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مجلق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to siege engines, specifically the mangonel. The primary derived term is the name of this weapon.

Derived headwords

مَنْجَنِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    mangonelclassical

    A type of siege engine used in medieval warfare, designed to hurl large projectiles.

مَنْجَلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    mangonelclassical

    An alternative form or pronunciation of the siege engine known as a mangonel.

Parallel reading

يقال للمنجنيق منجليق
The mangonel is called a mangaliq.