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riq

riq noun: a kind of frame drum (tambourine) with jingles attached, originating in traditional Arab music.

Noun (1)

riq (plural riqs)

  1. A kind of frame drum (tambourine) with jingles attached, originating in traditional Arab music.

Noun (2) capitalized: RIQ

RIQ (plural RIQs)

  1. (initialism) Radio-intermediate quasar.
    Synonyms:
    RIQSO

Synonyms of riq

  • RIQSO

Forms of riq

pluralriqs
alternative formriqq
alternative formrik
pluralRIQs

Origin of riq

From Arabic رِقّ (riqq).

Questions about riq

What does riq mean?
Riq means a kind of frame drum (tambourine) with jingles attached, originating in traditional Arab music.
What part of speech is riq?
Riq is a noun.
What is the plural of riq?
The plural of riq is riqs.

Words near riq in the dictionary

  1. riptides
  2. Ripton
  3. Riptons
  4. Ripuarian
  5. Ripuarians
  6. riq
  7. riq'a
  8. riqq
  9. riqqs
  10. riqs
  11. Riquelme

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: riq (page history and authors); RIQ (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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