أرق

العربية

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أرق^¹

verb أَرِقَ · ʔariqa · يَأْرَقُ · أَرَق · آرِق

to be sleepless

verb أَرَّقَ · ʔarraqa · يُؤَرِّقُ · تَأْرِيق · مُؤَرِّق

to make sleepless نَعَمْ سَرَى طَيْفُ مَنْ أَهْوَى فَأَرَّقَنِي

noun أَرَق · ʔaraq · الْأَرَق · أَرَقٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of أَرِقَ (ʔariqa) (form I)
insomnia

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Where it comes from

Elative of رَقِيق (raqīq, “thin, slim; delicate; soft”).

adjective أَرَقّ · ʔaraqq · الْأَرَقّ · -

thinner, slimmer; thinnest, slimmest
more delicate; most delicate
softer; softest

In English

insomnia sleeping disorder
insomniac one who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أرق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B1%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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