لقاح

Arabic

FWOTD – 29 January 2021

Etymology 1

From the root ل ق ح‎ (l-q-ḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.qaːħ/, /li.qaːħ/

Noun

لَقَاح • (laqāḥ) m (plural لَقَاحَات‎ (laqāḥāt))
لِقَاح • (liqāḥ) m (plural لِقَاحَات‎ (liqāḥāt))

  1. pollen
  2. vaccine
    • 2021 January 27, “اَلْمَغْرِبُ يَتَوَصَّلُ بِ500 أَلْفِ جُرْعَةٍ مِنْ لِقَاحِ "سِينُوفَارْمْ" ٱلصِّينِيِّ ضِدَّ ٱلْجَائِحَةِ”, in Hespress‎:
      ‏كَمَا أَكَّدَتِ ٱلْوِزَارَةُ، ضِمْنَ بَلَاغٍ، أَنَّ ٱللِّقَاحَ قَدْ ٱسْتَوْفَى جَمِيعَ ٱلشُّرُوطِ ٱلْمُرْتَبِطَةِ بِٱلْجَوْدَةِ وَٱلْفَاعِلِيَّةِ وَٱلسَّلَامَةِ، […]‎
      kamā ʔakkadati l-wizāratu, ḍimna balāḡin, ʔanna l-liqāḥa qad stawfā jamīʕa š-šurūṭi l-murtabiṭati bi-l-jawdati wal-fāʕiliyyati was-salāmati, […]
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  3. seed, semen, sperm
  4. virus, infective agent
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: لقاح‎ (lgāḥ)
  • → Gulf Arabic: لقاح‎ (luqāḥ) (learned)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.qaːħ/

Noun

لِقَاح • (liqāḥ) f pl

  1. plural of لِقْحَة‎ (liqḥa, “milch camel”)

Gulf Arabic

Root
ل ق ح‎
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Etymology 1

From Arabic لِقَاح‎ (liqāḥ). Doublet of لقاح‎ (luqāḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɡaːħ/

Noun

لْقاح • (lgāḥ) m

  1. date palm pollen used as an edible substance for medicinal or practical purposes
  2. Short for ماي لقاح‎ (māy lgāḥ, “Pollen water (water with palm pollen added to it for perceived medical benefits or to control thirst)”).
Alternative forms
  • لگاح‎

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic لِقَاح‎ (liqāḥ). Doublet of لقاح‎ (lgāḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʊˈqaːħ/

Noun

لُقاح • (luqāḥ) m

  1. vaccine
    ‏لقاح الكورونا‎ ― luqāḥ il-kōrōna/kurōna ― Coronavirus vaccine
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