معلق

Arabic

Root
ق ص ر (q-ṣ-r)

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))

1. suspended, hanging
2. attached
3. lit (of a fuse)
4. undecided
5. 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
	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

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

Declension

Declension of noun مُعَلَّق (muʕallaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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

1. 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