تعلق

See also: تغلف and تغلق

Arabic

Etymology 1

  • Root
    ع ل ق (ʕ l q)
    10 terms

    Compare عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, to be suspended, (intransitive) to hang).

    Verb

    تَعَلَّقَ • (taʕallaqa) V (non-past يَتَعَلَّقُ (yataʕallaqu), verbal noun تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq))

    1. to be suspended, to hang (بِ (bi) from)
    2. to depend (بِ (bi) on)
    3. to be attached (بِ (bi) to)
    4. to be related (بِ (bi) to)
      إِذَا كَانَ لَدَيْكَ أَيُّ طَلَبَاتٍ أُخْرَى تَتَعَلَّقُ بِٱللُّغَةِ أَوْ أَيُّ اِسْتِفْسَارَاتٍ، فَلَا تَتَرَدَّدْ فِي طَرْحِهَا.
      ʔiḏā kāna ladayka ʔayyu ṭalabātin ʔuḵrā tataʕallaqu bi-l-luḡati ʔaw ʔayyu istifsārātin, falā tataraddad fī ṭarḥihā.
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    5. to adhere firmly (بِ (bi) to)
    6. to be devoted (بِ (bi) to)
    7. to fall in love (بِ (bi) with)
    8. to tie (an amulet, etc.) around one's neck
    9. to do (something) superficially, to slur over
    10. to put forth roots
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of تَعَلَّقَ (V, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun تَعَلُّق)
    verbal noun
    الْمَصْدَر
    تَعَلُّق
    taʕalluq
    active participle
    اِسْم الْفَاعِل
    مُتَعَلِّق
    mutaʕalliq
    passive participle
    اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
    مُتَعَلَّق
    mutaʕallaq
    active voice
    الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
    singular
    الْمُفْرَد
    dual
    الْمُثَنَّى
    plural
    الْجَمْع
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    past (perfect) indicative
    الْمَاضِي
    m تَعَلَّقْتُ
    taʕallaqtu
    تَعَلَّقْتَ
    taʕallaqta
    تَعَلَّقَ
    taʕallaqa
    تَعَلَّقْتُمَا
    taʕallaqtumā
    تَعَلَّقَا
    taʕallaqā
    تَعَلَّقْنَا
    taʕallaqnā
    تَعَلَّقْتُمْ
    taʕallaqtum
    تَعَلَّقُوا
    taʕallaqū
    f تَعَلَّقْتِ
    taʕallaqti
    تَعَلَّقَتْ
    taʕallaqat
    تَعَلَّقَتَا
    taʕallaqatā
    تَعَلَّقْتُنَّ
    taʕallaqtunna
    تَعَلَّقْنَ
    taʕallaqna
    non-past (imperfect) indicative
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
    m أَتَعَلَّقُ
    ʔataʕallaqu
    تَتَعَلَّقُ
    tataʕallaqu
    يَتَعَلَّقُ
    yataʕallaqu
    تَتَعَلَّقَانِ
    tataʕallaqāni
    يَتَعَلَّقَانِ
    yataʕallaqāni
    نَتَعَلَّقُ
    nataʕallaqu
    تَتَعَلَّقُونَ
    tataʕallaqūna
    يَتَعَلَّقُونَ
    yataʕallaqūna
    f تَتَعَلَّقِينَ
    tataʕallaqīna
    تَتَعَلَّقُ
    tataʕallaqu
    تَتَعَلَّقَانِ
    tataʕallaqāni
    تَتَعَلَّقْنَ
    tataʕallaqna
    يَتَعَلَّقْنَ
    yataʕallaqna
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
    m أَتَعَلَّقَ
    ʔataʕallaqa
    تَتَعَلَّقَ
    tataʕallaqa
    يَتَعَلَّقَ
    yataʕallaqa
    تَتَعَلَّقَا
    tataʕallaqā
    يَتَعَلَّقَا
    yataʕallaqā
    نَتَعَلَّقَ
    nataʕallaqa
    تَتَعَلَّقُوا
    tataʕallaqū
    يَتَعَلَّقُوا
    yataʕallaqū
    f تَتَعَلَّقِي
    tataʕallaqī
    تَتَعَلَّقَ
    tataʕallaqa
    تَتَعَلَّقَا
    tataʕallaqā
    تَتَعَلَّقْنَ
    tataʕallaqna
    يَتَعَلَّقْنَ
    yataʕallaqna
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
