معلقة

Arabic

Etymology

Composed of مُعَلَّق (muʕallaq, “suspended”) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Noun

مُعَلَّقَة • (muʕallaqa) f (plural مُعَلَّقَات (muʕallaqāt))

1. poster, placard
2. singular of اَلْمُعَلَّقَات (al-muʕallaqāt, “the Mu'allaqat (seven famous pre-Islamic odes)”)

   مُعَلَّقَةُ ٱمْرِئِ ٱلْقَيْسِ

   muʕallaqatu mriʔi l-qaysi

   The Muʿallaqa of Imruʾ al-Qays

Declension

Declension of noun مُعَلَّقَة (muʕallaqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُعَلَّقَة muʕallaqa	الْمُعَلَّقَة al-muʕallaqa	مُعَلَّقَة muʕallaqat
Nominative	مُعَلَّقَةٌ muʕallaqatun	الْمُعَلَّقَةُ al-muʕallaqatu	مُعَلَّقَةُ muʕallaqatu
Accusative	مُعَلَّقَةً muʕallaqatan	الْمُعَلَّقَةَ al-muʕallaqata	مُعَلَّقَةَ muʕallaqata
Genitive	مُعَلَّقَةٍ muʕallaqatin	الْمُعَلَّقَةِ al-muʕallaqati	مُعَلَّقَةِ muʕallaqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُعَلَّقَتَيْن muʕallaqatayn	الْمُعَلَّقَتَيْن al-muʕallaqatayn	مُعَلَّقَتَيْ muʕallaqatay
Nominative	مُعَلَّقَتَانِ muʕallaqatāni	الْمُعَلَّقَتَانِ al-muʕallaqatāni	مُعَلَّقَتَا muʕallaqatā
Accusative	مُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ muʕallaqatayni	الْمُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ al-muʕallaqatayni	مُعَلَّقَتَيْ muʕallaqatay
Genitive	مُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ muʕallaqatayni	الْمُعَلَّقَتَيْنِ al-muʕallaqatayni	مُعَلَّقَتَيْ muʕallaqatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُعَلَّقَات muʕallaqāt	الْمُعَلَّقَات al-muʕallaqāt	مُعَلَّقَات muʕallaqāt
Nominative	مُعَلَّقَاتٌ muʕallaqātun	الْمُعَلَّقَاتُ al-muʕallaqātu	مُعَلَّقَاتُ muʕallaqātu
Accusative	مُعَلَّقَاتٍ muʕallaqātin	الْمُعَلَّقَاتِ al-muʕallaqāti	مُعَلَّقَاتِ muʕallaqāti
Genitive	مُعَلَّقَاتٍ muʕallaqātin	الْمُعَلَّقَاتِ al-muʕallaqāti	مُعَلَّقَاتِ muʕallaqāti

Adjective

مُعَلَّقَة • (muʕallaqa) f

1. feminine singular of مُعَلَّق (muʕallaq)

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• معلقه (maʕláʔa)

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa, “spoon”).

Noun

معلقة • (maʿláʾa) f (plural معالق (maʿā́liʾ))

1. spoon (utensil)

   Synonym: (obsolete) خاشوقة (ḵašūʔa)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʕal.qa/

• Audio:

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Noun

معلقة • (mʕalqa) f (plural معالق (mʕāleq))

1. spoon (utensil)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْعَقَة (milʕaqa).

Pronunciation

• (urban) IPA^(key): /maʕ.la.ʔa/, [ˈmaʕlaʔa]

  • Audio (Bethlehem):

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• (bedouin) IPA^(key): /maʕ.la.ɡa/, [ˈmaʕlaɡa]
• (rustic) IPA^(key): /maʕ.la.ka/, [ˈmeʕlaka]

Noun

معلقة • (maʕlaʔa) f (plural معالق (maʕāleʔ))

1. spoon

   Synonyms: خَاشُوقَة (ḵāšūga) (regional, obsolete), زلفة (zalafe) (regional)