مقلاع

العربية

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مقلاع¹

  • /miq.laːʕ/

Rhymes with -aːʕ

Where it comes from

Tool noun from قَلَعَ (qalaʕa, “to pull out”). Independently formed of Classical Syriac ܡܩܠܥܐ (maqlaʿā, “slingshot”), Hebrew מַקְלֵעַ (maqlḗaʿ, “slingshot”) and Ugaritic 𐎖𐎍𐎓 (qlʿ, “sling”).

noun مِقْلَاع · miqlāʕ · مَقَالِيع · الْمِقْلَاع

  1. slingshot, catapult

مقلاع²

  • /maq.laːʕ/

Where it comes from

Noun of place from قَلَعَ (qalaʕa, “to pull out”).

noun مَقْلَاع · maqlāʕ · مَقَالِيع · الْمَقْلَاع

  1. alternative alternative form of مَقْلَع (maqlaʕ, “quarry”)

In English

  • sling instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
  • slingshot Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small pr

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مقلاع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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