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عَمِيق
deep /ʕaˈmiːq/
adjectiveA2#1380 most common
Also: profound, intense, deep-seated
Example sentences
البَحْرُ عَمِيقٌ.
The sea is deep.
هَذِهِ بِئْرٌ عَمِيقَةٌ.
This is a deep well.
أَخَذَ نَفَسًا عَمِيقًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ.
He took a deep breath before he spoke.
تَجْمَعُنَا صَدَاقَةٌ عَمِيقَةٌ مُنْذُ الطُّفُولَةِ.
A deep friendship has joined us since childhood.
تَرَكَتِ الحَادِثَةُ أَثَرًا عَمِيقًا فِي نَفْسِهِ.
The incident left a deep mark on him.
غَاصَ الفَيْلَسُوفُ فِي تَأَمُّلَاتٍ عَمِيقَةٍ حَوْلَ مَعْنَى الوُجُودِ.
The philosopher plunged into deep reflections on the meaning of existence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَمِيقٌ | عِمَاقٌ |
| Genitive | عَمِيقٍ | عِمَاقٍ |
| Accusative | عَمِيقًا | عِمَاقًا |
| Vocative | يَا عَمِيقُ | يَا عِمَاقُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ع-م-ق (ʿ-m-q), which carries the sense of depth. It takes the فَعِيل (faʿīl) adjective template, a common pattern for descriptive qualities. The same root yields the noun عُمْق, meaning depth, and the verb عَمَّقَ, to deepen.
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