ملعقة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun derived from لَعِقَ (laʕiqa, to lick), from the root ل ع ق (l-ʕ-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mil.ʕa.qa/
  • (file)

Noun

مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa) f (plural مَلَاعِق (malāʕiq) or مِلْعَقَات (milʕaqāt))

  1. spoon
  2. skimmer

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: milgħaqa

References

Hijazi Arabic

مِلْعَقة

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /milʕaɡa/

Noun

مِلْعَقَة (milʿaga) f (plural مَلاعِق (malāʿig))

  1. spoon
    Synonym: (obsolete) خاشوقة (ḵāšūga)

See also

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