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قلقان

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ل ق
2 terms

Etymology

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Intensive adjective of Arabic قَلِقَ (qaliqa).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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قلقان (galgān) (feminine قَلْقانة (galgāna), common plural قَلْقانين (galgānīn))

  1. worried, anxious, concerned

Ottoman Turkish

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قلقان
قلقان

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kalkan (shield); cognate with Azerbaijani qalxan, Karakalpak qalqan, Kazakh қалқан (qalqan), Kyrgyz калкан (kalkan), Turkmen galkan, Uzbek qalqon. Compare Mongolian халх (xalx, shield).

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Noun

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قلقان (kalkan)

  1. shield, especially a rondache or roundshield, a circular shield made of fig-wood covered with cords
    Synonyms: ترس (türs), درقه (daraka), سپر (siper)

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Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق ل ق
2 terms

Etymology

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Intensive adjective of the stative verb قلق (ʔiliʔ, to be anxious, to be worried, to be concerned).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔal.ʔaːn/, [ʔalˈʔæːn]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡal.ɡaːn/, [ɡalˈɡæːn]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Adjective

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قلقان (ʔalʔān) (feminine قلقانة (ʔalʔāne), common plural قلقانين (ʔalʔānīn))

  1. worried, anxious, concerned