    m أَتَعَلَّقْ
    ʔataʕallaq
    تَتَعَلَّقْ
    tataʕallaq
    يَتَعَلَّقْ
    yataʕallaq
    تَتَعَلَّقَا
    tataʕallaqā
    يَتَعَلَّقَا
    yataʕallaqā
    نَتَعَلَّقْ
    nataʕallaq
    تَتَعَلَّقُوا
    tataʕallaqū
    يَتَعَلَّقُوا
    yataʕallaqū
    f تَتَعَلَّقِي
    tataʕallaqī
    تَتَعَلَّقْ
    tataʕallaq
    تَتَعَلَّقَا
    tataʕallaqā
    تَتَعَلَّقْنَ
    tataʕallaqna
    يَتَعَلَّقْنَ
    yataʕallaqna
    imperative
    الْأَمْر
    m تَعَلَّقْ
    taʕallaq
    تَعَلَّقَا
    taʕallaqā
    تَعَلَّقُوا
    taʕallaqū
    f تَعَلَّقِي
    taʕallaqī
    تَعَلَّقْنَ
    taʕallaqna
    passive voice
    الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
    singular
    الْمُفْرَد
    dual
    الْمُثَنَّى
    plural
    الْجَمْع
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم
    2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب
    3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    past (perfect) indicative
    الْمَاضِي
    m تُعُلِّقْتُ
    tuʕulliqtu
    تُعُلِّقْتَ
    tuʕulliqta
    تُعُلِّقَ
    tuʕulliqa
    تُعُلِّقْتُمَا
    tuʕulliqtumā
    تُعُلِّقَا
    tuʕulliqā
    تُعُلِّقْنَا
    tuʕulliqnā
    تُعُلِّقْتُمْ
    tuʕulliqtum
    تُعُلِّقُوا
    tuʕulliqū
    f تُعُلِّقْتِ
    tuʕulliqti
    تُعُلِّقَتْ
    tuʕulliqat
    تُعُلِّقَتَا
    tuʕulliqatā
    تُعُلِّقْتُنَّ
    tuʕulliqtunna
    تُعُلِّقْنَ
    tuʕulliqna
    non-past (imperfect) indicative
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
    m أُتَعَلَّقُ
    ʔutaʕallaqu
    تُتَعَلَّقُ
    tutaʕallaqu
    يُتَعَلَّقُ
    yutaʕallaqu
    تُتَعَلَّقَانِ
    tutaʕallaqāni
    يُتَعَلَّقَانِ
    yutaʕallaqāni
    نُتَعَلَّقُ
    nutaʕallaqu
    تُتَعَلَّقُونَ
    tutaʕallaqūna
    يُتَعَلَّقُونَ
    yutaʕallaqūna
    f تُتَعَلَّقِينَ
    tutaʕallaqīna
    تُتَعَلَّقُ
    tutaʕallaqu
    تُتَعَلَّقَانِ
    tutaʕallaqāni
    تُتَعَلَّقْنَ
    tutaʕallaqna
    يُتَعَلَّقْنَ
    yutaʕallaqna
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
    m أُتَعَلَّقَ
    ʔutaʕallaqa
    تُتَعَلَّقَ
    tutaʕallaqa
    يُتَعَلَّقَ
    yutaʕallaqa
    تُتَعَلَّقَا
    tutaʕallaqā
    يُتَعَلَّقَا
    yutaʕallaqā
    نُتَعَلَّقَ
    nutaʕallaqa
    تُتَعَلَّقُوا
    tutaʕallaqū
    يُتَعَلَّقُوا
    yutaʕallaqū
    f تُتَعَلَّقِي
    tutaʕallaqī
    تُتَعَلَّقَ
    tutaʕallaqa
    تُتَعَلَّقَا
    tutaʕallaqā
    تُتَعَلَّقْنَ
    tutaʕallaqna
    يُتَعَلَّقْنَ
    yutaʕallaqna
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
    m أُتَعَلَّقْ
    ʔutaʕallaq
    تُتَعَلَّقْ
    tutaʕallaq
    يُتَعَلَّقْ
    yutaʕallaq
    تُتَعَلَّقَا
    tutaʕallaqā
    يُتَعَلَّقَا
    yutaʕallaqā
    نُتَعَلَّقْ
    nutaʕallaq
    تُتَعَلَّقُوا
    tutaʕallaqū
    يُتَعَلَّقُوا
    yutaʕallaqū
    f تُتَعَلَّقِي
    tutaʕallaqī
    تُتَعَلَّقْ
    tutaʕallaq
    تُتَعَلَّقَا
    tutaʕallaqā
    تُتَعَلَّقْنَ
    tutaʕallaqna
    يُتَعَلَّقْنَ
    yutaʕallaqna
    References
    • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “تعلق”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
    • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    تَعَلُّق • (taʕalluqm

