رق

العربية

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رق^¹

verb رَقَّ · raqqa · يَرِقُّ · رِقَّة · رَاقّ

to be thin, fine
to be soft, tender
to pity, to sympathize, to have compassion (for)
to rap (on a door)

verb رَقَّ · raqqa · يَرُقُّ · رَقّ · رَاقّ

to crush, to grind, to pulverize, to beat into a powder
to batter, to ram
to soften, to weaken, to relent

verb رَقَّ · raqqa · يَرِقُّ · رِقّ · رَاقّ

to be or become a slave

رق^²

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Compare Classical Syriac ܪܩܐ (raqqā, “tortoise”) and Akkadian raqqum (“turtle, tortoise”).

noun رَقّ · raqq · رُقُوق · الرَّقّ

turtle
parchment

noun رِقّ · riqq · الرِّقّ · رِقٌّ

riq, an Arabian tambourine
bondage, slavery, servitude

In English

slavery institution or practice of owning human beings
roll to press or level with a roller
parchment material
terrapin any of several small turtles of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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