نق

See also: نف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ن ق ق (n-q-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naq.qa/

Verb

نَقَّ • (naqqa) I, non-past يَنِقُّ‎ (yaniqqu)

1. to croak (of frogs)
   • 2001, منذر يونس [Munther A. Younes], “القبرة والفيل [The Elephant and the Lark]”, in حكايات كليلة ودمنة لطلاب اللغة العربية [Tales from Kalila Wa Dimna: For Students of Arabic], page 2:

     فَذَهَبَتْ الضَّفَادِعُ وَتَجَمَّعَتْ فِي الْحُفْرَةِ وَبَدَأَتْ تَنِقُّ.

     fa-ḏahabati ḍ-ḍafādiʕu wa-tajammaʕat fi l-ḥufrati wa-badaʔat taniqqu.

     So the frogs went and gathered in the pit and started to croak.

2. to cluck, to cackle (of chickens)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَقَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun نَقِيق)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَقِيق naqīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاقّ nāqq
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	نَقَقْتُ naqaqtu	نَقَقْتَ naqaqta	نَقَّ naqqa		نَقَقْتُمَا naqaqtumā	نَقَّا naqqā		نَقَقْنَا naqaqnā	نَقَقْتُمْ naqaqtum	نَقُّوا naqqū
	f		نَقَقْتِ naqaqti	نَقَّتْ naqqat			نَقَّتَا naqqatā			نَقَقْتُنَّ naqaqtunna	نَقَقْنَ naqaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنِقُّ ʔaniqqu	تَنِقُّ taniqqu	يَنِقُّ yaniqqu		تَنِقَّانِ taniqqāni	يَنِقَّانِ yaniqqāni		نَنِقُّ naniqqu	تَنِقُّونَ taniqqūna	يَنِقُّونَ yaniqqūna
	f		تَنِقِّينَ taniqqīna	تَنِقُّ taniqqu			تَنِقَّانِ taniqqāni			تَنْقِقْنَ tanqiqna	يَنْقِقْنَ yanqiqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنِقَّ ʔaniqqa	تَنِقَّ taniqqa	يَنِقَّ yaniqqa		تَنِقَّا taniqqā	يَنِقَّا yaniqqā		نَنِقَّ naniqqa	تَنِقُّوا taniqqū	يَنِقُّوا yaniqqū
	f		تَنِقِّي taniqqī	تَنِقَّ taniqqa			تَنِقَّا taniqqā			تَنْقِقْنَ tanqiqna	يَنْقِقْنَ yanqiqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنِقَّ or أَنِقِّ or أَنْقِقْ ʔaniqqa or ʔaniqqi or ʔanqiq	تَنِقَّ or تَنِقِّ or تَنْقِقْ taniqqa or taniqqi or tanqiq	يَنِقَّ or يَنِقِّ or يَنْقِقْ yaniqqa or yaniqqi or yanqiq		تَنِقَّا taniqqā	يَنِقَّا yaniqqā		نَنِقَّ or نَنِقِّ or نَنْقِقْ naniqqa or naniqqi or nanqiq	تَنِقُّوا taniqqū	يَنِقُّوا yaniqqū
	f		تَنِقِّي taniqqī	تَنِقَّ or تَنِقِّ or تَنْقِقْ taniqqa or taniqqi or tanqiq			تَنِقَّا taniqqā			تَنْقِقْنَ tanqiqna	يَنْقِقْنَ yanqiqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نِقَّ or نِقِّ or اِنْقِقْ niqqa or niqqi or inqiq			نِقَّا niqqā				نِقُّوا niqqū
	f		نِقِّي niqqī							اِنْقِقْنَ inqiqna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “نق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.qi/

Verb

نَقِ • (naqi) (form I)

1. first-person plural non-past active jussive of وَقَى (waqā)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَقَّ (naqqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɡɡ/, [naɡ]

Verb

نَقّ • (nagg) I (non-past يِنُقّ (yinugg))

1. to insist by bothering
2. to bother

Conjugation

Conjugation of نق (nagg)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نقّيت (naggēt)	نقّيت (naggēt)	نقّ (nagg)		نقّينا (naggēna)	نقّيتوا (naggētu)	نقّوا (naggu)
	f		نقّيتي (naggēti)	نقّت (naggat)
non-past	m	أنقّ (ʔanugg)	تنقّ (tinugg)	ينقّ (yinugg)		ننقّ (ninugg)	تنقّوا (tinuggu)	ينقّوا (yinuggu)
	f		تنقّي (tinuggi)	تنقّ (tinugg)
imperative	m		نقّ (nugg)				نقّوا (nuggu)
	f		نقّي (nuggi)

See also

• نَقْنَق (nagnag, “to snack”)

Malay

Verb

نق (Rumi spelling nak)

1. Jawi spelling of nak

References

• “nak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن ق ق
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَقَّ (naqqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʔʔ/, [naʔ]

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Verb

نقّ • (naʔʔ) I (present بنقّ (biniʔʔ) or بنقّ (binoʔʔ))

1. to insist

   Synonyms: لحّ (laḥḥ), أصرّ (ʔaṣarr)

Conjugation

Conjugation of نقّ (aجج)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نقّيت (aججēt)	نقّيت (aججēt)	نقّ (aجج)		نقّينا (aججēna)	نقّيتو (aججētu)	نقّو (aججu)
	f		نقّيتي (aججēti)	نقّت (aججat)
present	m	بنقّ (baiجج)	بتنقّ (bitiجج)	بنقّ (biiجج)		مننقّ (miniجج)	بتنقّو (bitiججu)	بنقّو (biiججu)
	f		بتنقّي (bitiججi)	بتنقّ (bitiجج)
subjunctive	m	انقّ (aiجج)	تنقّ (tiجج)	ينقّ (yiجج)		ننقّ (niجج)	تنقّو (tiججu)	ينقّو (yiججu)
	f		تنقّي (tiججi)	تنقّ (tiجج)
imperative	m		نقّ (iجج)				نقّو (iججu)
	f		نقّي (iججi)

Conjugation of نقّ (aجج)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نقّيت (aججēt)	نقّيت (aججēt)	نقّ (aجج)		نقّينا (aججēna)	نقّيتو (aججētu)	نقّو (aججu)
	f		نقّيتي (aججēti)	نقّت (aججat)
present	m	بنقّ (baoجج)	بتنقّ (bitoجج)	بنقّ (bioجج)		مننقّ (minoجج)	بتنقّو (bitoججu)	بنقّو (bioججu)
	f		بتنقّي (bitoججi)	بتنقّ (bitoجج)
subjunctive	m	انقّ (aoجج)	تنقّ (toجج)	ينقّ (yoجج)		ننقّ (noجج)	تنقّو (toججu)	ينقّو (yoججu)
	f		تنقّي (toججi)	تنقّ (toجج)
imperative	m		نقّ (oجج)				نقّو (oججu)
	f		نقّي (oججi)