ورقة

See also: ورقه

Arabic

Root
و ر ق (w-r-q)

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒅊 (warqum) and Biblical Hebrew יָרָק (yɔrɔ́q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.ra.qa/

Noun

وَرَقَة • (waraqa) f (singulative, collective وَرَق m (waraq), plural أَوْرَاق (ʔawrāq), paucal وَرَقَات (waraqāt))

  1. leaf
  2. petal
  3. sheet of paper, piece of paper
  4. slip, note, card
  5. metal plate, sheet metal leaf
  6. banknote

Declension

Derived terms

  • وُرَيْقة (wurayqa, diminutive)

Descendants

  • Gulf Arabic: ورقة (wriga)
  • South Levantine Arabic: ورقة (waraʔa)
  • Ottoman Turkish: ورقه (varaḳa)
    Turkish: varaka
  • Swahili: waraka

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

  • ورگة (wriga)

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /wrɪɡə/

Noun

ورقة • (wriga) f (dual ورقتين (wrigtēn), plural اوراق (awrāg))

  1. paper
  2. leaf

Hijazi Arabic

Root
و ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.ra.ɡa/

Noun

ورقة • (waraga) f (singulative, collective وَرَق m (warag), plural أوراق (ʔawrāg))

  1. leaf
  2. sheet of paper, piece of paper

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ر ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَرَقَة (waraqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /wa.ra.ʔe/, [ˈwɑ.rˤɑ.ʔɑ]
  • IPA(key): (Urban) /wa.ra.ʔa/, [ˈwɑ.rˤɑ.ʔɑ]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /wa.ra.ɡa/, [ˈwɑ.rˤɑ.ɡɑ]
  • (file)

Noun

ورقة • (waraʔa) f (singulative, collective ورق m (waraʔ), plural أوراق (ʔawrāʔ))

  1. leaf
  2. sheet of paper, piece of paper
    ورقة شدّةwaraʔet šaddea playing card
    (file)
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