H1851 דַּק daq → ← H1751 דּוּק dûwq
3 languagesFine, thin, or small—most often describing physical qualities such as the consistency of powder, the thinness of a substance, or the slightness of an object or person. Used of dust, ashes, thin cows, thin ears of grain, or anything reduced to a small or slender state.
Etymology
דַּק is a masculine singular adjective derived from the root ד-ק-ק (דָּקַק), meaning 'to crush, pulverize, make thin.' The adjective expresses the resultant state of something that has been made thin, fine, or small through crushing or diminishing.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorian (Shikomori, Bantu language of Comoros) | dogo | small, little | -dogo | |
| Sheng (Kenya urban youth slang, Bantu-based) | mdogo | younger sibling, small one | -dogo | |
| Swahili | -dogo | small, little, young (often of people, animals, objects) | dogo |