علك

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of chewing, masticating, or moving something around in the mouth. It extends to concepts of persistence, holding onto something tightly, and also describes certain plants, a type of resin, and even anatomical terms.

Derived headwords

عَلَكَverb

1.
to chewboth
To masticate food or other substances by moving the jaws and teeth.
2.
to move around in mouthboth
To move something around in the mouth without necessarily chewing it, like a horse with a bridle.
3.
to grindclassical
To grind one's teeth against each other, producing a sound.
4.
to hold tightlyclassical
To hold onto something tenaciously, often implying stubbornness or stinginess.

علكت الدابة اللجام تعلكه علكا — The animal chewed and moved the bridle in its mouth.

علك الشيء يعلكه ويعلكه علكا — He chewed and moved the thing around in his mouth.

عَلْكnoun

1.
chewingboth
The act or process of chewing.
2.
masticated substanceclassical
Something that has been chewed or is being chewed.

لاكه وحركته في فيها — He chewed it and moved it around in his mouth.

عَالِكadjective

1.
tough to chewclassical
Describing food that is tough and difficult to masticate.

وطعام عالك وعلك — And tough food to chew.

عُلُوكnoun

1.
resinboth
A type of tree resin, similar to frankincense, that is chewed but does not dissolve.
2.
chewing gummodern
A substance chewed for pleasure or habit.

والعلك: ضرب من صمغ الشجر كاللبان يمضغ فلا ينماع — And 'aluk: a type of tree resin like frankincense that is chewed but does not dissolve.

أَعْلَاكnoun

1.
resinsboth
Plural of 'aluk, referring to types of tree resin.

عَلَّكَverb

1.
to tan thoroughlyclassical
To thoroughly and expertly tan a waterskin or hide.
2.
to manage wellclassical
To manage or take good care of one's property or wealth.

علك القربة، بالتشديد: أجاد دبغها — To tan a waterskin, with shadda: to tan it well.

علك ماله: أحسن القيام عليه — He managed his wealth well: he took good care of it.

عَلَاكnoun

1.
seller of resinclassical
A vendor or seller of 'aluk (resin).
2.
treeclassical
A type of tree that grows in the Hijaz region.

وبائعه علاك — And its seller is 'alāk.

وسلم وأراك، وحمض وعلاك — And Salvadora persica, and 'alāk, and saltwort.

عَلَكَةnoun

1.
camel's throat soundclassical
The guttural sound or rumble a camel makes when it bellows.

في علكات يعتلين النهضا — In rumblings they ascend the rising ground.

عَوْلَكnoun

1.
uterine arteryclassical
A blood vessel within the uterus of a female sheep, horse, or donkey.

والعولك: عرق في رحم الشاة — And 'awlak: a vessel in the uterus of a sheep.

عَوَالِكnoun

1.
uterine arteriesclassical
Plural of 'awlak, referring to blood vessels in the uterus.

مَعْلَاكnoun

1.
spear-like objectclassical
An object resembling a spear, used for throwing.

والمعلاك شيء كالسهم يرمى به — And the ma'lāk is a thing like an arrow that is thrown.

عَلَكِيّadjective

1.
stickyclassical
Describing something that is viscous or sticky.

وشيء علك أي لزج — And something 'alak, meaning sticky.

عَلَكnoun

1.
stubbornnessclassical
A state of holding onto one's wealth or possessions tightly due to stinginess.

علك يديه على ماله: شدهما من بخله فلم يقر ضيفا ولا أعطى سائلا — He held his hands onto his wealth: he tightened them from his stinginess, not hosting a guest nor giving to a beggar.

Parallel reading

علكت الدابة اللجام تعلكه علكا: لاكته وحركته في فيها

The animal chewed and moved the bridle in its mouth.

قال النابغة الذبياني: خيل صيام وخيل غير صائمة، ... تحت العجاج، وأخرى تعلك اللجما

Al-Nābighah al-Dhubyānī said: Horses fasting and horses not fasting, ... under the dust, and others chewing the bridles.

وعلك نابيه: حرق أحدهما بالآخر فحدث بينهما صوت

And he ground his molars: one burning against the other, causing a sound between them.

قال العجير السلولي: فجئت، وخصمي يعلكون نيوبهم، ... كما وضعت تحت الشفار

Al-'Ujayr al-Sulūlī said: So I came, and my opponents were grinding their teeth, ... as if placed under the knives.

وعلك الشيء يعلكه ويعلكه علكا: مضغه ولجلجه

And he chewed the thing and moved it around in his mouth: he masticated it and mumbled it.

وطعام عالك وعلك: متين الممضغة

And tough food to chew: difficult to masticate.

والعلك: ضرب من صمغ الشجر كاللبان يمضغ فلا ينماع، والجمع علوك وأعلاك

And 'aluk: a type of tree resin like frankincense that is chewed but does not dissolve, and its plural is 'ulūk and a'lāk.

وما ذقت علاكا أي ما يعلك

And I did not taste 'alāk, meaning anything to chew.

وفي الحديث: أنه مر برجل وبرمته تفور على النار فتناول منها بضعة فلم يزل يعلكها حتى أحرم في الصلاة

And in the hadith: He passed by a man whose pot was boiling on the fire, so he took a piece from it and kept chewing it until he entered the state of ihram in prayer.

علك القربة، بالتشديد: أجاد دبغها، عن أبي حنيفة

To tan a waterskin, with shadda: to tan it well, according to Abu Hanifa.

علك ماله: أحسن القيام عليه

He managed his wealth well: he took good care of it.

وشيء علك أي لزج

And something 'alak, meaning sticky.

علك يديه على ماله: شدهما من بخله فلم يقر ضيفا ولا أعطى سائلا

He held his hands onto his wealth: he tightened them from his stinginess, not hosting a guest nor giving to a beggar.

والعلكة: شقشقة الجمل عند الهدير

And 'alakah: the guttural sound of a camel when it bellows.

والعلك والعلاك: شجر ينبت بالحجاز

And 'alak and 'alāk: trees that grow in the Hijaz.

فقال: سهل ودكداك، وسلم وأراك، وحمض وعلاك

So he said: Easy and soft ground, Salvadora persica, and 'alāk, and saltwort.

والعولك: عرق في رحم الشاة

And 'awlak: a vessel in the uterus of a sheep.

وجمع العولك: عوالك

And the plural of 'awlak is 'awālik.

والمعلاك شيء كالسهم يرمى به

And the ma'lāk is a thing like an arrow that is thrown.