لقاح

Arabic

FWOTD – 29 January 2021

Etymology 1

Root
ل ق ح (l-q-ḥ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.qaːħ/, /li.qaːħ/

Noun

لَقَاح • (laqāḥ) m (plural لَقَاحَات (laqāḥāt))
لِقَاح • (liqāḥ) m (plural لِقَاحَات (liqāḥāt))

1. pollen
2. vaccine
   • 2021 January 27, “اَلْمَغْرِبُ يَتَوَصَّلُ بِ500 أَلْفِ جُرْعَةٍ مِنْ لِقَاحِ "سِينُوفَارْمْ" ٱلصِّينِيِّ ضِدَّ ٱلْجَائِحَةِ”, in Hespress‎^[1]:

     كَمَا أَكَّدَتِ ٱلْوِزَارَةُ، ضِمْنَ بَلَاغٍ، أَنَّ ٱللِّقَاحَ قَدْ ٱسْتَوْفَى جَمِيعَ ٱلشُّرُوطِ ٱلْمُرْتَبِطَةِ بِٱلْجَوْدَةِ وَٱلْفَاعِلِيَّةِ وَٱلسَّلَامَةِ، […]

     kamā ʔakkadati l-wizāratu, ḍimna balāḡin, ʔanna l-liqāḥa qad stawfā jamīʕa š-šurūṭi l-murtabiṭati bi-l-jawdati wal-fāʕiliyyati was-salāmati, […]

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3. seed, semen, sperm
4. virus, infective agent

Declension

Declension of noun لَقَاح (laqāḥ)‎; لِقَاح (liqāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَقَاح‎; لِقَاح laqāḥ‎; liqāḥ	اللَّقَاح‎; اللِّقَاح al-laqāḥ‎; al-liqāḥ	لَقَاح‎; لِقَاح laqāḥ‎; liqāḥ
Nominative	لَقَاحٌ‎; لِقَاحٌ laqāḥun‎; liqāḥun	اللَّقَاحُ‎; اللِّقَاحُ al-laqāḥu‎; al-liqāḥu	لَقَاحُ‎; لِقَاحُ laqāḥu‎; liqāḥu
Accusative	لَقَاحًا‎; لِقَاحًا laqāḥan‎; liqāḥan	اللَّقَاحَ‎; اللِّقَاحَ al-laqāḥa‎; al-liqāḥa	لَقَاحَ‎; لِقَاحَ laqāḥa‎; liqāḥa
Genitive	لَقَاحٍ‎; لِقَاحٍ laqāḥin‎; liqāḥin	اللَّقَاحِ‎; اللِّقَاحِ al-laqāḥi‎; al-liqāḥi	لَقَاحِ‎; لِقَاحِ laqāḥi‎; liqāḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَقَاحَيْن‎; لِقَاحَيْن laqāḥayn‎; liqāḥayn	اللَّقَاحَيْن‎; اللِّقَاحَيْن al-laqāḥayn‎; al-liqāḥayn	لَقَاحَيْ‎; لِقَاحَيْ laqāḥay‎; liqāḥay
Nominative	لَقَاحَانِ‎; لِقَاحَانِ laqāḥāni‎; liqāḥāni	اللَّقَاحَانِ‎; اللِّقَاحَانِ al-laqāḥāni‎; al-liqāḥāni	لَقَاحَا‎; لِقَاحَا laqāḥā‎; liqāḥā
Accusative	لَقَاحَيْنِ‎; لِقَاحَيْنِ laqāḥayni‎; liqāḥayni	اللَّقَاحَيْنِ‎; اللِّقَاحَيْنِ al-laqāḥayni‎; al-liqāḥayni	لَقَاحَيْ‎; لِقَاحَيْ laqāḥay‎; liqāḥay
Genitive	لَقَاحَيْنِ‎; لِقَاحَيْنِ laqāḥayni‎; liqāḥayni	اللَّقَاحَيْنِ‎; اللِّقَاحَيْنِ al-laqāḥayni‎; al-liqāḥayni	لَقَاحَيْ‎; لِقَاحَيْ laqāḥay‎; liqāḥay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَقَاحَات‎; لِقَاحَات laqāḥāt‎; liqāḥāt	اللَّقَاحَات‎; اللِّقَاحَات al-laqāḥāt‎; al-liqāḥāt	لَقَاحَات‎; لِقَاحَات laqāḥāt‎; liqāḥāt
Nominative	لَقَاحَاتٌ‎; لِقَاحَاتٌ laqāḥātun‎; liqāḥātun	اللَّقَاحَاتُ‎; اللِّقَاحَاتُ al-laqāḥātu‎; al-liqāḥātu	لَقَاحَاتُ‎; لِقَاحَاتُ laqāḥātu‎; liqāḥātu
Accusative	لَقَاحَاتٍ‎; لِقَاحَاتٍ laqāḥātin‎; liqāḥātin	اللَّقَاحَاتِ‎; اللِّقَاحَاتِ al-laqāḥāti‎; al-liqāḥāti	لَقَاحَاتِ‎; لِقَاحَاتِ laqāḥāti‎; liqāḥāti
Genitive	لَقَاحَاتٍ‎; لِقَاحَاتٍ laqāḥātin‎; liqāḥātin	اللَّقَاحَاتِ‎; اللِّقَاحَاتِ al-laqāḥāti‎; al-liqāḥāti	لَقَاحَاتِ‎; لِقَاحَاتِ laqāḥāti‎; liqāḥāti

Derived terms

• حُبُوب اللَقَاح (ḥubūb al-laqāḥ)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: لقاح (lgāḥ)
• → Gulf Arabic: لقاح (luqāḥ) (learned)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.qaːħ/

Noun

لِقَاح • (liqāḥ) f pl

1. plural of لِقْحَة (liqḥa, “milch camel”)

Gulf Arabic

Root
ل ق ح
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic لِقَاح (liqāḥ). Doublet of لقاح (luqāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɡaːħ/

Noun

لْقاح • (lgāḥ) m

1. date palm pollen used as an edible substance for medicinal or practical purposes
2. Short for ماي لقاح (māy lgāḥ, “Pollen water (water with palm pollen added to it for perceived medical benefits or to control thirst)”).

Alternative forms

• لگاح

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic لِقَاح (liqāḥ). Doublet of لقاح (lgāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊˈqaːħ/

Noun

لُقاح • (luqāḥ) m

1. vaccine

   لقاح الكورونا ― luqāḥ il-kōrōna/kurōna ― Coronavirus vaccine