B1noun
حَقِيقَة
ḥaqīqa
truth / reality / fact
Example
يَجِبُ أَنْ نَعرِفَ الحَقِيقَة.
yajibu an naʿrifa l-ḥaqīqa.
We must know the truth.
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Arabic root
ح-ق-ق
3 words from this root family
B1noun
حُقُوق
ḥuqūq
rights
Example
حُقوقُ الإنسانِ مُقَدَّسَة.
ḥuqūqu l-insāni muqaddasa.
Human rights are sacred.
A1noun
حَقٌّ
ḥaqq
truth / right / reality
Example
ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ
dhālika bi-anna Allāha huwa al-ḥaqq
That is because Allah is the Truth (22:6)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Also used as an adjective meaning 'true' or 'real.' Al-Ḥaqq (The Truth) is one of God's names. Opposite: بَاطِلٌ (falsehood).
Culture
Al-Ḥaqq (The Truth) is one of the 99 Beautiful Names of God (al-Asmāʾ al-Ḥusnā). Truth vs. falsehood (ḥaqq vs. bāṭil) is a major Quranic theme.