علق

العربية

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علق^¹

/ʕa.li.qa/

verb عَلِقَ · ʕaliqa · يَعْلَقُ · عَلَق · عَالِق

intransitive to hang on, to be suspended عَلِقَ اللَّوْحُ عَلَى الحَائِطِ بِإِطِارٍ جَمِيلٍ.
to be tied to, to be hooked in (transitive or بِ (bi) or فِي (fī) something)
to cling, to cleave, to be attached (بِ (bi) to)
to get caught (بِ (bi) on, فِي (fī) in; a snare, trap, net or similar)
to begin (followed by the non-past)

verb عَلِقَ · ʕaliqa · يَعْلَقُ · عِلْق · عَلَق · عُلُوق

to be attached to, to love
to cling to
to know, to learn
to conceive (مِن (min) by), to get big (بِ (bi) with)
to adhere

علق^²

verb عَلَقَ · ʕalaqa · يَعْلُقُ · عَلْق · عَلِقَ · ʕaliqa

to browse leaves from high trees

علق^³

verb عَلَقَ · ʕalaqa · يَعْلُقُ · عَلْق · عَالِق

to revile

علق^⁴

Where it comes from

Causative of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to be suspended, to hang (intransitive), to be attached”).

verb عَلَّقَ · ʕallaqa · يُعَلِّقُ · تَعْلِيق · مُعَلِّق

transitive to hang, to suspend (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) on something) فقالَ لِأتباعِهِ أكثَرَ مِن مَرَّةٍ إنَّهُ سيُعَلَّقُ على خَشَبَة.
to tie to, to hook in or to
transitive to attach (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
to pin(?) وَيُعَلِّقُ الأُرْدُنِيُّونَ الآمَالَ عَلَى الخصاونة.
to remark, to comment (عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
to note down, to make marginal notes
transitive to make dependent (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
transitive to leave pending
to set leeches
to give one a cancel with provisions to take with him
to mount afresh (an iron tool)
to ignite, to catch fire
to break out
to kindle
to lock up
to be in love

علق^⁵

noun عَلَق · ʕalaq · أَعْلَاق · الْعَلَق

noun from verb verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to hang (intransitive), be suspended”) (form I)
anything suspended or hung
suspensory cord (of the pulley of a well, a waterskin, etc.)
apparatus holding up the pulley of a well
pulley of a well
clay that clings to the hand
tenacious love
pertinaceous contention in an altercation
disputation, litigation
middle part of a road

noun عَلَق · ʕalaq · عَلَقَة · أَعْلَاق · الْعَلَق

collective leeches
collective blood
collective thick or clotted blood خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

علق^⁶

noun عِلْق · ʕilq · الْعِلْق · عِلْقٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) (form I)

علق^⁷

noun عَلْق · ʕalq · الْعَلْق · عَلْقٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) (form I)
noun from verb verbal noun of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa) (form I)

In English

hang to be or remain suspended
comment to remark
leech annelid
suspend to hang freely — see also hang, hang up
hang up put up to hang

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BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {علق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

علق