d q q
30 lemmas · 8 languages
geminateSecond and third consonants are identical (ḥ-b-b 'love'). Surface forms often show a doubled consonant (mediae geminatae).T Gen.41.6
Themes:minute·4crushing·3inspect·2pestle·2pound·2
POS shape:noun·16adj·6verb·4adv·1intj·1root·1name·1
This root is attested across 8 Semitic languages in our index. Each section below shows representative lemmas; attested means a Wiktionary editor explicitly tagged the root, inferredmeans we derived it mechanically from the word's consonantal skeleton.
Etymology treehow this root diverged from Proto-Semitic through the family
*d-q-qProto-Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Canaanite
Hebrewדַּקד ק ק— thin
Aramaic
Imperial Aramaicדקקד ק ק— to inspect, to moderate, to observe
Syriacܕܩܩܐܕ ܩ ܩ— grinding, crushing
Assyrian NAܕܵܐܹܩܕ ܩ ܩ— to pound, crush
Turoyoܕܩܩܐܕ ܩ ܩ— minute
Arabic
Arabicدَقّد ق ق— verbal noun of دَقَّ (daqqa) (form I)
South Semitic
Ethio-Semitic
Ge'ezደቂቅናደ ቀ ቀ— childhood
Amharicደቂቃደ ቀ ቀ— minute
Branch structure: Huehnergard (2005), Rubin (2010). The reconstructed Proto-Semitic form is computed on the fly from the cognate set's majority reflex pattern.
Imperial Aramaic
arc · 2 lemmas- to inspect, to moderate, to observe
- crushing
Classical Syriac
syc · 3 lemmas- grinding, crushing
- pestleFrom ܕܩ (daqq, “to grind”). Compare Arabic دَقَّاق (daqqāq).
- mortar (used with a pestle)From the root ܕ ܩ ܩ related to grinding. Compare Akkadian 𒈠𒁖𒆪 (/madakku/), Arabic مِدَقَة (midaqa), and Hebrew מְדוֹכָה (məḏôḵâ).
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
aii · 6 lemmas- to pound, crushInherited from Aramaic דָּק.
- exactly, preciselyFrom ܒ- (b-, “in”) + ܕܸܩܲܬ (diqqat, “precision of”).
- very small, tiny, minuteInherited from Aramaic דַקִיקָא (daqqīqā), of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā, with the sense of “minute” as a measure of time a semantic loan from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa); compare Hebrew דַּקָּה (daka).
- minute (unit of time; one-sixtieth of an hour)Inherited from Aramaic דַקִיקָא (daqqīqā), of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā, with the sense of “minute” as a measure of time a semantic loan from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa); compare Hebrew דַּקָּה (daka).
- wait a moment, hold onInherited from Aramaic דַקִיקָא (daqqīqā), of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā, with the sense of “minute” as a measure of time a semantic loan from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa); compare Hebrew דַּקָּה (daka).
- to crush, to bruiseOnomatopoeic and reduplicated from ܕܵܐܹܩ (dāˀēq); compare Arabic دَقَّ (daqqa).
Hebrew
he · 8 lemmas- thinCompare Arabic دَقِيق (daqīq).
▸ 1 derivation
- derivedחיידקkhaydák
- defective spelling of דוקCompare Arabic دَقِيق (daqīq).
- film, sheet
- feminine plural indefinite form of דַּק (dak)
- very thin, ultrathin
- alternative form of דָּקִיק
- Related to crushing, pulverizing.Compare Arabic د ق ق (d q q).
- euphemistic reading of יהוה
Arabic
ar · 8 lemmas- verbal noun of دَقَّ (daqqa) (form I)
- elative degree of دَقِيق (daqīq):Elative of دَقِيق (daqīq, “fine, thin; delicate, fragile; small; subtle, puny; petty, trivial; precise, accurate, exact”).
- accuracy, precision
- resolution
- powder, fine dust, dukkah (spice mixture dish)
- to scrutinize, to examine carefully, to investigate, to inspect, to verify
- an implement to pound or beat things with it or upon itTool noun from دَقَّ (daqqa).
- offspring, children (of man or camel)From Aramaic דַּרְדַּק / ܕܪܕܩܐ (dardaqā, “small; young”, adjective), originally דַּקְדַּק / ܕܿܩܕܩܐ (daqdaqā), from the root cognate to Arabic د ق ق (d q q).
Ge'ez
gez · 1 lemma- childhood
Amharic
am · 1 lemma- minuteFrom Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa).
Turoyo
tru · 1 lemma- minute