Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
غ م ق (ḡ-m-q)

Derived from the active participle of غَمُقَ (ḡamuqa).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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غَامِق (ḡāmiq) (feminine غَامِقَة (ḡāmiqa), masculine plural غَامِقُونَ (ḡāmiqūna), feminine plural غَامِقَات (ḡāmiqāt), elative أَغْمَق (ʔaḡmaq))

  1. dark in colour
    Synonym: دَاكِن (dākin)
    Antonym: فَاتِح (fātiḥ)
    عَفْوًا، هَلْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْغَامِقَ أَمْ اَلْفَاتِحَ؟
    ʕafwan, hal kuntunna turidna l-ḡāmiqa ʔam al-fātiḥa?
    Excuse me, did you want the dark-coloured or the light-coloured (object)?

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: غامج (ḡāmij)
  • South Levantine Arabic: غامق (ḡameʔ)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
غ م ق
2 terms

Etymology

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Arabic غَامِق (ḡāmiq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.miɡ/, [ɣaː.mɪɡ]

Adjective

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غامق (ḡāmig) (feminine غامْقة (ḡamga), common plural غامْقين (ḡāmgīn), elative أَغْمَق (ʔaḡmag))

  1. dark
    Antonym: فاتِح (fātiḥ)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
غ م ق
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic غَامِق (ḡāmiq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ɣaː.miʔ/, [ˈɣæː.mɪʔ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɣaː.miɡ/, [ˈɣæː.mɪɡ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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غامق (ḡameʔ) (feminine غامقة (ḡamʔe), elative أغمق (ʔaḡmaʔ))

  1. dark (colour)
    Antonym: فاتح (fāteḥ)
    أزرق غامقʔazraʔ ḡameʔdark blue