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علق

Pronunciation: /ʕa.li.qa/

“علق” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to hang on, to be suspended
  2. to be tied to, to be hooked in (transitive or بِ (bi) or فِي (fī) something)
  3. to cling, to cleave, to be attached (بِ (bi) to)
  4. to get caught (بِ (bi) on, فِي (fī) in; a snare, trap, net or similar)
  5. to begin (followed by the non-past)
  6. to be attached to, to love
  7. to cling to
  8. to know, to learn
  9. to conceive (مِن (min) by), to get big (بِ (bi) with)
  10. to adhere
  11. to browse leaves from high trees
  12. to revile
  13. to hang, to suspend (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
  14. to tie to, to hook in or to
  15. to attach (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
  16. to pin(?)
  17. to remark, to comment (عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
  18. to note down, to make marginal notes
  19. to make dependent (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
  20. to leave pending

Etymology

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

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