ملعقة
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ل ع ق (l ʕ q) |
| 3 terms |
Tool noun derived from لَعِقَ (laʕiqa, “to lick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mil.ʕa.qa/
Noun
مِلْعَقَة • (milʕaqa) f (plural مَلَاعِق (malāʕiq) or مِلْعَقَات (milʕaqāt))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِلْعَقَة milʕaqa |
الْمِلْعَقَة al-milʕaqa |
مِلْعَقَة milʕaqat |
| nominative | مِلْعَقَةٌ milʕaqatun |
الْمِلْعَقَةُ al-milʕaqatu |
مِلْعَقَةُ milʕaqatu |
| accusative | مِلْعَقَةً milʕaqatan |
الْمِلْعَقَةَ al-milʕaqata |
مِلْعَقَةَ milʕaqata |
| genitive | مِلْعَقَةٍ milʕaqatin |
الْمِلْعَقَةِ al-milʕaqati |
مِلْعَقَةِ milʕaqati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِلْعَقَتَيْن milʕaqatayn |
الْمِلْعَقَتَيْن al-milʕaqatayn |
مِلْعَقَتَيْ milʕaqatay |
| nominative | مِلْعَقَتَانِ milʕaqatāni |
الْمِلْعَقَتَانِ al-milʕaqatāni |
مِلْعَقَتَا milʕaqatā |
| accusative | مِلْعَقَتَيْنِ milʕaqatayni |
الْمِلْعَقَتَيْنِ al-milʕaqatayni |
مِلْعَقَتَيْ milʕaqatay |
| genitive | مِلْعَقَتَيْنِ milʕaqatayni |
الْمِلْعَقَتَيْنِ al-milʕaqatayni |
مِلْعَقَتَيْ milʕaqatay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَلَاعِق; مِلْعَقَات malāʕiq; milʕaqāt |
الْمَلَاعِق; الْمِلْعَقَات al-malāʕiq; al-milʕaqāt |
مَلَاعِق; مِلْعَقَات malāʕiq; milʕaqāt |
| nominative | مَلَاعِقُ; مِلْعَقَاتٌ malāʕiqu; milʕaqātun |
الْمَلَاعِقُ; الْمِلْعَقَاتُ al-malāʕiqu; al-milʕaqātu |
مَلَاعِقُ; مِلْعَقَاتُ malāʕiqu; milʕaqātu |
| accusative | مَلَاعِقَ; مِلْعَقَاتٍ malāʕiqa; milʕaqātin |
الْمَلَاعِقَ; الْمِلْعَقَاتِ al-malāʕiqa; al-milʕaqāti |
مَلَاعِقَ; مِلْعَقَاتِ malāʕiqa; milʕaqāti |
| genitive | مَلَاعِقَ; مِلْعَقَاتٍ malāʕiqa; milʕaqātin |
الْمَلَاعِقِ; الْمِلْعَقَاتِ al-malāʕiqi; al-milʕaqāti |
مَلَاعِقِ; مِلْعَقَاتِ malāʕiqi; milʕaqāti |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: معلقة (maʕlaʔa)
- Maltese: milgħaqa
- Moroccan Arabic: معلقة (mʕalqa)
- South Levantine Arabic: معلقة (maʕlaʔa)
- → Classical Persian: مِلْعَقَه (mil'aqa)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ملعقة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ل ع ق |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mil.ʕaɡa/, [mɪlʕaɡa]
Noun
مِلْعَقَة • (milʕaga) f (plural مَلاعِق (malāʕig))
See also
North Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- معلقة (maʕlaʔa), ملقعة (malʔaʕa), ملقة (malaʔa), ملعة (malaʕa)
- (without unstressed open /a/) معلقة (maʕlʔa), ملقعة (malʔʕa), ملقة (malʔa), ملعة (malʕa)
Etymology
From Arabic مِلْعَقة (milʕaqa).
Noun
مَلْعَقَة or مَلْعْقَة • (malʕaʔa or malʕʔa) f (plural مَلَاعِق (malāʕiʔ) or مْلَاعِق (mlāʕiʔ))
Usage notes
- As indicated in the alternative forms, many variants exist. The plural of a variant may remain ملاعق (malāʕiʔ, mlāʕiʔ), or it may be a logical broken plural like ملاقع (malāʔiʕ, mlāʔiʕ) or معالق (maʕāliʔ, mʕāliʔ) derived from the singular form, or it may be a regular suffixed plural like ملقات (malaʔāt, malʔāt) or ملعات (malaʕāt, malʕāt).