ثقة

Arabic

Root
و ث ق (w-ṯ-q)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θi.qa/

Noun

ثِقَة • (ṯiqa) f (usually uncountable)

1. verbal noun of وَثِقَ (waṯiqa)
2. reliance, confidence

Noun

ثِقَة • (ṯiqa) f or m (plural ثِقَات (ṯiqāt))

1. someone trustworthy, reliable; an authority

Adjective

ثِقة • (ṯiqa)

1. trustworthy, reliable

   رَجُلٌ ثِقةٌ ― rajulun ṯiqatun ― a trustworthy man

   مَصْدَرٌ ثِقَةٌ ― maṣdarun ṯiqatun ― a reliable source

Usage notes

• Agrees with the noun in case and definiteness, but is invariable for gender. Number agreement is optional: رِجالٌ ثِقةٌ (rijālun ṯiqatun) or رِجالٌ ثِقاتٌ (rijālun ṯiqātun).

Declension

Declension of noun ثِقَة (ṯiqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثِقَة ṯiqa	الثِّقَة aṯ-ṯiqa	ثِقَة ṯiqat
Nominative	ثِقَةٌ ṯiqatun	الثِّقَةُ aṯ-ṯiqatu	ثِقَةُ ṯiqatu
Accusative	ثِقَةً ṯiqatan	الثِّقَةَ aṯ-ṯiqata	ثِقَةَ ṯiqata
Genitive	ثِقَةٍ ṯiqatin	الثِّقَةِ aṯ-ṯiqati	ثِقَةِ ṯiqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثِقَتَيْن ṯiqatayn	الثِّقَتَيْن aṯ-ṯiqatayn	ثِقَتَيْ ṯiqatay
Nominative	ثِقَتَانِ ṯiqatāni	الثِّقَتَانِ aṯ-ṯiqatāni	ثِقَتَا ṯiqatā
Accusative	ثِقَتَيْنِ ṯiqatayni	الثِّقَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯiqatayni	ثِقَتَيْ ṯiqatay
Genitive	ثِقَتَيْنِ ṯiqatayni	الثِّقَتَيْنِ aṯ-ṯiqatayni	ثِقَتَيْ ṯiqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثِقَات ṯiqāt	الثِّقَات aṯ-ṯiqāt	ثِقَات ṯiqāt
Nominative	ثِقَاتٌ ṯiqātun	الثِّقَاتُ aṯ-ṯiqātu	ثِقَاتُ ṯiqātu
Accusative	ثِقَاتٍ ṯiqātin	الثِّقَاتِ aṯ-ṯiqāti	ثِقَاتِ ṯiqāti
Genitive	ثِقَاتٍ ṯiqātin	الثِّقَاتِ aṯ-ṯiqāti	ثِقَاتِ ṯiqāti

Synonyms

• مَوْثُوقٌ بِهِ (mawṯūqun bihi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ث ق
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ثِقَة (ṯiqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θi.qa/, [ˈθi.qa]
• IPA^(key): /si.qa/, [ˈsi.qa]

Noun

ثقة • (ṯiqa) f

1. trust, confidence

   الثقة بالنّفس ― iṯ-ṯiqa b-in-nafs ― self-confidence

   إله ثقة فيّ ― ʔilo ṯiqa fiyyi ― He has faith in me.