ܕܩܝܩܐ

From Aramaic דַקִיקָא (daqqīqā) with the sense of “minute” as a measure of time a semantic loan from Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa); compare Hebrew דַּקָּה (daka).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [daq.qiːqɑː]

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā) (feminine ܕܲܩܝܼܩܬܵܐ (daqīqtā), plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

1. short, small, tiny

   Synonym: ܙܵܚܘܿܠܵܐ (zāḥōlā)

   Antonyms: ܪܵܡܵܐ (rāmā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

2. specific, accurate, precise

   Synonyms: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐ (qaṭīnā), ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥatīṯā)

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā) m sg (plural ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (daqīqē))

1. minute (unit of time; one-sixtieth of an hour)

   Synonym: ܩܲܛܝܼܢܬܵܐ (qaṭīntā)

• ܪܦܵܦܵܐ (rpāpā, “moment”), ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (trayyānīṯā, “second”), ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour”), ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”), ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ (šāḇōˁā, “week”), ܝܲܪܚܵܐ (yarḥā, “month”), ܐܸܩܡܵܐ (iqmā, “season”), ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šēttā, “year”)

ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ • (daqīqā)

1. wait a moment, hold on