عالق

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to hang on, to be suspended”).

Root
ع ل ق (ʕ-l-q)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.liq/

Adjective

عَالِق • (ʕāliq) (feminine عَالِقة (ʕāliqa), masculine plural عَالِقُون (ʕāliqūn))

1. active participle of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa)
2. stuck
3. stranded

Declension

Declension of adjective عَالِقْ (ʕāliq)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَالِقْ ʕāliq	الْعَالِقْ al-ʕāliq	عَالِقَْة ʕāliqa	الْعَالِقَْة al-ʕāliqa
Nominative	عَالِقٌْ ʕāliqun	الْعَالِقُْ al-ʕāliqu	عَالِقَْةٌ ʕāliqatun	الْعَالِقَْةُ al-ʕāliqatu
Accusative	عَالِقًْا ʕāliqan	الْعَالِقَْ al-ʕāliqa	عَالِقَْةً ʕāliqatan	الْعَالِقَْةَ al-ʕāliqata
Genitive	عَالِقٍْ ʕāliqin	الْعَالِقِْ al-ʕāliqi	عَالِقَْةٍ ʕāliqatin	الْعَالِقَْةِ al-ʕāliqati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَالِقَْيْن ʕāliqayn	الْعَالِقَْيْن al-ʕāliqayn	عَالِقَْتَيْن ʕāliqatayn	الْعَالِقَْتَيْن al-ʕāliqatayn
Nominative	عَالِقَْانِ ʕāliqāni	الْعَالِقَْانِ al-ʕāliqāni	عَالِقَْتَانِ ʕāliqatāni	الْعَالِقَْتَانِ al-ʕāliqatāni
Accusative	عَالِقَْيْنِ ʕāliqayni	الْعَالِقَْيْنِ al-ʕāliqayni	عَالِقَْتَيْنِ ʕāliqatayni	الْعَالِقَْتَيْنِ al-ʕāliqatayni
Genitive	عَالِقَْيْنِ ʕāliqayni	الْعَالِقَْيْنِ al-ʕāliqayni	عَالِقَْتَيْنِ ʕāliqatayni	الْعَالِقَْتَيْنِ al-ʕāliqatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَالِقِْين ʕāliqīn	الْعَالِقِْين al-ʕāliqīn	عَالِقَْات ʕāliqāt	الْعَالِقَْات al-ʕāliqāt
Nominative	عَالِقُْونَ ʕāliqūna	الْعَالِقُْونَ al-ʕāliqūna	عَالِقَْاتٌ ʕāliqātun	الْعَالِقَْاتُ al-ʕāliqātu
Accusative	عَالِقِْينَ ʕāliqīna	الْعَالِقِْينَ al-ʕāliqīna	عَالِقَْاتٍ ʕāliqātin	الْعَالِقَْاتِ al-ʕāliqāti
Genitive	عَالِقِْينَ ʕāliqīna	الْعَالِقِْينَ al-ʕāliqīna	عَالِقَْاتٍ ʕāliqātin	الْعَالِقَْاتِ al-ʕāliqāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ل ق
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَالِق (ʕāliq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.liɡ/, [ʕaː.lɪɡ]

Adjective

عالق • (ʕālig) (feminine عَالْقة (ʕālga), common plural عالقين (ʕālgīn))

1. stranded, stuck

   Synonyms: معزوق (maʕzūg), محشور (maḥšūr)