معلق

Arabic

Root
ع ل ق (ʕ l q)
10 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa, “to hang, to suspend, to attach”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ʕal.laq/

Adjective

مُعَلَّق • (muʕallaq) (feminine مُعَلَّقَة (muʕallaqa), masculine plural مُعَلَّقُونَ (muʕallaqūna), feminine plural مُعَلَّقَات (muʕallaqāt))

suspended, hanging
attached
lit (of a fuse)
undecided
dependent (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) on)

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُعَلَّق** (muʕallaq)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُعَلَّق muʕallaq	الْمُعَلَّق al-muʕallaq	مُعَلَّقَة muʕallaqa	الْمُعَلَّقَة al-muʕallaqa
nominative	مُعَلَّقٌ muʕallaqun	الْمُعَلَّقُ al-muʕallaqu	مُعَلَّقَةٌ muʕallaqatun	الْمُعَلَّقَةُ al-muʕallaqatu
accusative	مُعَلَّقًا muʕallaqan	الْمُعَلَّقَ al-muʕallaqa	مُعَلَّقَةً muʕallaqatan	الْمُعَلَّقَةَ al-muʕallaqata
genitive	مُعَلَّقٍ muʕallaqin	الْمُعَلَّقِ al-muʕallaqi	مُعَلَّقَةٍ muʕallaqatin	الْمُعَلَّقَةِ al-muʕallaqati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُعَلَّقَيْن muʕallaqayn	الْمُعَلَّقَيْن al-muʕallaqayn	مُعَلَّقَتَيْن muʕallaqatayn	الْمُعَلَّقَتَيْن al-muʕallaqatayn
nominative	مُعَلَّقَانِ muʕallaqāni	الْمُعَلَّقَانِ al-muʕallaqāni	مُعَلَّقَتَانِ muʕallaqatāni	الْمُعَلَّقَتَانِ al-muʕallaqatāni
accusative	مُعَلَّقَيْنِ muʕallaqayni	الْمُعَلَّقَيْنِ al-muʕallaqayni	مُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ muʕallaqatayni	الْمُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ al-muʕallaqatayni
genitive	مُعَلَّقَيْنِ muʕallaqayni	الْمُعَلَّقَيْنِ al-muʕallaqayni	مُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ muʕallaqatayni	الْمُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ al-muʕallaqatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُعَلَّقِين muʕallaqīn	الْمُعَلَّقِين al-muʕallaqīn	مُعَلَّقَات muʕallaqāt	الْمُعَلَّقَات al-muʕallaqāt
nominative	مُعَلَّقُونَ muʕallaqūna	الْمُعَلَّقُونَ al-muʕallaqūna	مُعَلَّقَاتٌ muʕallaqātun	الْمُعَلَّقَاتُ al-muʕallaqātu
accusative	مُعَلَّقِينَ muʕallaqīna	الْمُعَلَّقِينَ al-muʕallaqīna	مُعَلَّقَاتٍ muʕallaqātin	الْمُعَلَّقَاتِ al-muʕallaqāti
genitive	مُعَلَّقِينَ muʕallaqīna	الْمُعَلَّقِينَ al-muʕallaqīna	مُعَلَّقَاتٍ muʕallaqātin	الْمُعَلَّقَاتِ al-muʕallaqāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “معلق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979) “علق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

مُعَلَّق • (muʕallaq) m

that on which anything is suspended
attachment
pulley of a well
rope of the bucket
bucket

Declension

Declension of noun **مُعَلَّق** (muʕallaq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُعَلَّق muʕallaq	الْمُعَلَّق al-muʕallaq	مُعَلَّق muʕallaq
nominative	مُعَلَّقٌ muʕallaqun	الْمُعَلَّقُ al-muʕallaqu	مُعَلَّقُ muʕallaqu
accusative	مُعَلَّقًا muʕallaqan	الْمُعَلَّقَ al-muʕallaqa	مُعَلَّقَ muʕallaqa
genitive	مُعَلَّقٍ muʕallaqin	الْمُعَلَّقِ al-muʕallaqi	مُعَلَّقِ muʕallaqi

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa, “to comment”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ʕal.liq/

Noun

مُعَلِّق • (muʕalliq) m

commentator

Declension

Declension of noun **مُعَلِّق** (muʕalliq)
singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُعَلِّق muʕalliq	الْمُعَلِّق al-muʕalliq	مُعَلِّق muʕalliq	مُعَلِّقَة muʕalliqa	الْمُعَلِّقَة al-muʕalliqa	مُعَلِّقَة muʕalliqat
nominative	مُعَلِّقٌ muʕalliqun	الْمُعَلِّقُ al-muʕalliqu	مُعَلِّقُ muʕalliqu	مُعَلِّقَةٌ muʕalliqatun	الْمُعَلِّقَةُ al-muʕalliqatu	مُعَلِّقَةُ muʕalliqatu
accusative	مُعَلِّقًا muʕalliqan	الْمُعَلِّقَ al-muʕalliqa	مُعَلِّقَ muʕalliqa	مُعَلِّقَةً muʕalliqatan	الْمُعَلِّقَةَ al-muʕalliqata	مُعَلِّقَةَ muʕalliqata
genitive	مُعَلِّقٍ muʕalliqin	الْمُعَلِّقِ al-muʕalliqi	مُعَلِّقِ muʕalliqi	مُعَلِّقَةٍ muʕalliqatin	الْمُعَلِّقَةِ al-muʕalliqati	مُعَلِّقَةِ muʕalliqati

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “معلق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen