تملق

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Arabic[edit]

Root
م ل ق (m-l-q)

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

تَمَلَّقَ (tamallaqa) V, non-past يَتَمَلَّقُ‎ (yatamallaqu)

  1. to suck up, to butter up, to coax, to fawn, to kowtow
  2. to schmooze
  3. to flatter
Conjugation[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

تَمَلُّق (tamalluqm (plural تَمَلُّقَات (tamalluqāt))

  1. verbal noun of تَمَلَّق (tamallaq) (form V)
  2. suck up, coaxing
  3. schmoozing
  4. flattery
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Persian: تَمَلُّق (tamalloq)
  • Urdu: تمَلّق (tamalluq)

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic تَمَلُّق (tamalluq).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? tamalluq
Dari reading? tamalluq
Iranian reading? tamalloğ
Tajik reading? tamalluq

Noun[edit]

تملق (tamalloq)

  1. flattery

Urdu[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

تملق (tamalluqf (Hindi spelling तमल्लुक़)

  1. flattery, cajoling, blandishment, blarney