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North Levantine Arabic
[edit]علقان • (ʕalʔān) (feminine علقانة (ʕalʔāne), common plural علقانين (ʕalʔānīn))
- stuck (not able to leave a particular place)
- stuck (in a situation without a clear solution)
- Synonym: محبوس (maḥbūs)
