (d q q)
3 terms

Etymology

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))

1. short, small, tiny

   Synonym: ܙܵܚܘܿܠܵܐ (zāḥōlā)

   Antonyms: ܪܵܡܵܐ (rāmā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

2. specific, accurate, precise

   Synonyms: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā), ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥatīṯā)

Noun

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

1. minute (unit of time; one-sixtieth of an hour)

   Synonym: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ (daqīqī)		ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ (daqīqan)
	construct	ܕܲܩܝܼܩ (daqīq)	2nd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼܟ݂ (daqīqūḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ (daqīqāḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daqīqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)	3rd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹܗ (daqīqēh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܗ̇ (daqīqāh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܗܘܿܢ (daqīqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܝܼ̈ (daqīqī)		ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܢ̈ (daqīqan)
	construct	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܲܝ̈ (daqīqay)	2nd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (daqīqūḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (daqīqāḵ)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daqīqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē)	3rd person	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (daqīqūh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (daqīqōh)	ܕܲܩܝܼܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (daqīqhōn)

Coordinate terms

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

Interjection

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā)

1. wait a moment, hold on