# علق
## Arabic
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕa.li.qa/

#### Verb

عَلِقَ • (ʕaliqa) I (non-past يَعْلَقُ (yaʕlaqu), verbal noun عَلَق (ʕalaq))
* (intransitive) to hang on, to be suspended
    عَلِقَ اللَّوْحُ عَلَى الحَائِطِ بِإِطِارٍ جَمِيلٍ.The painting hung on the wall with a beautiful frame.
* to be tied to, to be hooked in (transitive or بِ (bi) or فِي (fī) something)
* to cling, to cleave, to be attached (بِ (bi) to)
* to get caught (بِ (bi) on, فِي (fī) in; a snare, trap, net or similar)
* to begin (followed by the non-past)

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
* Wehr, Hans (1979) “علق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

#### Verb

عَلِقَ • (ʕaliqa) I (non-past يَعْلَقُ (yaʕlaqu), verbal noun عِلْق (ʕilq) or عَلَق (ʕalaq) or عُلُوق (ʕulūq) or عَلَاقَة (ʕalāqa))
* to be attached to, to love
* to cling to
* to know, to learn
* to conceive (مِن (min) by), to get big (بِ (bi) with)
* (passive voice) to adhere

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

عَلَقَ • (ʕalaqa) I (non-past يَعْلُقُ (yaʕluqu), verbal noun عَلْق (ʕalq)) عَلِقَ • (ʕaliqa) I (non-past يَعْلَقُ (yaʕlaqu), verbal noun عَلْق (ʕalq))
* to browse leaves from high trees

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

عَلَقَ • (ʕalaqa) I (non-past يَعْلُقُ (yaʕluqu), verbal noun عَلْق (ʕalq))
* to revile

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

### Etymology 4

Causative of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to be suspended, to hang (intransitive), to be attached”).

#### Verb

عَلَّقَ • (ʕallaqa) II (non-past يُعَلِّقُ (yuʕalliqu), verbal noun تَعْلِيق (taʕlīq))
* (transitive) to hang, to suspend (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
    فقالَ لِأتباعِهِ أكثَرَ مِن مَرَّةٍ إنَّهُ سيُعَلَّقُ على خَشَبَة.He told his followers more than once that he would be hanged on a stake.
* to tie to, to hook in or to
* (transitive) to attach (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
* to pin(?)
    وَيُعَلِّقُ الأُرْدُنِيُّونَ الآمَالَ عَلَى الخصاونة. ― Jordanians pin their hopes on Al-Khasawneh.
* to remark, to comment (عَلَى (ʕalā) on something)
* to note down, to make marginal notes
* (transitive) to make dependent (بِ (bi) or عَلَى (ʕalā) to something)
* (transitive) to leave pending
* to set leeches
* to give one a cancel with provisions to take with him
* to mount afresh (an iron tool)
* to ignite, to catch fire
* to break out
* to kindle
* to lock up
* (passive voice) to be in love

##### References

* Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “علق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
* Wehr, Hans (1979) “علق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

### Etymology 5
#### Noun

عَلَق • (ʕalaq) m (plural أَعْلَاق (ʔaʕlāq))
* verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa, “to hang (intransitive), be suspended”) (form I)
* anything suspended or hung
* suspensory cord (of the pulley of a well, a waterskin, etc.)
* apparatus holding up the pulley of a well
* pulley of a well
* clay that clings to the hand
* tenacious love
* pertinaceous contention in an altercation
* disputation, litigation
* middle part of a road

##### References

* Lane, Edward William (1863) “علق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate

#### Noun

عَلَق • (ʕalaq) m (collective, singulative عَلَقَة f (ʕalaqa), plural أَعْلَاق (ʔaʕlāq))
* leeches
* blood
* thick or clotted blood
** 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:2:خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ(God) created humans from a clinging clot.

##### References

* Lane, Edward William (1863) “علق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate

### Etymology 6

عَلْق • (ʕalq) m
* verbal noun of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa) (form I)
* verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) (form I)

#### Declension
### Etymology 7
#### Noun

عِلْق • (ʕilq) m
* verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) (form I)

##### Declension
### Etymology 8
#### Noun

عَلْق • (ʕalq) m
* verbal noun of عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) (form I)
* verbal noun of عَلَقَ (ʕalaqa) (form I)

##### Declension
## Gulf Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa) and Arabic عَلَّق (ʕallaq).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕəl.ləɡ/

#### Verb

عَلَّق • (ʕallag) II (non-past يعلق (yʕallig)) (verbal noun تعليق (taʕlīg))
* (also figuratively) to be stuck, to become momentarily immobile, to hang
* (computing) to hang, to stop responding
* to hang (garments etc)

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَلَّق (ʕallaq).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕəl.ləq/

#### Verb

عَلَّق • (ʕallaq) II (non-past يعلق (yʕalliq)) (verbal noun تعليق (taʕlīq))
* to comment, to commentate

## Hijazi Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕi.liɡ/, [ʕɪ.lɪɡ]

#### Verb

علق • (ʕilig) I (non-past يِعْلَق (yiʕlag))
* to be stuck, to become momentarily immobile, to hang

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلَّق (ʕallaq).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʕal.laɡ/
** IPA: [ʕal.laq] (alternates with the [g] pronunciation only in the sense of "to comment, to commentate")

#### Verb

عَلَّق • (ʕallag) II (non-past يِعَلِّق (yiʕallig))
* to become momentarily immobile, to hang
* (computing) to hang, to stop responding
* to hang (garments etc)
* to comment, to commentate

##### Conjugation
## South Levantine Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلِقَ (ʕaliqa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Urban) /ʕi.liʔ/, [ˈʕi.lɪʔ]
* IPA: (Bedouin) /ʕi.liɡ/, [ˈʕi.lɪɡ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

علق • (ʕiliʔ) I (present بعلق (biʕlaʔ))
* (intransitive) to stick, to get stuck, to get caught

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلَّقَ (ʕallaqa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Urban) /ʕal.laʔ/, [ˈʕal.laʔ]
* IPA: (Bedouin) /ʕal.laɡ/, [ˈʕal.laɡ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

علّق • (ʕallaʔ) II (present بعلّق (biʕalleʔ))
* to hang up, to put up, to suspend
* to comment