نمرقة

Arabic

نمرقة

Alternative forms

• نمرق

Etymology

From Parthian nmr (namr, “soft”) + -k (-ak, “adjectival suffix”), "thing having softness"; compare Zazaki nemr (“soft”) and Persian نرم (narm, “soft, gentle”).

Noun

نُمْرُقَة or نِمْرِقَة or نَمْرَقَة • (numruqa or nimriqa or namraqa) f (plural نَمَارِق (namāriq))

1. cushion, bolster (for sitting)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:8-16:

     وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ ۝ لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ ۝ فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ۝ لَّا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً ۝ فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ ۝ فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَّرْفُوعَةٌ ۝ وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ ۝ وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ ۝ وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ ۝

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Declension

Declension of noun نُمْرُقَة (numruqa)‎; نِمْرِقَة (nimriqa)‎; نَمْرَقَة (namraqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُمْرُقَة‎; نِمْرِقَة‎; نَمْرَقَة numruqa‎; nimriqa‎; namraqa	النُّمْرُقَة‎; النِّمْرِقَة‎; النَّمْرَقَة an-numruqa‎; an-nimriqa‎; an-namraqa	نُمْرُقَة‎; نِمْرِقَة‎; نَمْرَقَة numruqat‎; nimriqat‎; namraqat
Nominative	نُمْرُقَةٌ‎; نِمْرِقَةٌ‎; نَمْرَقَةٌ numruqatun‎; nimriqatun‎; namraqatun	النُّمْرُقَةُ‎; النِّمْرِقَةُ‎; النَّمْرَقَةُ an-numruqatu‎; an-nimriqatu‎; an-namraqatu	نُمْرُقَةُ‎; نِمْرِقَةُ‎; نَمْرَقَةُ numruqatu‎; nimriqatu‎; namraqatu
Accusative	نُمْرُقَةً‎; نِمْرِقَةً‎; نَمْرَقَةً numruqatan‎; nimriqatan‎; namraqatan	النُّمْرُقَةَ‎; النِّمْرِقَةَ‎; النَّمْرَقَةَ an-numruqata‎; an-nimriqata‎; an-namraqata	نُمْرُقَةَ‎; نِمْرِقَةَ‎; نَمْرَقَةَ numruqata‎; nimriqata‎; namraqata
Genitive	نُمْرُقَةٍ‎; نِمْرِقَةٍ‎; نَمْرَقَةٍ numruqatin‎; nimriqatin‎; namraqatin	النُّمْرُقَةِ‎; النِّمْرِقَةِ‎; النَّمْرَقَةِ an-numruqati‎; an-nimriqati‎; an-namraqati	نُمْرُقَةِ‎; نِمْرِقَةِ‎; نَمْرَقَةِ numruqati‎; nimriqati‎; namraqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُمْرُقَتَيْن‎; نِمْرِقَتَيْن‎; نَمْرَقَتَيْن numruqatayn‎; nimriqatayn‎; namraqatayn	النُّمْرُقَتَيْن‎; النِّمْرِقَتَيْن‎; النَّمْرَقَتَيْن an-numruqatayn‎; an-nimriqatayn‎; an-namraqatayn	نُمْرُقَتَيْ‎; نِمْرِقَتَيْ‎; نَمْرَقَتَيْ numruqatay‎; nimriqatay‎; namraqatay
Nominative	نُمْرُقَتَانِ‎; نِمْرِقَتَانِ‎; نَمْرَقَتَانِ numruqatāni‎; nimriqatāni‎; namraqatāni	النُّمْرُقَتَانِ‎; النِّمْرِقَتَانِ‎; النَّمْرَقَتَانِ an-numruqatāni‎; an-nimriqatāni‎; an-namraqatāni	نُمْرُقَتَا‎; نِمْرِقَتَا‎; نَمْرَقَتَا numruqatā‎; nimriqatā‎; namraqatā
Accusative	نُمْرُقَتَيْنِ‎; نِمْرِقَتَيْنِ‎; نَمْرَقَتَيْنِ numruqatayni‎; nimriqatayni‎; namraqatayni	النُّمْرُقَتَيْنِ‎; النِّمْرِقَتَيْنِ‎; النَّمْرَقَتَيْنِ an-numruqatayni‎; an-nimriqatayni‎; an-namraqatayni	نُمْرُقَتَيْ‎; نِمْرِقَتَيْ‎; نَمْرَقَتَيْ numruqatay‎; nimriqatay‎; namraqatay
Genitive	نُمْرُقَتَيْنِ‎; نِمْرِقَتَيْنِ‎; نَمْرَقَتَيْنِ numruqatayni‎; nimriqatayni‎; namraqatayni	النُّمْرُقَتَيْنِ‎; النِّمْرِقَتَيْنِ‎; النَّمْرَقَتَيْنِ an-numruqatayni‎; an-nimriqatayni‎; an-namraqatayni	نُمْرُقَتَيْ‎; نِمْرِقَتَيْ‎; نَمْرَقَتَيْ numruqatay‎; nimriqatay‎; namraqatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَمَارِق namāriq	النَّمَارِق an-namāriq	نَمَارِق namāriq
Nominative	نَمَارِقُ namāriqu	النَّمَارِقُ an-namāriqu	نَمَارِقُ namāriqu
Accusative	نَمَارِقَ namāriqa	النَّمَارِقَ an-namāriqa	نَمَارِقَ namāriqa
Genitive	نَمَارِقَ namāriqa	النَّمَارِقِ an-namāriqi	نَمَارِقِ namāriqi

References

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• Eilers, Wilhelm (1962) “Iranisches Lehngut im arabischen Lexikon”, in Indo-Iranian Journal (in German), volume 5, number 3, page 206
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نمرقة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 338
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