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ءلك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sending a message or a messenger. It encompasses the act of sending, the message itself, and the place or object associated with sending.

Derived headwords

أَلَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to send a messageclassical

    To dispatch a person or thing with a message or task.

أُلُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    messageclassical

    A communication sent from one person to another, often through a messenger.

  2. 2.
    messengerclassical

    A person who carries a message or performs a task for another.

الألوك:الرسالة — The message.
مَأْلَكnoun
  1. 1.
    messageclassical

    A communication or dispatch sent to someone.

مَأْلَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    messageclassical

    A dispatch or communication sent to someone.

Parallel reading

وغلام أرسلته أمه بألوك
And a boy whose mother sent him with a message
فبدلنا ما سأل
And we changed what he asked for.
وكذلك المألك والمألكة، بضم اللام فيهما.
And likewise is al-ma'lak and al-ma'laka, with a damma on the lam in both.
أبلغ أبا دختنوس مألكة غير الذي قد يقال
Convey to Abu Dakhtanus a message other than what might be said.