Bedeutung
Affecting a limited number of people or things, or over a small area.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Using this phrase for weddings is a way to avoid offending people who weren't invited. It shifts the blame from 'I didn't want you there' to 'The event was structurally small.' In the fast-growing markets of Dubai or Riyadh, 'على نطاق ضيق' is often used by startups to signal they are in 'stealth mode' or testing an MVP (Minimum Viable Product). In countries like Lebanon or Syria, a 'narrow scale' gathering often implies a 'Subhiye' (morning coffee) or a small family 'Sahrane' (evening hang out). In Modern Standard Arabic used in universities, this phrase is the technical term for 'limited scope' in research methodology.
Sound Professional
Use this phrase in job interviews when describing how you manage risks by testing ideas 'on a small scale' first.
Not for Clothes
If your shoes are too small, don't use this! Just say 'Hiza'i dayyiq' (My shoe is narrow/tight).
Bedeutung
Affecting a limited number of people or things, or over a small area.
Sound Professional
Use this phrase in job interviews when describing how you manage risks by testing ideas 'on a small scale' first.
Not for Clothes
If your shoes are too small, don't use this! Just say 'Hiza'i dayyiq' (My shoe is narrow/tight).
The 'No-Invite' Excuse
If someone asks why they weren't at your party, this phrase is your best friend. It sounds polite and logistical.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.
قررت الشركة إطلاق المنتج الجديد _______ في البداية للتأكد من جودته.
The context of testing a product for quality before a full launch requires 'on a small scale'.
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
اختر الجملة الصحيحة:
The phrase is for abstract scope (meetings), not physical tightness (shirts or hallways).
Match the situation to the most appropriate use of the phrase.
أي موقف يناسبه 'على نطاق ضيق'؟
A dinner for three is a small-scale social event.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 Aufgabenقررت الشركة إطلاق المنتج الجديد _______ في البداية للتأكد من جودته.
The context of testing a product for quality before a full launch requires 'on a small scale'.
اختر الجملة الصحيحة:
The phrase is for abstract scope (meetings), not physical tightness (shirts or hallways).
أي موقف يناسبه 'على نطاق ضيق'؟
A dinner for three is a small-scale social event.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, it is formal and neutral. You can use it in a business report or a friendly email.
No. For a small room, use 'ghurfa saghira' or 'ghurfa dayyiqa'.
The opposite is 'على نطاق واسع' (on a wide scale).
Not necessarily, but it often implies privacy because fewer people are involved.
You can say 'مشروع تجريبي على نطاق ضيق'.
In Modern Standard Arabic, yes. In some dialects, it might be a glottal stop ('), but the phrase itself is mostly used in its formal form.
No, that would be 'shar' dayyiq'.
Prepositions are idiomatic. 'Ala' (on) is the standard partner for 'Nitaq' (range/scale).
Indirectly, yes. You can say 'We are working on a small scale due to the budget.'
The word 'Nitaq' is not in the Quran, but the root 'N-T-Q' (meaning speech) is.
Verwandte Redewendungen
على نطاق واسع
contrastOn a wide scale
بشكل محدود
synonymIn a limited way
في أضيق الحدود
specialized formIn the narrowest limits
على مستوى ضيق
similarOn a narrow level
خلف الأبواب المغلقة
similarBehind closed doors
