صَدِيقَة
ṣadīʾa
Noun
Meaning
friend
a friend
Usage
Means 'female friend,' the feminine of صَدِيق. In Lebanese Arabic, صَاحْبِة is more commonly used in casual speech, while صَدِيقَة can sound slightly more formal or is used for emphasis on the closeness of the friendship.
Morphology
Genderfeminine
Plural (sound)صَدِيقَات
Examples
اِلْتَقَت صَدِيقِتَّا بِالصُّدْفَة بِالْمُؤْتَمَر الشَّهِر الْمَاضِي.
She met her friend by coincidence at the conference last month.
نَادْيَة صَدِيقِتْهَا.
Nadia is her friend.
صَدِيقْتِي نَادْيَة فَرَنْسِيَّة، سَاكْنِة بْلِبْنَان.
My friend Nadia is French, living in Lebanon.
Root
ص د ق
