ع ل ك

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of chewing or masticating, extending to the manipulation of objects with the mouth, like a horse with reins. It also encompasses concepts of toughness, durability, and sticky substances, as well as specific botanical and anatomical terms.

Derived headwords

عَلَكَهُ يَعْلِكُهُ وَيَعْلِكُهُverb

1.
to chewboth
To masticate something, to chew it thoroughly.
2.
to move in the mouthboth
Specifically used for a horse moving the bit in its mouth.
3.
to make a sound by rubbingclassical
Describing teeth rubbing together and producing a sound.

عَلْكًاnoun

1.
chewingboth
The act of chewing or mastication.
2.
masticationboth
The process of chewing food.

عَلَكٌnoun

1.
gumboth
A sticky substance derived from trees like pine, cedar, pistachio, cypress, and terebinth, chewed like mastic.
2.
toughnessclassical
Describing something that is tough to chew or masticate.

عَلَكٌ كَتِفٌadjective

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

عِلْكٌ كَاللُّبَانِnoun

1.
chewable gumclassical
A substance that is chewed but does not dissolve, like frankincense.

عُلُوكٌ وَأَعْلَاكٌnoun

1.
chewingclassical
The act of chewing, often used in a medical context for diuretic properties.

عَلَّاكٌnoun

1.
gum sellerclassical
A vendor who sells chewing gum or similar substances.

عَلَاكٌ كَغُرَابٍ وَسَحَابٍnoun

1.
chewable substanceclassical
Anything that is chewed or masticated.

عَلَّكَهُ تَعْلِيكًاverb

1.
to tan wellclassical
To expertly tan a waterskin or similar item.
2.
to manage wellclassical
To take good care of one's property or possessions.

عَلَّكَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى مَالِهِverb

1.
to be stingy withclassical
To hold onto one's wealth tightly, refusing to spend or give.

عَلْكَةٌ كَفَرِحَةٍnoun

1.
camel's throat soundclassical
The guttural sound a camel makes when roaring.

عَلْكَةٌ مِنَ الْأَرَاضِيnoun

1.
water-rich landclassical
Land that is close to water sources.

عَلَكَاتٌnoun

1.
strong teethclassical
Referring to strong or hard teeth.

عِلْكٌ مُحَرَّكٌnoun

1.
Hijazi treeclassical
A type of tree found in the Hijaz region.

عَوْلَكٌ كَجَوْهَرٍnoun

1.
vein in the wombclassical
A specific vein located within the uterus.
2.
vein in horsesclassical
A vein found in horses, asses, or sheep.

عَوَالِكٌnoun

1.
veinsclassical
Plural of عولك, referring to veins.

عَوْلَكٌnoun

1.
tongue movementclassical
A movement or manipulation of the tongue.

اِعْلَنْكَكَ الشِّعْرُverb

1.
to become abundantclassical
Used for poetry becoming numerous and collected.

عَلْكَةٌ مُحَرَّكَةٌnoun

1.
fat, healthy she-camelclassical
A description of a plump and healthy female camel.

شَيْءٌ عَلِكٌ كَتِفٌadjective

1.
stickyclassical
Describing something that is viscous or sticky.

طِينَةٌ عَلِكَةٌadjective

1.
soft, moist clayclassical
Describing clay that is green, soft, and fertile.

عَوْلَكٌnoun

1.
clitorisclassical
An anatomical term for the clitoris.

مِعْلَاكٌ كَالسَّهْمِnoun

1.
a type of dartclassical
A projectile weapon, similar to a dart or javelin.

عَلَكَتْ عَجِينَهَاverb

1.
to knead doughclassical
To work and knead dough thoroughly.

Parallel reading

مضغه ولجلجه.

He chewed it and mumbled it.

وعلك الفرس اللجام: حركه في فيه ولاكه

And the horse chewed the bit: moving it in its mouth and manipulating it.

خيل صيام وخيل غير صائمة ... تحت العجاج، وأخرى تعلك اللجما

Horses fasting and horses not fasting... under the dust, and others chewing the bits.

تقول التي أمست خلوفا رجالها ... يغيرون فوق الملجمات العوالك

She said, whose men were left behind... charging on the well-bitted horses.

