ملعقه

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North Levantine Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مِلْعَقة (milʕaqa).

Noun

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ملعقه (malʿ(a)ʾaf (plural ملاعق (m(a)lāʿiʾ))

  1. spoon

Usage notes

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  • As indicated in the alternative forms, many variants exist. The plural of a variant may remain ملاعق (m(a)lāʕiʔ), or it may be a logical broken plural like ملاقع (m(a)lāʔiʕ) or معالق (m(a)ʕāliʔ) derived from the singular form, or it may be a regular suffixed plural like ملقات (m(a)laʔāt) or ملقات (m(a)laʕāt).