    1. verbal noun of تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa) (form V)
    Declension
    Declension of noun تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal تَعَلُّق
    taʕalluq
    التَّعَلُّق
    at-taʕalluq
    تَعَلُّق
    taʕalluq
    nominative تَعَلُّقٌ
    taʕalluqun
    التَّعَلُّقُ
    at-taʕalluqu
    تَعَلُّقُ
    taʕalluqu
    accusative تَعَلُّقًا
    taʕalluqan
    التَّعَلُّقَ
    at-taʕalluqa
    تَعَلُّقَ
    taʕalluqa
    genitive تَعَلُّقٍ
    taʕalluqin
    التَّعَلُّقِ
    at-taʕalluqi
    تَعَلُّقِ
    taʕalluqi
    Descendants
    • Classical Persian: تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
      • Gujarati: તાલુકો (tāluko)
      • Hindustani:
        Hindi: ताल्लुक़ (tālluq)
        Urdu: تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਤੱਲਕ (tallak)
        Shahmukhi script: تَعلَّق (tallaq)
    • Malay: takluk
    • Uyghur: تەئەللۇق (te'elluq)

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    تعلق (form I)

    1. تَعْلَقُ (taʕlaqu) /taʕ.la.qu/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
    2. تُعْلَقُ (tuʕlaqu) /tuʕ.la.qu/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
    3. تَعْلَقَ (taʕlaqa) /taʕ.la.qa/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
    4. تُعْلَقَ (tuʕlaqa) /tuʕ.la.qa/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
    5. تَعْلَقْ (taʕlaq) /taʕ.laq/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
    6. تُعْلَقْ (tuʕlaq) /tuʕ.laq/: inflection of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive
    7. تَعْلُقُ (taʕluqu) /taʕ.lu.qu/: inflection of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
    8. تَعْلُقَ (taʕluqa) /taʕ.lu.qa/: inflection of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
    9. تَعْلُقْ (taʕluq) /taʕ.luq/: inflection of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive

    Etymology 4

    Verb

    تعلق (form II)

    1. تُعَلِّقُ (tuʕalliqu) /tu.ʕal.li.qu/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
    2. تُعَلَّقُ (tuʕallaqu) /tu.ʕal.la.qu/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
    3. تُعَلِّقَ (tuʕalliqa) /tu.ʕal.li.qa/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
    4. تُعَلَّقَ (tuʕallaqa) /tu.ʕal.la.qa/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
    5. تُعَلِّقْ (tuʕalliq) /tu.ʕal.liq/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
    6. تُعَلَّقْ (tuʕallaq) /tu.ʕal.laq/: inflection of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa):
      1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
      2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

    Persian

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? ta'alluq
    Dari reading? ta'alluq
    Iranian reading? ta'alloġ
    Tajik reading? ta'alluq

    Noun

    تعلق • (ta'alloq)

    1. belonging, attachment, dependence, connection
    2. concern
    3. possession

    Descendants

    References

    South Levantine Arabic

    Root
    ع ل ق
    4 terms

    Etymology

    From Arabic تَعَلَّقَ (taʕallaqa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tʕal.laʔ/, [ɪtˈʕal.laʔ]
    • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

    Verb

    تعلّق • (tʕallaʔ) V (present بتعلّق (bitʕallaʔ))

    1. to hold on, to latch on, to cling to
    2. to depend [with على (ʕala) ‘on someone or something’]
      Synonym: توقّف (twaʔʔaf)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of تعلق
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m تعلّقت (tʕallaʔt) تعلّقت (tʕallaʔt) تعلّق (tʕallaʔ) تعلّقنا (tʕallaʔna) تعلّقتو (tʕallaʔtu) تعلّقو (tʕallaʔu)
    f تعلّقتي (tʕallaʔti) تعلّقت (tʕallaʔat)
    present m بتعلّق (batʕallaʔ) بتتعلّق (btitʕallaʔ) بتعلّق (bitʕallaʔ) منتعلّق (mnitʕallaʔ) بتتعلّقو (btitʕallaʔu) بتعلّقو (bitʕallaʔu)
    f بتتعلّقي (btitʕallaʔi) بتتعلّق (btitʕallaʔ)
    subjunctive m اتعلّق (atʕallaʔ) تتعلّق (titʕallaʔ) يتعلّق (yitʕallaʔ) نتعلّق (nitʕallaʔ) تتعلّقو (titʕallaʔu) يتعلّقو (yitʕallaʔu)
    f تتعلّقي (titʕallaʔi) تتعلّق (titʕallaʔ)
    imperative m تعلّق (tʕallaʔ) تعلّقو (tʕallaʔu)
    f تعلّقي (tʕallaʔi)

    Urdu

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq), borrowed from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq). First attested in c. 1582 as Middle Hindi تعلق (t'lq /⁠ta'alluq⁠/).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ʔəl.lʊq/, [t̪ɑːl.lʊq]
    • (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪əl.ləq/, [t̪əl.lək]
    • Rhymes: -ʊq
    • Hyphenation: تَعَ‧لُّق

    Noun

    تَعَلُّق • (ta'alluqm (formal plural تَعَلُّقات (ta'alluqāt), Hindi spelling ताल्लुक़)

    1. relation, connection
    2. relationship
    3. acquaintance, association (often illicit relationships)

    Declension

    Declension of تعلق
    singular plural
    direct تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq) تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq)
    oblique تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq) تَعَلُّقوں (ta'alluqõ)
    vocative تَعَلُّق (ta'alluq) تَعَلُّقو (ta'alluqo)

    References

    1. ^ تعلق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

    Further reading

    • تعلق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
    • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024), “تعلق”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]