عامر

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of attachment, clinging, or hanging. It extends to meanings of things that are precious or valuable, as they 'cling' to the heart. It also covers parasitic leeches, and by extension, things that are difficult or burdensome. Furthermore, it relates to pregnancy and the act of conceiving.

Derived headwords

العَلَقnoun

1.
Leechboth
A small red worm found in water that attaches to the body and sucks blood. It is used as a remedy for throat issues and blood tumors.
2.
Precious thingboth
Valuable or precious property or possessions, so called because the heart clings to them.
3.
Wineclassical
Specifically, old wine, due to its preciousness.
4.
Garmentclassical
A precious garment, or a shield, or a sword. Also, a single precious item not of a living being.

المَعْلُوقnoun

1.
One taken by a leechclassical
Applied to animals and people who have been taken by a leech while drinking.

العُلُوقnoun

1.
Unaffectionate female camelclassical
A female camel that does not love her mate or show affection to her young. This is often used as an omen.
2.
Unaffectionate female animalclassical
A female animal that does not love her mate or show affection to her young.

عَلِقَverb

1.
To clingboth
To attach oneself to something, to hang on.
2.
To become pregnantboth
Used for a woman becoming pregnant.
3.
To get stuckboth
Used for a gazelle getting caught in a snare.

أَعْلاَقnoun

1.
Precious possessionsboth
Plural of 'alaq', referring to precious possessions or valuable items.
2.
Precious thingsclassical
Precious things that are grudged or held back.

العَلَقَةnoun

1.
Precious garmentclassical
A precious garment, or a shirt without sleeves, or a small garment for a child, or the first garment worn by a newborn.
2.
Plant that lastsclassical
A plant that remains in winter, which camels eat until spring.
3.
Plant that doesn't lastclassical
A plant that does not last long.

تَعَلَّقَverb

1.
To cling toboth
To attach oneself to, to cling to, to be attached to.
2.
To become accustomed toclassical
To become accustomed to, to love, to be fond of.

العَلاَّقَةnoun

1.
Distant relationshipclassical
Distance or remoteness. It can also refer to possessions or property.

عَلَّقَverb

1.
To hangboth
To cause something to hang or be suspended.
2.
To loosen a halterclassical
To loosen the halter of a riding animal and throw it off its back to give it rest.
3.
To criticizeclassical
To criticize or reproach someone verbally.
4.
To persist in doingclassical
To persist in doing something, to keep doing it.

العَلائِقnoun

1.
Merchandiseclassical
Goods or merchandise.
2.
Trees or plantsclassical
Trees or plants.

الإِعْلاَقnoun

1.
Touching the uvulaclassical
The act of touching or manipulating the uvula.
2.
Treating a throat ailmentclassical
Treating a child's throat ailment, which is a swelling that a mother pushes with her finger.

المِعْلاَقnoun

1.
Small containerclassical
A small container, like a small box or a quiver.

المُعَلَّقnoun

1.
Small boxclassical
A small box, with larger ones being 'junbah' and 'haw'abah'.
2.
Cup carried by riderclassical
A cup that a rider carries with him.

المَعَالِيقnoun

1.
Small cupsclassical
Small cups.
2.
Type of date palmclassical
A known type of date palm.

المِعْلَقَةnoun

1.
Shepherd's equipmentclassical
Equipment belonging to a shepherd.

عَلَّقَهُ بِلِسَانِهِverb

1.
To scoldclassical
To scold or reprimand someone verbally.

العُلَّيْقnoun

1.
Plant that clings to treesclassical
A plant that clings to trees, known in Persian as 'sibrind'.

العُلَّيْقَىnoun

1.
Plant that clings to treesclassical
A variant of 'uliq', a plant that clings to trees.

عَلَقَةname

1.
Nameboth
A proper name.

ذُو عِلاَقname

1.
Mountain nameboth
The name of a mountain.

ذُو عُلَقname

1.
Mountain nameboth
The name of a mountain.

بَنُو عِلْقَةname

1.
Tribe nameboth
A tribal designation.

Parallel reading

خير الدواء العلق والحجامة

The best medicine is the leech and cupping.

العلق: دويدة حمراء تكون في الماء تعلق بالبدن وتمص الدم

The leech: a small red worm found in water that attaches to the body and sucks blood.

والمعلوق من الدواب والناس: الذي أخذ العلق بحلقه عند الشرب

And the one taken by a leech, from animals and people: is he who had a leech attach to his throat while drinking.

والعلوق: التي لا تحب زوجها، ومن النوق التي لا تألف الفحل ولا ترأم الولد، وكلاهما على الفأل

And 'alūq: is she who does not love her mate, and among female camels, she who does not become familiar with the male nor show affection to the young, and both are considered omens.

وفي المثل: عاملنا معاملة العلوق ترأم فتشم

And in the proverb: 'Treat us like the 'alūq, she shows affection but doesn't nurse.'

والعلق: المال الكريم

And 'alaq: is precious wealth.

ويقال: فلان علق علم وتبع علم وطلب علم

And it is said: 'So-and-so is attached to knowledge, follows knowledge, and seeks knowledge.'

ويقال: هذا الشيء علق مضنة أي يضن به

And it is said: 'This thing is 'alaq miḍannah, meaning it is grudged.'

والعلق، بالكسر: النفيس من كل شيء

And 'iliq, with kasra: is the precious of everything.

