ضاق

Meaning

1. to be or become narrow
2. to straighten
3. to be or become tired

Concepts

narrow

small

tighten

be confined

be small

be narrow

confin

Synonyms

ضيق

شُدّ

تحمل

شد

توتر

زم

شدد

قسى

قوى

زاد الضغط

Translations

serrar

🪚

tibar

σφίγγομαι

τεντώνομαι

farsi più stretto

apertar

estreitar

estirar

tensar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dˤaː.qa/

Etymology

From the root ض ي ق (ḍ y q), from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- (“to be narrow”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew צוּק (ṣûq, “to constrain, bring into straits, press upon”) and Akkadian 𒊓𒀀𒄣 (sâqu).