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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

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeعَمِيقٌعِمَاقٌ
Genitiveعَمِيقٍعِمَاقٍ
Accusativeعَمِيقًاعِمَاقًا
Vocativeيَا عَمِيقُيَا عِمَاقُ

Word family

عُمْقdepth
عَمَّقَto deepen
تَعَمَّقَto delve deeply into
أَعْمَاقdepths
عَمِيقَةdeep (feminine)

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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