علق
Pronunciation: /ʕa.li.qa/
“علق” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:
verb
- to hang on, to be suspended
- 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)
- 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
- to browse leaves from high trees
- to revile
- to hang, to suspend (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
- to tie to, to hook in or to
- to attach (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
- to pin(?)
- to remark, to comment (عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
- to note down, to make marginal notes
- to make dependent (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
- to leave pending
Etymology
Causative of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to be suspended, to hang (intransitive), to be attached”).
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