وفي حديث حذيفة: فما بال هؤلاء الذين يسرقون أعلاقنا أي نفائس أموالنا

And in the hadith of Hudhayfah: 'What is the matter with these people who steal our 'a'lāq, meaning our precious possessions?'

والعلق أيضا: الخمر لنفاستها

And 'alaq also: is wine, due to its preciousness.

والعلق في الثوب: ما علق به

And 'alaq in a garment: is what is attached to it.

وأصاب ثوبي علق، بالفتح، وهو ما علقه فجذبه

And my garment was afflicted with 'alaq, with fatha, which is what got attached to it and pulled.

والعلقة: نبات لا يلبث

And 'alaqah: is a plant that does not last.

والعلقة: شجر يبقى في الشتاء تتبلغ به الإبل حتى تدرك الربيع

And 'alaqah: is a tree that remains in winter, which camels subsist on until they reach spring.

وعلقت الإبل تعلق علقا، وتعلقت: أكلت من علقة الشجر

And camels ate 'alaqah, they ate 'alaqan, and they ate ta'allaqat: they ate from the 'alaqah tree.

والعلق: ما تتبلغ به الماشية من الشجر، وكذلك العلقة، بالضم

And 'alaq: is what livestock subsist on from trees, and likewise 'alaqah, with damma.

وقال اللحياني: العلائق البضائع

And Al-Laythiyani said: 'Alā'iq are merchandise.'

وعلق فلان يفعل كذا، ظل، كقولك طفق يفعل كذا

And so-and-so 'allaqa doing such-and-such, meaning he persisted, like you say 'tafiqa' doing such-and-such.

وفي الحديث: فعلقوا وجهه ضربا أي طفقوا وجعلوا يضربونه

And in the hadith: 'So they 'allaqu his face with blows,' meaning they persisted and began to strike him.

والإعلاق: رفع اللهاة

And 'i'lāq: is touching the uvula.

وفي حديث: أن امرأة جاءت بابن لها إلى رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقد أعلقت عنه من العذرة فقال: علام تدغرن أولادكن بهذه العلق؟ عليكم بكذا

And in the hadith: A woman came with her son to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and she had performed 'i'lāq for him from 'udrah, so he said: 'Why do you push your children with these 'ilaq? You should do such-and-such.'

والمعلق: العلبة إذا كانت صغيرة، ثم الجنبة أكبر منها تعمل من جنب الناقة، ثم الحوأبة أكبرهن

And 'mu'allaq: is a small box, then 'junbah' is larger than it, made from the side of a camel, then 'haw'abah' is the largest.

والمعلق: قدح يعلقه الراكب معه، وجمعه معالق

And 'mu'allaq: is a cup that a rider carries with him, and its plural is 'ma'ālīq.

والمعالق: العلاب الصغار، واحدها معلق

And 'ma'ālīq: are small cups, the singular of which is 'mu'allaq.

والمعلقة: متاع الراعي؛ عن اللحياني، أو قال: بعض متاع الراعي

And 'mu'allaqah: is the shepherd's equipment; according to Al-Laythiyani, or he said: some of the shepherd's equipment.

وعلقه بلسانه: لحاه كسلقه؛ عن اللحياني

And 'allaqahu bi-lisānihi: means he scolded him, like 'salaqahu'; according to Al-Laythiyani.

ومعاليق: ضرب من النخل معروف

And Ma'ālīq: is a known type of date palm.

والعلاق: شجر أو نبت

And 'alāq: is a tree or a plant.

وفي حديث حليمة: ركبت أتانا لي فخرجت أمام الركب حتى ما يعلق بها أحد منهم

And in the hadith of Halimah: 'I rode a female donkey of mine, and it went ahead of the caravan until no one could 'ya'laqu' it, meaning catch up to it.

وفي حديث ابن مسعود: إن امرأ بمكة كان يسلم تسليمتين فقال: أنى علقها فإن رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يفعلها؟

And in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud: 'A man in Mecca used to give two greetings, so he said: 'From where did you 'allaqaha', meaning learn it, since the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to do it?'

وفي حديث المقدام: أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: إن الرجل من أهل الكتاب يتزوج المرأة وما يعلق على يديها الخير وما يرغب واحد عن صاحبه حتى يموتا هرما

And in the hadith of Al-Miqdam: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'A man from the People of the Book marries a woman, and no good 'ya'laqu' on her hands, and neither one desires to leave the other until they die of old age.'

وعلقت المرأة أي حبلت

And the woman 'allaqat, meaning she became pregnant.

وعلق الظبي في الحبالة

And the gazelle 'allaqa in the snare.

والعليق، مثال القبيط: نبت يتعلق بالشجر يقال له بالفارسية [سبرند]

And 'alīq, like 'qubīṭ: is a plant that clings to trees, called in Persian [sibrind].

وربما قالوا العليقى مثال القبيطى

And sometimes they say 'alīqā, like 'qubīṭā.

لنا حق إن نعطه نأخذه، وإن لم نعطه نركب أعجاز الإبل ؛ قال الأزهري: معنى قوله نركب أعجاز الإبل أي نرضى من المركب بالتعليق، لأنه إذا منع التمكن من الظهر رضي بعجز البعير، وهو التعليق

'We have a right; if we are given it, we take it, and if we are not given it, we ride the hindquarters of camels.' Al-Azhari said: The meaning of his saying 'we ride the hindquarters of camels' is that we are satisfied with clinging to the rear, because if access to the back is denied, one is satisfied with the camel's rear, which is the clinging.