علق

عَلِقٌ ذ [part. n. of عَلِقَ: as such signifying Hanging, or being suspended: and clinging, &c.: ― -b2- and] pertinacious; adhering to affairs, and minding them. (TA in art. ذمر.) [See also عَلَاقِيَةٌ.] ― -b3- [Also, as such, applied to a woman, Pregnant: a meaning assigned by Golius to عَلَقٌ.]