تملق

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Arabic

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Root
م ل ق (m-l-q)

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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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
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Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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تَمَلُّق (tamalluqm (plural تَمَلُّقَات (tamalluqāt))

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

Persian

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Etymology

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From Arabic تَمَلُّق (tamalluq).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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تملق (tamalloq)

  1. flattery

Urdu

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Etymology

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From Arabic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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تملق (tamalluqf (Hindi spelling तमल्लुक़)

  1. flattery, cajoling, blandishment, blarney