وعلك نابيه: حرق أحدهما بالآخر فحدث بينهما صوت

And his molars rubbed: one burning against the other, creating a sound between them.

فجئت وخصمي يعلكون نيوبهم ... كما وضعت تحت الشفار عزوز

I arrived, and my adversaries were grinding their teeth... like a wounded animal placed under knives.

وطعام عالك، وعلك ككتف: متين الممضغة

And food that is tough to chew, and 'aluk' like 'katif': tough to masticate.

والعلك، بالكسر: صمغ الصنوبر والأرزة والفستق والسرو والينبوت والبطم، وهو أجودها كاللبان يمضغ فلا ينماع

And 'ilku', with kasra: is the gum of pine, cedar, pistachio, cypress, yew, and terebinth, and it is the best of them, like frankincense that is chewed but does not dissolve.

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 of meat from it and kept chewing it until he entered the state of ihram in prayer.

وما ذاق علاكا، كغراب وسحاب: أي ما يعلك ويمضغ.

And he did not taste 'alakan', like 'ghurab' and 'suhab': meaning, what is chewed and masticated.

وعلك القربة تعليكا: أجاد دبغها

And he tanned the waterskin 'ta'likan': meaning, he tanned it well.

وعلك ماله تعليكا: أحسن القيام عليه

And he managed his wealth 'ta'likan': meaning, he took good care of it.

وكائن من فتى سوء تراه ... يعلك هجمة حمرا وجونا

And how many a bad young man you see... managing a herd of red camels and camels of the desert.

وعلك يديه على ماله: شدهما بخلا فلم يقر ضيفا، ولا أعطى سائلا.

And he held his hands tightly on his wealth: meaning, he was stingy, not hosting a guest, nor giving to a beggar.

والعلكة، كفرحة: شقشقة الجمل عند الهدير

And 'alaka', like 'farha': is the camel's guttural sound when roaring.

يجمعن زأرا وهديرا مخضا في علكات يعتلين النهضا

They gather roaring and bellowing, in guttural sounds that overcome the rising.

والعلكة من الأراضي: القريبة الماء

And 'alaka' of lands: is that which is near water.

والعلك، محركة وكسحاب وغراب وجبل هكذا في سائر النسخ والصواب إسقاط قوله وجبل فإنه مكرر: شجرة حجازية

And 'alaku', with haraka, and like 'suhab' and 'ghurab' and 'jabal' (thus in all copies, and the correct reading is to omit 'jabal' as it is repeated): is a Hijazi tree.

بين سهل ودكداك، وسلم وأراك، وحمض وعلاك.

Between plain and hard ground, and thorny bushes and 'alaka' trees, and herbs and 'alaka'.

والعولك كجوهر: عرق في الرحم، والجمع عوالك

And 'awlak' like 'jawhar': is a vein in the womb, and the plural is 'awalik'.

هو عرق في الخيل والأتن وفي الصحاح: الحمر والغنم غامض في البظارة داخل فيها، والبظارة بين الأسكتين، وهما جانبا الحياء

It is a vein in horses and female asses, and in Al-Sihah: in donkeys and sheep, hidden within the vulva, inside it, and the vulva is between the two sides of the pudendum.

يا صاح ما أصبر ظهر غنام خشيت أن تظهر فيه أورام من عولكين غلبا بالإبلام

O companion, how patient you are with Ghannam's back, fearing that tumors might appear in it from two strong veins with swelling.

والعولك: الجلجة في اللسان

And 'awlak': is the movement of the tongue.

واعلنكك الشعر: كثر واجتمع كاعلنكد

And poetry became 'alankaka': meaning, it became abundant and collected, like 'alankada'.

والعلكة، محركة: الناقة السمينة الحسنة.

And 'alaka', with haraka: is the fat, well-formed she-camel.

وشيء علك، ككتف: لزج

And something 'aluk', like 'katif': is sticky.

وطينة علكة: خضراء لينة حرة.

And clay that is 'alika': green, soft, and fertile.

والعولك: البظر، عن ابن عباد.

And 'awlak': is the clitoris, according to Ibn 'Abbad.

والمعلاك كالسهم يرمى به، عن ابن بري.

And 'milak' like a dart that is thrown, according to Ibn Birri.

وعلكت عجينها: إذا ملكته.

And she kneaded her dough: meaning, she worked it well.