لقلق
Arabic
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒀀𒊩𒄷 (/laqlaqqu/, “stork”) and Persian لکلک (lak-lak). It is possible that the term came from Akkadian via unattested Aramaic, as بَلَّارِج (ballārij) is suspect to be from a lost Coptic form, for currently the animal is, despite multiple known terms in Aramaic, only attested in the literary lects of Jewish Literary Aramaic and Classical Syriac.
Noun
لَقْلَق • (laqlaq) m (plural لَقَالِق (laqāliq))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لَقْلَق laqlaq |
اللَّقْلَق al-laqlaq |
لَقْلَق laqlaq |
| nominative | لَقْلَقٌ laqlaqun |
اللَّقْلَقُ al-laqlaqu |
لَقْلَقُ laqlaqu |
| accusative | لَقْلَقًا laqlaqan |
اللَّقْلَقَ al-laqlaqa |
لَقْلَقَ laqlaqa |
| genitive | لَقْلَقٍ laqlaqin |
اللَّقْلَقِ al-laqlaqi |
لَقْلَقِ laqlaqi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | لَقْلَقَيْن laqlaqayn |
اللَّقْلَقَيْن al-laqlaqayn |
لَقْلَقَيْ laqlaqay |
| nominative | لَقْلَقَانِ laqlaqāni |
اللَّقْلَقَانِ al-laqlaqāni |
لَقْلَقَا laqlaqā |
| accusative | لَقْلَقَيْنِ laqlaqayni |
اللَّقْلَقَيْنِ al-laqlaqayni |
لَقْلَقَيْ laqlaqay |
| genitive | لَقْلَقَيْنِ laqlaqayni |
اللَّقْلَقَيْنِ al-laqlaqayni |
لَقْلَقَيْ laqlaqay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لَقَالِق laqāliq |
اللَّقَالِق al-laqāliq |
لَقَالِق laqāliq |
| nominative | لَقَالِقُ laqāliqu |
اللَّقَالِقُ al-laqāliqu |
لَقَالِقُ laqāliqu |
| accusative | لَقَالِقَ laqāliqa |
اللَّقَالِقَ al-laqāliqa |
لَقَالِقَ laqāliqa |
| genitive | لَقَالِقَ laqāliqa |
اللَّقَالِقِ al-laqāliqi |
لَقَالِقِ laqāliqi |