معلق

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa, to hang, to suspend, to attach), from the root ع ل ق (ʕ-l-q).

Adjective

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

  1. suspended, hanging
  2. attached
  3. lit (of a fuse)
  4. undecided
  5. dependent (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) on)

Declension

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), معلق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, 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

  1. that on which anything is suspended
  2. attachment
  3. pulley of a well
  4. rope of the bucket
  5. bucket

Declension

Noun

مُعَلِّق (muʕalliq) m

  1. commentator

Declension

References

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