ضاق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ض ي ق‎ (ḍ-y-q), from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- (“to be narrow”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew צוּק‎ (ṣûq, “to constrain, bring into straits, press upon”) and Akkadian 𒊓𒀀𒄣 (sâqu).

Verb

ضَاقَ • (ḍāqa) I, non-past يَضِيقُ‎‎ (yaḍīqu)

  1. to be or become narrow
  2. to straighten
  3. to be or become tired

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • ضَاقَ ذَرْعًا بِـ‎ (ḍāqa ḏarʕan bi-)
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