ثقة

Arabic
Root
و ث ق (w-ṯ-q)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θi.qa/

Noun

ثِقَة • (ṯiqa) f (usually uncountable)

  1. verbal noun of وَثِقَ (waṯiqa)
  2. reliance, confidence

Noun

ثِقَة • (ṯiqa) f or m (plural ثِقَات (ṯiqāt))

  1. someone trustworthy, reliable; an authority

Adjective

ثِقة • (ṯiqa)

  1. trustworthy, reliable
    رَجُلٌ ثِقةٌ ― rajulun ṯiqatun ― a trustworthy man
    مَصْدَرٌ ثِقَةٌ ― maṣdarun ṯiqatun ― a reliable source

Usage notes
  • Agrees with the noun in case and definiteness, but is invariable for gender. Number agreement is optional: رِجالٌ ثِقةٌ (rijālun ṯiqatun) or رِجالٌ ثِقاتٌ (rijālun ṯiqātun).

Declension
Declension of noun ثِقَة (ṯiqa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثِقَة
ṯiqa		 الثِّقَة
aṯ-ṯiqa		 ثِقَة
ṯiqat
Nominative ثِقَةٌ
ṯiqatun		 الثِّقَةُ
aṯ-ṯiqatu		 ثِقَةُ
ṯiqatu
Accusative ثِقَةً
ṯiqatan		 الثِّقَةَ
aṯ-ṯiqata		 ثِقَةَ
ṯiqata
Genitive ثِقَةٍ
ṯiqatin		 الثِّقَةِ
aṯ-ṯiqati		 ثِقَةِ
ṯiqati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثِقَتَيْن
ṯiqatayn		 الثِّقَتَيْن
aṯ-ṯiqatayn		 ثِقَتَيْ
ṯiqatay
Nominative ثِقَتَانِ
ṯiqatāni		 الثِّقَتَانِ
aṯ-ṯiqatāni		 ثِقَتَا
ṯiqatā
Accusative ثِقَتَيْنِ
ṯiqatayni		 الثِّقَتَيْنِ
aṯ-ṯiqatayni		 ثِقَتَيْ
ṯiqatay
Genitive ثِقَتَيْنِ
ṯiqatayni		 الثِّقَتَيْنِ
aṯ-ṯiqatayni		 ثِقَتَيْ
ṯiqatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal ثِقَات
ṯiqāt		 الثِّقَات
aṯ-ṯiqāt		 ثِقَات
ṯiqāt
Nominative ثِقَاتٌ
ṯiqātun		 الثِّقَاتُ
aṯ-ṯiqātu		 ثِقَاتُ
ṯiqātu
Accusative ثِقَاتٍ
ṯiqātin		 الثِّقَاتِ
aṯ-ṯiqāti		 ثِقَاتِ
ṯiqāti
Genitive ثِقَاتٍ
ṯiqātin		 الثِّقَاتِ
aṯ-ṯiqāti		 ثِقَاتِ
ṯiqāti

Synonyms

South Levantine Arabic
Root
و ث ق
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic ثِقَة (ṯiqa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θi.qa/, [ˈθi.qa]
  • IPA(key): /si.qa/, [ˈsi.qa]

Noun

ثقة • (ṯiqa) f

  1. trust, confidence
    الثقة بالنّفس ― iṯ-ṯiqa b-in-nafs ― self-confidence
    إله ثقة فيّ ― ʔilo ṯiqa fiyyi ― He has faith in me.
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