معلقة

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Composed of مُعَلَّق (muʕallaq, suspended) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Noun[edit]

مُعَلَّقَة (muʕallaqaf (plural مُعَلَّقَات (muʕallaqāt))

  1. poster, placard
  2. singular of اَلْمُعَلَّقَات (al-muʕallaqāt, the Mu'allaqat (seven famous pre-Islamic odes))
    مُعَلَّقَةُ ٱمْرِئِ ٱلْقَيْسِ
    muʕallaqatu mriʔi l-qaysi
    The Muʿallaqa of Imruʾ al-Qays

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

مُعَلَّقَة (muʕallaqaf

  1. feminine singular of مُعَلَّق (muʕallaq)

Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa, spoon).

Noun[edit]

معلقة (maʿláʾaf (plural معالق (maʿā́liʾ))

  1. spoon (utensil)
    Synonym: (obsolete) خاشوقة (ḵašūʔa)

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mʕal.qa/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

معلقة (mʕalqaf (plural معالق (mʕāleq))

  1. spoon (utensil)

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /maʕ.la.ʔe/, [ˈmaʕ.la.ʔa]
  • IPA(key): (Urban) /maʕ.la.ʔa/, [ˈmaʕ.la.ʔa]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /maʕ.la.ɡa/, [ˈmaʕ.la.ɡa]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

معلقة (maʕlaʔaf (plural معالق (maʕāleʔ))

  1. spoon