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ءلق

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shining or gleaming, particularly the lightning. It also encompasses terms for a wolf, a type of food, and madness, with some derived forms describing swiftness or being afflicted by madness.

Derived headwords

تَأَلَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    the lightning flashedboth

    the lightning flashed

  2. 2.
    it shoneboth

    it shone

تَأَلُّقnoun
  1. 1.
    the lightning flashedboth

    the lightning flashed

  2. 2.
    it shoneboth

    it shone

ائْتِلاَقnoun
  1. 1.
    shining, gleamingclassical

    The act or state of shining or gleaming, synonymous with 'ta'alluq'. It describes the quality of being luminous or radiant.

إِلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    A male wolf. The term is specifically used for this animal.

إِلْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female wolfclassical

    A female wolf. It is the feminine form of 'ilq'.

  2. 2.
    female ape/monkeyclassical

    A female ape or monkey. The term is sometimes applied to these primates.

أُولُقnoun
  1. 1.
    madnessclassical

    Insanity or madness. It is a noun derived from the concept of being afflicted by it.

مُؤَوْلَقadjective
  1. 1.
    mad, insaneclassical

    Afflicted with madness or insanity. This is a passive participle form indicating someone who has been driven mad.

أَلِقadjective
  1. 1.
    shining, gleamingclassical

    Shining or gleaming. This adjective describes something that possesses the quality of brilliance or radiance.

  2. 2.
    swift-footed, agileclassical

    Quick and agile in movement, particularly in leaping. This describes someone who is fast and nimble.

أَلْقَىadjective
  1. 1.
    the desertboth

    the desert

أُلُوقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    food preparationclassical

    A type of food prepared from butter, often served as a delicacy. It is a dish enjoyed by those with a keen appetite.

Parallel reading

تألق البرق، أي لمع.
The lightning shone, meaning it gleamed.
والائتلاق، مثل التألق.
And 'i'tilāq' is like 'ta'alluq'.
والإلق بالكسر: الذئب، والأنثى إلقة، وجمعها إلق.
And 'ilq' with a kasra is the wolf, and the female is 'ilqah', and its plural is 'ilq'.
وربما قالوا للقردة إلقة.
And sometimes they call the female ape 'ilqah'.
وإلقة ترغث رباحها
And a female ape suckles her young.
والاولق: الجنون، وهو فوعل، لانه يقال للمجنون مؤولق، على مفوعل.
And 'awlaq' is madness, and it is on the pattern 'faw'al', because the mad person is called 'mu'awlaq', on the pattern 'mafaw'al'.
ومؤولق أنضجت كية رأسه فتركته ذفرا كريح الجورب
And a madman, a branding iron seared his head, leaving him smelling foul like the scent of a sock.
وإن شئت جعلت الاولق أفعل، لانه يقال ألق الرجل فهو مألوق على مفعول.
And if you wish, you can make 'awlaq' on the pattern 'af'al', because it is said 'the man was afflicted' and he is 'ma'lūq' on the pattern 'maf'ūl'.
امرأة ألقى، بالتحريك. قال: وهي السريعة الوثب.
A woman 'alqā', with harakat. He said: and she is swift in leaping.
والالق: المتألق، وهو على ورن إمع.
And 'al-ilq' is the shining one, and it is on the pattern 'imma'.
والالوقه: طعام يصلح من الزبد.
And 'al-awlaqah' is food prepared from butter.
حديثك أشهى عندنا من ألوقة تعجلها طيان شهوان للطعم
Your conversation is more desirable to us than a hastily prepared dish of 'awlaqah' by greedy eaters for taste.