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ع ل ق ط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of clinging, attaching, or perhaps a specific type of creature or object. The derived terms are rare and their meanings are debated among lexicographers.

Derived headwords

العَلَقْطnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of creatureclassical

    A creature or animal, possibly a leech or something that clings.

  2. 2.
    A type of plantclassical

    Possibly a type of plant or herb.

الإِتَبnoun
  1. 1.
    Leechclassical

    A leech, an animal that attaches itself to others to feed on blood.

العَلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leechclassical

    A leech, a blood-sucking worm.

  2. 2.
    Clot of bloodclassical

    A clot of blood, especially one that has attached itself.

Parallel reading

العلقط، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني
Al-'alaqt, with a kasra, was neglected by Al-Jauhari and Al-Sagani.
وقال صاحب اللسان: هو الإتب
And the author of Al-Lisan said: it is Al-itb.
قال ابن دريد: أحسبه العلقة
Ibn Duraid said: I think it is Al-'alaqah.